Copenhagen itinerary: 1 to 7 days
Plans for one to seven days in Copenhagen, day by day: Tivoli Gardens and Nyhavn first, then Christiansborg, Amalienborg and the Marble Church, Rosenborg Castle and the Little Mermaid, and Christianshavn, the Round Tower, the national museums and Frederiksberg as you add days. Every stop has a typical visit length.
How long do you have?
Map: 3 days
Copenhagen in 1 day
Day 1
Nyhavn
The colourful 17th-century canal harbour lined with gabled houses, old ships and outdoor restaurants.
Strøget
Copenhagen's long pedestrian shopping street linking the Town Hall Square to Kongens Nytorv, lined with shops, cafes and street performers.
Tivoli Gardens
One of the world's oldest amusement parks, opened in 1843, with gardens, rides, restaurants and concerts in the city centre.
Copenhagen in 2 days
Day 1
Nyhavn
The colourful 17th-century canal harbour lined with gabled houses, old ships and outdoor restaurants.
Strøget
Copenhagen's long pedestrian shopping street linking the Town Hall Square to Kongens Nytorv, lined with shops, cafes and street performers.
Tivoli Gardens
One of the world's oldest amusement parks, opened in 1843, with gardens, rides, restaurants and concerts in the city centre.
Day 2
Freetown Christiania
A self-governing community in former military barracks since 1971, known for its art, houses and car-free streets.
Christiansborg Palace
The palace on Slotsholmen housing Parliament, the Supreme Court and the royal reception rooms, with a free tower view.
Royal Danish Theatre
The national theatre's historic Old Stage on Kongens Nytorv, home of the Royal Danish Ballet.
Amalienborg
The Danish royal family's winter home: four identical rococo palaces around an octagonal square, with a museum in one wing.
Frederik's Church
The Marble Church, a rococo church with one of the largest domes in Scandinavia, next to Amalienborg.
Kastellet, Copenhagen
A star-shaped 17th-century citadel with grassy ramparts, a windmill and a church, near the Little Mermaid.
The Little Mermaid
Edvard Eriksen's small bronze statue from 1913 of Hans Christian Andersen's mermaid, on the Langelinie waterfront.
Copenhagen in 3 days
Day 1
Nyhavn
The colourful 17th-century canal harbour lined with gabled houses, old ships and outdoor restaurants.
Strøget
Copenhagen's long pedestrian shopping street linking the Town Hall Square to Kongens Nytorv, lined with shops, cafes and street performers.
Tivoli Gardens
One of the world's oldest amusement parks, opened in 1843, with gardens, rides, restaurants and concerts in the city centre.
Day 2
Copenhagen City Hall
The red-brick city hall from 1905, with a tower you can climb and Jens Olsen's astronomical clock.
Christiansborg Palace
The palace on Slotsholmen housing Parliament, the Supreme Court and the royal reception rooms, with a free tower view.
Royal Danish Theatre
The national theatre's historic Old Stage on Kongens Nytorv, home of the Royal Danish Ballet.
Frederik's Church
The Marble Church, a rococo church with one of the largest domes in Scandinavia, next to Amalienborg.
Amalienborg
The Danish royal family's winter home: four identical rococo palaces around an octagonal square, with a museum in one wing.
Copenhagen Opera House
The modern national opera house on Holmen, facing Amalienborg across the harbour.
Day 3
Rosenborg Castle
A Renaissance castle built by Christian IV, home to the Danish crown jewels and royal treasures.
Torvehallerne
Two glass market halls by Nørreport station selling smørrebrød, fresh fish, pastries, coffee and Danish produce.
Statens Museum for Kunst
The National Gallery of Denmark, with Danish Golden Age painting and European art from the Renaissance onwards.
National Museum of Denmark
Denmark's largest museum of cultural history, from the Stone Age and the Vikings to the present.
Kastellet, Copenhagen
A star-shaped 17th-century citadel with grassy ramparts, a windmill and a church, near the Little Mermaid.
Langelinie
A harbour-side promenade and pier north of Kastellet, home of the Little Mermaid statue.
The Little Mermaid
Edvard Eriksen's small bronze statue from 1913 of Hans Christian Andersen's mermaid, on the Langelinie waterfront.
Copenhagen in 4 days
Day 1
Christian's Church
A rococo church in Christianshavn with an unusual theatre-like interior of galleries and boxes.
Strøget
Copenhagen's long pedestrian shopping street linking the Town Hall Square to Kongens Nytorv, lined with shops, cafes and street performers.
