Transportation

Public transportation in Copenhagen is great! The metro runs all day and night which is nice because if I'm in town I don't have to worry about what time I need to leave in order to catch the last metro. I live about a 5 minute walk from the nearest metro station (ørestad) which also makes things very easy for me.

The city is split into zones. For the most part I only travel between two zones (1 and 3) so I have bought a monthly metro pass for 340kr (about $68 Canadian). The metro here works differently from the metro in Canada. There are no barriers that you need to pass, you just walk onto it. The first time that I took the metro I didn't know where to buy a ticket and I actually didn't pay anywhere. I have since learned that if you are caught riding the metro without a ticket (or outside of the zones that you've bought for) you are charged 600kr.

The metro pass that I have bought isn't just a metro pass but a public transport pass. I am able to take any bus or S-train (known as S-tog in Denmark) within zones 1 and 3 with this pass.

Ditka, myself, and Angela on the S-tog

And the public transport here is so nice. It is always on time and very clean! The seats on the buses and S-trains are cushioned and spotless. The taxis here are also very nice. They are usually Mercedes and have leather seats. The taxis here are nicer than most normal vehicles back home! However they are very expensive and therefore most people I know try to avoid taking taxis.

But even though there are so many methods of transportation here, biking is still incredibly popular. There are hundreds of bikers out and there are special bike lanes everywhere. Bikers are well-respected here and vehicles always give the right of way to cyclists. I am not sure if I am going to get a bike yet but I've been told that is impossible to survive in København without a bike so maybe once the weather gets a little nicer and the wind isn't quite so strong I too will join the trend and get a bike!

Bikes are not locked to bike racks but instead have a lock on their back tire.