There are 11 ways to get from London to Copenhagen by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, night train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane LHR - CPH
4h 9mkr 829–2,609Fly from London Stansted Airport
cheapest- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane STN - CPH
4h 41mkr 594–2,131Train via Cologne
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece / ...
14h 41mkr 2,202–6,446Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N380 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Copenhagen Busterminalbus N602 / ...
24h 25mkr 865–1,412Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Copenhagencar
13h 4mkr 2,765–3,628Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane LGW - CPH
4h 33mkr 640–2,506Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane LCY - CPH
6h 8mkr 1,409–3,357Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane BHX - CPH
5h 5mkr 883–2,990Train
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece / ...
15h 51mkr 1,335–2,969Bus, night train
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N380 / ...
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Koebenhavn Sydnighttrain 300
25h 26mkr 1,143–1,834Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Copenhagencar
14h 12mkr 1,836–3,050
London to Copenhagen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Copenhagen is to bus which costs 850 kr - 1500 kr and takes 24h 25m.
The fastest way to get from London to Copenhagen is to fly which takes 4h 9m and costs 800 kr - 2700 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from London to Copenhagen. However, there are services departing from London Victoria and arriving at Copenhagen Busterminal via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from London to Copenhagen. However, there are services departing from London St Pancras Intl and arriving at København H via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 41m.
The distance between London and Copenhagen is 1010 km.
The best way to get from London to Copenhagen without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 14h 41m and costs 2200 kr - 6500 kr.
It takes approximately 4h 9m to get from London to Copenhagen, including transfers.
London to Copenhagen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from London Victoria station.
London to Copenhagen train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
The best way to get from London to Copenhagen is to fly which takes 4h 9m and costs 800 kr - 2700 kr. Alternatively, you can train via Cologne, which costs 2200 kr - 6500 kr and takes 14h 41m, you could also bus, which costs 850 kr - 1500 kr and takes 24h 25m.
What companies run services between London, England and Copenhagen, Denmark?
Scandinavian Airlines, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from London St Pancras Intl to København H via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, and Hamburg Hbf in around 14h 41m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 210–1,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 410–1,700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–2,400
Flights from London City Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 400–2,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 320–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 320–1,200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 330–2,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 330–2,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–6,500
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–5,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 370–1,600
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,500
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–900
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 300–1,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 450–700
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 450–700
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 480–750
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 480–750
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Koebenhavn Syd
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 470–750
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,022
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- kr 1,022
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 120–240
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 160–280
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 320–550
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 310–800
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 270–460
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–1,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 380–800
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 210–350
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 70–410
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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London to Copenhagen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Copenhagen is 1h ahead of London. It is currently 2:35 PM in London and 3:35 PM in Copenhagen.
London to Copenhagen train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
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