Nyhavn
The colourful 17th-century canal harbour lined with gabled houses, old ships and outdoor restaurants.
Day 2
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
An art museum founded by the brewer Carl Jacobsen, with ancient sculpture, French art and a palm-filled winter garden.
Royal Danish Theatre
The national theatre's historic Old Stage on Kongens Nytorv, home of the Royal Danish Ballet.
Kongens Nytorv
Copenhagen's largest square, at the end of Strøget and Nyhavn, with the Royal Danish Theatre.
Frederik's Church
The Marble Church, a rococo church with one of the largest domes in Scandinavia, next to Amalienborg.
Amalienborg
The Danish royal family's winter home: four identical rococo palaces around an octagonal square, with a museum in one wing.
Copenhagen Opera House
The modern national opera house on Holmen, facing Amalienborg across the harbour.
Day 3
Rosenborg Castle
A Renaissance castle built by Christian IV, home to the Danish crown jewels and royal treasures.
Torvehallerne
Two glass market halls by Nørreport station selling smørrebrød, fresh fish, pastries, coffee and Danish produce.
Statens Museum for Kunst
The National Gallery of Denmark, with Danish Golden Age painting and European art from the Renaissance onwards.
National Museum of Denmark
Denmark's largest museum of cultural history, from the Stone Age and the Vikings to the present.
Kastellet, Copenhagen
A star-shaped 17th-century citadel with grassy ramparts, a windmill and a church, near the Little Mermaid.
Langelinie
A harbour-side promenade and pier north of Kastellet, home of the Little Mermaid statue.
The Little Mermaid
Edvard Eriksen's small bronze statue from 1913 of Hans Christian Andersen's mermaid, on the Langelinie waterfront.
Day 4
Freetown Christiania
A self-governing community in former military barracks since 1971, known for its art, houses and car-free streets.
Church of Our Saviour, Copenhagen
A Baroque church in Christianshavn famous for its spire, climbed by an outside spiral staircase.
Copenhagen City Hall
The red-brick city hall from 1905, with a tower you can climb and Jens Olsen's astronomical clock.
Christiansborg Palace
The palace on Slotsholmen housing Parliament, the Supreme Court and the royal reception rooms, with a free tower view.
Tivoli Gardens
One of the world's oldest amusement parks, opened in 1843, with gardens, rides, restaurants and concerts in the city centre.
Copenhagen in 5 days
Day 1
Nyhavn
The colourful 17th-century canal harbour lined with gabled houses, old ships and outdoor restaurants.
Strøget
Copenhagen's long pedestrian shopping street linking the Town Hall Square to Kongens Nytorv, lined with shops, cafes and street performers.
Tivoli Gardens
One of the world's oldest amusement parks, opened in 1843, with gardens, rides, restaurants and concerts in the city centre.
Day 2
Frederik's Church
The Marble Church, a rococo church with one of the largest domes in Scandinavia, next to Amalienborg.
Amalienborg
The Danish royal family's winter home: four identical rococo palaces around an octagonal square, with a museum in one wing.
Danish Museum of Art & Design
Designmuseum Denmark, a museum of Danish and international design and crafts in an 18th-century former hospital.
Nordre Toldbod
A waterfront area just south of Kastellet, named after the old northern customs house on the harbour.
Kastellet, Copenhagen
A star-shaped 17th-century citadel with grassy ramparts, a windmill and a church, near the Little Mermaid.
Langelinie
A harbour-side promenade and pier north of Kastellet, home of the Little Mermaid statue.
The Little Mermaid
Edvard Eriksen's small bronze statue from 1913 of Hans Christian Andersen's mermaid, on the Langelinie waterfront.
Day 3
Christiansborg Palace
The palace on Slotsholmen housing Parliament, the Supreme Court and the royal reception rooms, with a free tower view.
Church of Our Saviour, Copenhagen
A Baroque church in Christianshavn famous for its spire, climbed by an outside spiral staircase.
Freetown Christiania
A self-governing community in former military barracks since 1971, known for its art, houses and car-free streets.
Holmen, Copenhagen
The former naval base and dockyard islands, now home to the Opera House and arts schools.
Copenhagen Opera House
The modern national opera house on Holmen, facing Amalienborg across the harbour.
Reffen street food
An open-air street food market on the harbour at Refshaleøen, with stalls from around the world, shipping-container kitchens and waterside seating in the warmer months.
Royal Danish Playhouse
The harbour-front drama theatre of the Royal Danish Theatre, opened in 2008 next to Nyhavn.
Day 4
Church of Our Lady
Copenhagen's cathedral, a neoclassical church with Thorvaldsen's marble statues of Christ and the apostles.
