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 35mkr 604–2,201Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane LGW - CPH
4h 54mkr 445–1,837Train 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 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to København Htrain Ic
14h 56mkr 2,367–4,441Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N380
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Copenhagen Busterminalbus N74 / ...
24h 45mkr 902–1,331Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Copenhagencar
13h 5mkr 3,098–4,165Fly from London Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane STN - CPH
5h 1mkr 472–1,960Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane LCY - CPH
6h 13mkr 1,125–3,049Train 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 24mkr 637–2,239Train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece / ...
16h 2mkr 2,459–4,004Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburgbus
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Cph Lufthavnnighttrain En
18h 54mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Copenhagencar
14h 12mkr 2,306–3,804
London to Copenhagen by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Copenhagen is to train and fly which costs 440 kr - 1900 kr and takes 4h 54m.
The fastest way to get from London to Copenhagen is to fly which takes 4h 35m and costs 600 kr - 2200 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 45m.
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 Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 56m.
The distance between London and Copenhagen is 1014 km.
The best way to get from London to Copenhagen without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 14h 56m and costs 2300 kr - 4500 kr.
It takes approximately 4h 35m 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 35m and costs 600 kr - 2200 kr. Alternatively, you can train via Cologne, which costs 2300 kr - 4500 kr and takes 14h 56m, you could also bus, which costs 900 kr - 1400 kr and takes 24h 45m.
What companies run services between London, England and Copenhagen, Denmark?
Scandinavian Airlines, British Airways, and two 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, Hamburg Hbf, and Hamburg Hauptbahnhof in around 14h 56m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 300–1,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 250–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 420–2,400
Flights from London City Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 380–2,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 470–1,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 290–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 340–1,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,600
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,100
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,400
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,800
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,800
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 260–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 470
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 478
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,047
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,047
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 100–180
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 150–220
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 310–500
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 270–750
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 210–290
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 400–750
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–900
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 296
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 350–500
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,300
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 911 / 240 388 – 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- BahnTouristikExpress GmbH
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Cph Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- BahnTouristikExpress GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 220–330
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 410–440
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 230–650
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
London to Copenhagen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Copenhagen is 1h ahead of London. It is currently 6:46 PM in London and 7:46 PM in Copenhagen.
London to Copenhagen train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
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