København Lufthavn (CPH)
Tel: 3231 3231.
Website: www.cph.dk

Copenhagen Airport is among the most modern and efficient in the world and is located at Amager, just 8km (5 miles) from the city centre. The airport is the main hub serving Scandinavia and the Baltic and is the principal airport for Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). International flights use terminals 2 and 3. Terminal 1 handles domestic services to destinations on Jutland and Funen. Flight information is available from the airlines operating here or from the airport website. Registered users can also take advantage of a system that sends messages direct to their mobile phones, relaying gate and boarding information, any changes or delays and the arrival time of flights and baggage. This service is available through the website. A free transit bus connects the domestic and international terminals as well as the parking facilities.

Approximate flight times to Copenhagen: From London is 1 hour 45 minutes; from New York is 8 hours 30 minutes; from Seattle is 11 hours; and from Sydney is around 24 hours.

Airport facilities: These include banks (with currency exchange), ATMs, tourist information and hotel reservations in the international arrivals hall, travel agencies, duty-free shops, restaurants, children's play areas, childcare facilities, 24-hour first aid and left-luggage lockers. There is a five-star Hilton Hotel (tel: 3250 1501; website: www.hilton.dk) linked to terminal 3 by a covered walkway, steps and elevators. Car hire is available from Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and Sixt.

Business facilities: There are meeting facilities with 14 meeting rooms and AV equipment operated by Hilton Meetings (tel: 3244 5208) on the fourth floor in terminal 3. Scandinavian Airlines, British Airways, Servisair and Novia each provide executive lounges for their passengers and customers.

Transport to the city: Copenhagen has the fastest and cheapest airport-to-city-centre rail link of any European capital (just 13 minutes). DSB (tel: 7013 1415; website: www.dsb.dk) trains run every 10 minutes to the city centre. Services operate Monday to Friday from early in the morning until around midnight. Tickets are available from the ticket office in terminal 3. The new Metro line (tel: 7015 1615; website: www.m.dk) between the city centre and the airport opened in September 2007 (journey time - 14 minutes). Public buses 12, 30, 96N and 250S (see Public Transport in Getting Around) run from the airport to the city centre (journey time - 20 to 25 minutes) and beyond until midnight daily. Night bus 96N runs from after midnight until around 0400 from terminal 3 to City Hall Square (Rådhuspladsen). A taxi to the city centre costs around Dkk200 (journey time - approximately 20 minutes).