Rundetaarn
The Round Tower, a 17th-century observatory climbed by a wide spiral ramp, with views over the old town.
Torvehallerne
Two glass market halls by Nørreport station selling smørrebrød, fresh fish, pastries, coffee and Danish produce.
Rosenborg Castle Gardens
The King's Garden, Copenhagen's oldest park, laid out around Rosenborg Castle.
Rosenborg Castle
A Renaissance castle built by Christian IV, home to the Danish crown jewels and royal treasures.
The Lakes, Copenhagen
Three long rectangular lakes on the western edge of the centre, lined with paths popular for walking and running.
Day 5
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
An art museum founded by the brewer Carl Jacobsen, with ancient sculpture, French art and a palm-filled winter garden.
Copenhagen City Hall
The red-brick city hall from 1905, with a tower you can climb and Jens Olsen's astronomical clock.
Gammeltorv
Copenhagen's oldest square, on the Strøget pedestrian street, with the Caritas Fountain.
Gammel Strand
A canal-side street and square facing Christiansborg, a departure point for harbour boat tours.
Højbro Plads
A square on Strøget facing Christiansborg across the canal, with an equestrian statue of Bishop Absalon.
Royal Danish Theatre
The national theatre's historic Old Stage on Kongens Nytorv, home of the Royal Danish Ballet.
Copenhagen in 6 days
Day 1
Nyhavn
The colourful 17th-century canal harbour lined with gabled houses, old ships and outdoor restaurants.
Strøget
Copenhagen's long pedestrian shopping street linking the Town Hall Square to Kongens Nytorv, lined with shops, cafes and street performers.
Tivoli Gardens
One of the world's oldest amusement parks, opened in 1843, with gardens, rides, restaurants and concerts in the city centre.
Day 2
Amalienborg
The Danish royal family's winter home: four identical rococo palaces around an octagonal square, with a museum in one wing.
Danish Museum of Art & Design
Designmuseum Denmark, a museum of Danish and international design and crafts in an 18th-century former hospital.
Nordre Toldbod
A waterfront area just south of Kastellet, named after the old northern customs house on the harbour.
Kastellet, Copenhagen
A star-shaped 17th-century citadel with grassy ramparts, a windmill and a church, near the Little Mermaid.
Langelinie
A harbour-side promenade and pier north of Kastellet, home of the Little Mermaid statue.
The Little Mermaid
Edvard Eriksen's small bronze statue from 1913 of Hans Christian Andersen's mermaid, on the Langelinie waterfront.
Frederik's Church
The Marble Church, a rococo church with one of the largest domes in Scandinavia, next to Amalienborg.
Day 3
Christiansborg Palace
The palace on Slotsholmen housing Parliament, the Supreme Court and the royal reception rooms, with a free tower view.
Church of Our Saviour, Copenhagen
A Baroque church in Christianshavn famous for its spire, climbed by an outside spiral staircase.
Freetown Christiania
A self-governing community in former military barracks since 1971, known for its art, houses and car-free streets.
Holmen, Copenhagen
The former naval base and dockyard islands, now home to the Opera House and arts schools.
Copenhagen Opera House
The modern national opera house on Holmen, facing Amalienborg across the harbour.
Reffen street food
An open-air street food market on the harbour at Refshaleøen, with stalls from around the world, shipping-container kitchens and waterside seating in the warmer months.
Royal Danish Playhouse
The harbour-front drama theatre of the Royal Danish Theatre, opened in 2008 next to Nyhavn.
Day 4
Church of Our Lady
Copenhagen's cathedral, a neoclassical church with Thorvaldsen's marble statues of Christ and the apostles.
Rundetaarn
The Round Tower, a 17th-century observatory climbed by a wide spiral ramp, with views over the old town.
Torvehallerne
Two glass market halls by Nørreport station selling smørrebrød, fresh fish, pastries, coffee and Danish produce.
Rosenborg Castle Gardens
The King's Garden, Copenhagen's oldest park, laid out around Rosenborg Castle.
Rosenborg Castle
A Renaissance castle built by Christian IV, home to the Danish crown jewels and royal treasures.
Statens Museum for Kunst
The National Gallery of Denmark, with Danish Golden Age painting and European art from the Renaissance onwards.
Day 5
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
An art museum founded by the brewer Carl Jacobsen, with ancient sculpture, French art and a palm-filled winter garden.
Copenhagen City Hall
The red-brick city hall from 1905, with a tower you can climb and Jens Olsen's astronomical clock.
