Cost of Travel in Copenhagen

A realistic daily ground budget for Copenhagen, Denmark - what food, local transport and attractions actually cost, with totals for a weekend, a week and two weeks. Stays and flights are excluded (compare those separately below).

Full Copenhagen travel guide: hotels, flights, food and a 3-day plan

Your ground budget

€1,260–€2,240

for 2 travelers · 7 nights (€90–€160 per person per day)

Covers food + local transport + attractions for Copenhagen. Not included: accommodation, flights between cities, travel insurance and shopping.

Typical ground budgets by trip length

Trip length	Solo traveler	Couple / two friends
3 days	€270–€480	€540–€960
7 days	€630–€1,120	€1,260–€2,240
14 days	€1,260–€2,240	€2,520–€4,480

When to go to Copenhagen

Most pleasant months: Jun–Aug (averaging 15–18°C). Coldest month February (1°C), warmest July (18°C). The daily budget above is a single editorial range, not a seasonal one; hotels and flights are priced separately, so check your dates on the Copenhagen guide. Monthly mean air temperature for Copenhagen, Denmark, NASA POWER climatology (T2M), fetched 2026-09-22.

Money tips for Copenhagen

Restaurants: Not expected, round up. Service is included in the bill.

What our own data says about Copenhagen

Getting there: the cheapest fare we last saw from London to Copenhagen was €53 for 13 Nov 2026 on FR - a cached price, not a live quote. See the Copenhagen route page or all flight routes.

By bus: Copenhagen Stockholm from €25 · Hamburg Copenhagen from €25 · Berlin Copenhagen from €25 - editorial starting fares from the bus fare index.

Cost of Copenhagen - FAQ

How much do you need per day in Copenhagen?

Plan on €90–€160 per adult per day for food, local transport and attractions. Accommodation and intercity flights are extra.

What does a week in Copenhagen cost without hotels?

A 7-day trip comes to about €630–€1,120 per person for food, transport and sightseeing, or roughly €1,260–€2,240 for two travellers sharing costs like taxis and museum passes differently.

Are hotels and flights included in these figures?

No - deliberately. Stays vary hugely by season and booking window, so they are compared separately on the hotel search, and flights on the flight search. Everything else you will swipe or tap for is counted here.

What is the tipping etiquette in Denmark?

Restaurants: Not expected, round up. Service is included in the bill.

Plan the rest of the Copenhagen trip

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