The port of Copenhagen is the region’s principle port and also a waterfront attraction in this capital city. Handling more than four million passengers each year, the port keeps a busy schedule. Most ferry passengers are travelling to or from Oslo, Bornholm, Swinoujscie, Malmö, Helsingborg or Landskrona.

The commercial harbour is located 2kms from the city centre and is run in conjunction with the port of Malmo in Sweden. This trans-national port serves a huge population of Swedes and Danes, who live in a sixty mile radius. Ferries link Sweden, Poland and Norway with Copenhagen, making it an important gateway to the Baltic Sea.

The port is well designed and provides excellent facilities for passengers. Passengers waiting to board their ferry can enjoy a meal in the port’s restaurant or pick up some travel essentials in the shops. However, many of the ferries also have dining and shopping facilities onboard.

DFDS Seaways provides connections between Copenhagen and the Swedish port of Helsingborg. The ferry departs at 17:00 and after a two hour sailing to Helsingborg, continues to Oslo in Norway. DFDS also offer a crossing to Gdansk in Poland departing from Copenhagen at 16:00. This service stops in Trelleborg Sweden at 19:30 and arrives in Gdansk at 10:00 the following day.

Polferries serve Denmark with crossings between Copenhagen and Swinoujscie on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Ferries take nine hours while night time crossings take 11 hours. Other ferry operators include Flyvebadene, with hydrofoils carrying passengers between Malmo (Sweden) and Copenhagen.

Most of the ferries are decked out with a good range of facilities. Passengers can dine on board in the ferries’ snack bars and cafés. There is a bureau de change situated in the port terminal, so passengers can purchase foreign currency. All vessels are adapted for passengers with disabilities and the port terminal is wheelchair-friendly.

Tags: Bornholm, Copenhagen Port, Helsingborg, Landskrona, Malmö, Oslo, Swinoujscie