Gammeltorv
Copenhagen's oldest square, on the Strøget pedestrian street, with the Caritas Fountain.
Gammel Strand
A canal-side street and square facing Christiansborg, a departure point for harbour boat tours.
Højbro Plads
A square on Strøget facing Christiansborg across the canal, with an equestrian statue of Bishop Absalon.
Royal Danish Theatre
The national theatre's historic Old Stage on Kongens Nytorv, home of the Royal Danish Ballet.
Day 6
Frederiksberg Palace
A Baroque hilltop palace above Frederiksberg Gardens, now a military academy, with guided tours on some days.
Copenhagen Zoo
One of Europe's oldest zoos, founded in 1859, with an elephant house by Norman Foster.
Cisternerne
Former underground water reservoirs beneath Søndermarken park, used as a space for art exhibitions.
The Lakes, Copenhagen
Three long rectangular lakes on the western edge of the centre, lined with paths popular for walking and running.
Assistens Cemetery
A cemetery that doubles as a park where locals stroll and picnic; Hans Christian Andersen and Søren Kierkegaard are buried here.
Copenhagen in 7 days
Day 1
Nyhavn
The colourful 17th-century canal harbour lined with gabled houses, old ships and outdoor restaurants.
Strøget
Copenhagen's long pedestrian shopping street linking the Town Hall Square to Kongens Nytorv, lined with shops, cafes and street performers.
Tivoli Gardens
One of the world's oldest amusement parks, opened in 1843, with gardens, rides, restaurants and concerts in the city centre.
Day 2
Frederik's Church
The Marble Church, a rococo church with one of the largest domes in Scandinavia, next to Amalienborg.
Amalienborg
The Danish royal family's winter home: four identical rococo palaces around an octagonal square, with a museum in one wing.
Nordre Toldbod
A waterfront area just south of Kastellet, named after the old northern customs house on the harbour.
Kastellet, Copenhagen
A star-shaped 17th-century citadel with grassy ramparts, a windmill and a church, near the Little Mermaid.
Langelinie
A harbour-side promenade and pier north of Kastellet, home of the Little Mermaid statue.
The Little Mermaid
Edvard Eriksen's small bronze statue from 1913 of Hans Christian Andersen's mermaid, on the Langelinie waterfront.
Day 3
Christiansborg Palace
The palace on Slotsholmen housing Parliament, the Supreme Court and the royal reception rooms, with a free tower view.
Christian's Church
A rococo church in Christianshavn with an unusual theatre-like interior of galleries and boxes.
Church of Our Saviour, Copenhagen
A Baroque church in Christianshavn famous for its spire, climbed by an outside spiral staircase.
Freetown Christiania
A self-governing community in former military barracks since 1971, known for its art, houses and car-free streets.
Holmen, Copenhagen
The former naval base and dockyard islands, now home to the Opera House and arts schools.
Copenhagen Opera House
The modern national opera house on Holmen, facing Amalienborg across the harbour.
Reffen street food
An open-air street food market on the harbour at Refshaleøen, with stalls from around the world, shipping-container kitchens and waterside seating in the warmer months.
Royal Danish Playhouse
The harbour-front drama theatre of the Royal Danish Theatre, opened in 2008 next to Nyhavn.
Day 4
Church of Our Lady
Copenhagen's cathedral, a neoclassical church with Thorvaldsen's marble statues of Christ and the apostles.
Rundetaarn
The Round Tower, a 17th-century observatory climbed by a wide spiral ramp, with views over the old town.
Torvehallerne
Two glass market halls by Nørreport station selling smørrebrød, fresh fish, pastries, coffee and Danish produce.
Rosenborg Castle Gardens
The King's Garden, Copenhagen's oldest park, laid out around Rosenborg Castle.
Rosenborg Castle
A Renaissance castle built by Christian IV, home to the Danish crown jewels and royal treasures.
Statens Museum for Kunst
The National Gallery of Denmark, with Danish Golden Age painting and European art from the Renaissance onwards.
Day 5
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
An art museum founded by the brewer Carl Jacobsen, with ancient sculpture, French art and a palm-filled winter garden.
Copenhagen City Hall
The red-brick city hall from 1905, with a tower you can climb and Jens Olsen's astronomical clock.
Gammeltorv
Copenhagen's oldest square, on the Strøget pedestrian street, with the Caritas Fountain.
Gammel Strand
A canal-side street and square facing Christiansborg, a departure point for harbour boat tours.
Højbro Plads
A square on Strøget facing Christiansborg across the canal, with an equestrian statue of Bishop Absalon.
