Travel to Denmark

How much does it cost?

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London to Harwich by train costs £28 Off-Peak return or £26 full fare one-way. Advance reservation isn't necessary, just buy tickets at the station on the day of travel. Alternatively, if you book with DFDS Seaways by phone, they can sell you a London-Harwich train ticket with your ferry ticket for a special price of around £13 one-way or £26 return.
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Harwich to Esbjerg by ferry starts at around £152 return per person for two people sharing a 2-bed Seaways class cabin with private toilet and shower or £294 return for one person with exclusive use of a cabin. To check sailing dates, times and fares for different types of cabin, visit www.dfds.co.uk. DFDS Seaways now has an airline-style pricing system so prices vary, book early and avoid peak times to get the cheapest fares. Children under 16 travel at reduced fare. DFDS won't now let solo passengers share cabins, the whole cabin must be booked. All passengers must have cabins.
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Esbjerg to Copenhagen by intercity train costs 325 Kr (£39) one way, 650 Kr (£78) return for adults, or 163 Kr (£20) each way for children and seniors over 65. Advance reservation is possible but not necessary, tickets can be bought at the station on the day and you can just hop on. Alternatively, if you book with DFDS by phone they can sell you a train ticket with your ferry ticket, at the same prices. You can check fares at www.dsb.dk (Danish Railways).

How to buy tickets...



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Buy your ferry tickets online at www.dfds.co.uk.
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Alternatively, call DFDS Seaways on 0871 522 9955, although there's a £20 fee for phone bookings. Phone lines are open 09:00-17:30 Mondays-Fridays, 09:00-17:00 Saturdays, closed Sundays.
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You can buy your London-Harwich & Esbjerg-Copenhagen train tickets at the station on the day of travel. No reservation is necessary, and there's no price advantage in buying tickets in advance.
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If you want to save queuing at the ticket office, you can buy the London-Harwich ticket online at www.nationalrail.co.uk and the Esbjerg-Copenhagen ticket (with seat reservation) at www.dsb.dk, the Danish Railways website. This is in Danish, but it's not difficult to work out how to use it if you're familiar with the way such booking systems work. You pay by credit card then print out your own ticket. remember that Copenhagen in Danish is 'Kobenhavn'.
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Alternatively, if you book by phone, DFDS can add both UK and Esbjerg-Copenhagen tickets to your ferry fare, including making a seat reservation on the Esbjerg-Copenhagen train. Ask DFDS about special cheap train fares from other UK stations to Harwich, too.

London to Copenhagen by train all the way...

Taking a lunchtime Eurostar to Brussels, a connecting high-speed train to Cologne, then the excellent City Night Line sleeper train overnight to Copenhagen is the fastest way to get to Denmark without flying. It's both comfortable and affordable, too.
London ► Copenhagen & Denmark

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Travel from London to Brussels by Eurostar, leaving London St Pancras daily except Saturdays at 14:34, arriving Brussels Midi at 17:33. On Saturdays, depart London at 12:58 arriving Brussels Midi at 16:05.
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Travel from Brussels to Cologne by ICE high-speed train leaving Brussels Midi at 18:25 and arriving Cologne at 20:15. On Saturdays you can also take the earlier 17:28 Thalys train arriving Cologne at 19:15. You've time for a meal in Cologne.
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Travel from Cologne to Odense or Copenhagen on the City Night Line overnight train 'Borealis', leaving Cologne daily at 22:28 and arriving next morning in Kolding (for bus to Legoland) at 07:15, Odense at 08:18, Ringsted at 09:15 & Copenhagen main station at 09:59. This train has a sleeping-car (1, 2 & 3 bed rooms, either standard with washbasin or deluxe with private shower & toilet), couchettes (4-berth & 6-berth) & ordinary seats. More pictures & information about this City Night Line train.
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Change at Odense for anywhere else in mainland Denmark, for example Fredericia, Frederikshavn or Århus. Use www.bahn.de to find connecting train times.