How to I get from Langelinie Pier to the city center?
• On foot: You can walk, in less than 30 minutes, to the city center from Langelinie Pier. Along the way, you’ll pass some of the city’s best-known attractions: the Little Mermaid, the symbol of Copenhagen in the form of a bronze statue of a character from a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale; Amalienborg Palace (the royal residence since 1751 where you can see the changing of the guard if you pass at noon), and the charming canal street known as Nyhavn, with its colorful old wooden schooners, outdoor restaurants and sailors’ bars lining the canal. At Nyhavn, you can even hop a 50-minute canal cruise for DKK 50 to see Copenhagen from the perspective of the water. Or walk across Kongens Nytorv square, at the end of the harbor, to reach Europe’s longest pedestrian street, Stroget. • By bike: Copenhagen has 2,500 “City Bikes” that anyone can pedal away on simply by inserting a DKK 20 coin into the bike’s locking mechanism. Lock your bike upon return at any of 110 bike-parking stations to
• On foot: You can walk, in less than 30 minutes, to the city center from Langelinie Pier. Along the way, you’ll pass some of the city’s best-known attractions: the Little Mermaid, the symbol of Copenhagen in the form of a bronze statue of a character from a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale; Amalienborg Palace (the royal residence since 1751 where you can see the changing of the guard if you pass at noon), and the charming canal street known as Nyhavn, with its colorful old wooden schooners, outdoor restaurants and sailors’ bars lining the canal. At Nyhavn, you can even hop a 50-minute canal cruise for DKK 50 (about $8) to see Copenhagen from the perspective of the water. Or walk across Kongens Nytorv square, at the end of the harbor, to reach Europe’s longest pedestrian street, Stroget. • By bike: Copenhagen has 2,500 “City Bikes” that anyone can pedal away on simply by inserting a DKK 20 coin into the bike’s locking mechanism. Lock your bike upon return at any of 110 bike-parking s