Royal Danish Theatre
The national theatre's historic Old Stage on Kongens Nytorv, home of the Royal Danish Ballet.
Day 6
Frederiksberg Palace
A Baroque hilltop palace above Frederiksberg Gardens, now a military academy, with guided tours on some days.
Copenhagen Zoo
One of Europe's oldest zoos, founded in 1859, with an elephant house by Norman Foster.
Cisternerne
Former underground water reservoirs beneath Søndermarken park, used as a space for art exhibitions.
The Lakes, Copenhagen
Three long rectangular lakes on the western edge of the centre, lined with paths popular for walking and running.
Assistens Cemetery
A cemetery that doubles as a park where locals stroll and picnic; Hans Christian Andersen and Søren Kierkegaard are buried here.
Day 7
Kongens Nytorv
Copenhagen's largest square, at the end of Strøget and Nyhavn, with the Royal Danish Theatre.
National Museum of Denmark
Denmark's largest museum of cultural history, from the Stone Age and the Vikings to the present.
Kronborg
The Renaissance castle at Helsingør that inspired Shakespeare's Elsinore in Hamlet, with ramparts over the Øresund strait to Sweden.
Watch: Copenhagen in 3 days
A one-minute look at the plan: every stop, day by day, with the map.
When to go to Copenhagen
May to September is the best time, with long days, outdoor terraces and harbour swimming; June to August is the busiest and most expensive season. Winter is cold, dark and damp, but Tivoli reopens for Christmas from mid-November to early January and Christmas markets fill the city. Spring and autumn are cooler and quieter.
Plan the rest of your trip
- Where to stay: hotels in Copenhagen on Booking.com or Trip.com
- Skip-the-line tickets: museums and sights in Copenhagen on Tiqets
- Tours and day trips: things to do in Copenhagen on GetYourGuide or on Viator
- From the airport: a private transfer in Copenhagen with Kiwitaxi
- Data on arrival: an eSIM for Denmark from Airalo
- Last day: leave your bags in Copenhagen with Radical Storage and keep sightseeing
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Tips for Copenhagen
- Tivoli is open in seasons (summer, Halloween and Christmas) and closed in between; check the dates before you plan the day.
- Several museums, including the National Gallery (SMK), the Glyptotek and Designmuseum Denmark, close on Mondays.
- The changing of the guard at Amalienborg takes place around midday, when the guards arrive from Rosenborg.
- Copenhagen is flat and compact; a bike or the metro gets you between most stops in minutes.
- Photography is not welcome in parts of Christiania, especially around Pusher Street; respect the signs.
Make it your own
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Photo credits
- Amalienborg: Rob Deutscher from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0
- Christian's Church: Ib Rasmussen, Public domain
- Christiansborg Palace: Moahim, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Church of Our Lady: Lars Mongs, Arxfoto, CC BY 4.0
- Church of Our Saviour, Copenhagen: Avda, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cisternerne: discosour, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Copenhagen City Hall: Scythian, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Copenhagen Opera House: Julian Herzog ( Website ), CC BY 4.0
- Copenhagen Zoo: Bill Ebbesen, CC BY 3.0
- Danish Museum of Art & Design: Patti Manolis, CC BY 2.0
- Frederik's Church: Lars Mongs, Arxfoto, CC BY 4.0
- Frederiksberg Palace: Daniel Stello, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Freetown Christiania: Neptuul, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gammel Strand: Roger Wollstadt from Sarasota, Florida, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Gammeltorv: Daniel from Galashiels, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0
- Holmen, Copenhagen: karlnorling from New York, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Højbro Plads: cofiem from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0
- Kastellet, Copenhagen: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Kongens Nytorv: Jim G, CC BY 2.0
- Kronborg: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Langelinie: DasMonstaaa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Museum of Denmark: No machine-readable author provided. Nico-dk assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nordre Toldbod: Lyn Gateley from Silicon Valley, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nyhavn: Vincents productions, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rosenborg Castle: Elgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rosenborg Castle Gardens: lars inselmann from Cologne, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Royal Danish Playhouse: Mahlum, Public domain
- Royal Danish Theatre: Axel Kuhlmann, CC BY 2.0
- Rundetaarn: Avda, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Statens Museum for Kunst: Ida Tietgen Høyrup, CC BY 2.0
- Strøget: Olga Itenberg, CC BY 2.0
- The Lakes, Copenhagen: Moahim, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Little Mermaid: Avda-berlin, CC-BY-SA-3.0
- Tivoli Gardens: European Commission, CC BY 4.0
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