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Getting There By Air
København Lufthavn (CPH)
Tel: (32) 313 231. Fax: (32) 313 32.
E-mail: cph@cph.dk
Website: www.cph.dk
The airport is among the most modern and efficient in the world and is located eight kilometres (five miles), just 15-20 minutes, from the city centre. It is the main hub serving Scandinavia and the Baltic and is the principal airport for Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). International flights use terminals two and three. Terminal one handles domestic services to destinations on Jutland and Funen. Flight information is available from Scandinavian Airlines System (tel: (32) 320 000), Novia (tel: (32) 474 747) and ServisAir (tel: (32) 314 055).
Major airlines: SAS, Scandinavian Airlines System (tel: (70) 102 000; website: www.sas.se), located on the ground floor of the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel in the city centre, is the major airline for Denmark, Sweden and Norway. There are 60 other airlines operating to and from 113 cities served worldwide, including Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Air France,Continental Airlines, British Airways, Iberia, Lufthansa, KLM – Royal Dutch Airlines and Thai Airways International.
Approximate flight times to Copenhagen: From London is 2 hours 50 minutes; from New York is 11 hours 40 minutes; from Los Angeles is 21 hours 10 minutes; from Toronto is 14 hours 40 minutes and from Sydney is 23 hours 20 minutes.
Airport facilities: Branches of Danske Bank (terminals one and two) and Nordea (terminal three) offer currency exchange services, daily 0630-2200. Danske Bank has ATMs in terminals one and three, Nordea in terminal three. Other facilities and services include tourist information and hotel reservations (tel: (32) 312 448) in the international arrivals hall, travel agencies, duty-free shops, restaurants, childcare facilities, 24-hour first aid and left-luggage lockers, plus a post office, saunas (Dkk95 for two hours), showers (Dkk80) and solarium (Dkk10 for five minutes). There is a new five-star Hilton hotel (tel: (32) 501 501) linked to terminal three by a covered walkway, steps and elevators, as well as a transfer hotel (tel: (32) 312 455) in terminal two. Avis, Budget, European Pitzner, Hertz and Sixt provide car hire. A free transit bus connects the domestic and international terminals.
Business facilities: Scandinavian Airlines, ServisAir and Novia each provide executive lounges for their passengers. The SAS Gold Card Lounge has conference rooms, four computers with Internet access, telephones, fax and photocopying services. The Novia Lounge has Internet access, fax and photocopying facilities, as well as newspapers, refreshments and airline information. Facilities in the ServisAir Executive Lounge include a meeting room with audiovisual equipment, payphone and fax services. There is a brand new Airport Business Centre (tel: (32) 483 000; fax: (32) 483 001; e-mail: cph.business@ssp.dk) in terminal three, including workstations, audiovisual equipment, meeting rooms and a VIP room.
Arrival/departure tax: None.
Transport to the city: There are three direct DSB-HT S-tog services (tel: (33) 141 1701; website: www.s-tog.dk) running hourly (15, 35 and 55 minutes past the hour) to Central, Hellerup, Østerport, Nørreport, Glostrup and Høje Tåstrup stations (journey time – 15 minutes). Services operate Monday to Friday 0455-0035, Saturday 0535-0015 and Sunday 0635-0015. Tickets cost Dkk21 and are available from the ticket office in terminal three. Public buses 9, 58, 250S and 500S (see Getting Around) run from the airport to the city centre and beyond until midnight daily. Tickets cost Dkk16.50 to the city centre (journey time – 20-25 minutes). Night bus 96N runs 0037-0400 from terminal three to Rådhuspladsen. A taxi to the city centre costs Dkk200 (journey time – approximately 20 minutes).
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