Budget for 2 people: $1500-$2000 per person
COPENHAGEN
CPH airport to town- take the train (40-60 dkk/6-9 usd)
The city pass for public transport can be purchased at ticket machines found in train/metro stations, online, or in 7-Eleven kiosks.
Bike rentals through Bycyklen are easy and affordable, but the city is very walkable and you may not need to use any transportation at all besides getting to and from the airport or train stations.
Activities and Points of Interest
Tivoli Gardens – (1-3 hrs)
Rosenborg castle & gardens – (1-3 hrs)
Nyhavn – (30min – 2hrs) iconic Copenhagen pics. Cute canal with colorful waterfront buildings and vessels. Lots of places to eat, have a drink, and/or people watch.
Frederik’s Church – (30min – 2hrs) Rococo-style marble church with a large dome.
Stroget – (30min – 2hrs)
Round Tower – (30min – 1hr)
Little Mermaid – (15-45 min)
Assistens Cemetery –
Norrebro – (30min-2hrs) area with lots of street art/murals and good food
BaNanna Park – (30min – 2hrs) in Norrebro. Small green park that used to be a building site. Has interesting artwork and a 14-meter climbing wall
Superkilen – (30min – 1hr) Open public space color coded to the park’s functions, cool angles for photography
The Lakes – (30min – 2hrs) a series of man-made lakes that were built as a defense system in the 16th century and then later used as reservoirs that are now largely recreational. You can rent swan boats here or this would be a good place for a peaceful bike ride.
CopenHot – (1-3 hrs) hot tub, sauna, and boat rental on the harbor
Christiania – (30min – 2hrs) an anarchist community founded by squatters in 1970. The main rules on Pusher Street are no running and no pictures (they will likely not want to see your phone out). Lots of weed and there’s an old moat area that you can see.
Church of Our Savior – (30min – 2hrs) open 10am-4pm. Entrance to the tower costs about 65 dkk and you can climb the 400 steps to the gilt globe and Christ figure up at the church’s spire. The final 150 steps are on the outside so beware if you’re afraid of heights!
Cafes
The Little Yellow Coffee Bar
Paludan Bog & Cafe
Bastard Cafe
Punk Royale
Democratic Coffee
The Living Room
Fine Dining
Kiin Kiin
Kadeau
Aoc
Geranium
Høst
Noma
ARK
Frank Copenhagen
Marv & Ben
Vækst
Hotels
Scandic Palace
Copenhagen Admiral Hotel
Hotel Sanders
Phoenix Copenhagen
71 Nyhavn Hotel
Example 24-30(ish)-hour itinerary from when I was there for Christmas in 2019, flying out of Malmo:
10:35 am Arrive CPH airport
11-11:30 Travel from airport to downtown
11:30 am check into hotel (Copenhagen Admiral Hotel, staying 1 night)
12:00 pm lunch downtown
1:00-3:00pm Tivoli Gardens
3:30pm Bakken park
4:30pm Copenhagen Cathedral (Christus & 12 Apostles statues)
5:30pm Dinner
6:30pm night exploring, hygge, rent a hot tub at Copenhot https://copenhot.com/services
fall asleep early
12/26
7:30 am Breakfast/Rosenborg Castle
9:00 am Nyhavn
10:30-11:30am Travel to Frederiksborg Castle (80 min train ride or 35 min drive from downtown Copenhagen)
12-3:30 pm Lunch & Explore Frederiksborg Castle
3:30-4:30pm Travel from Frederiksborg Castle to Malmo airport (1hr by car, 3+ hrs by train)
–Option B–
1:00-2:30pm bus/train to Malmo, Sweden
2:30-4:00 pm Explore Strortorget and Lilla Torg(downtown), visit Malmohus castle, Kungsparken
5:30pm – Flight
AMSTERDAM
Activities and Points of Interest
Anne Frank house – (1-3 hrs)
Van Gogh Museum – (1-3 hrs)
Rembrandt house – (1-2 hrs)
Take a ferry or canal cruise – (30min-1hr)
Rent a bike and bike around – (30min-2hrs)
Dam square – (30min-1hr)
Cafes
Bluebird
Winkel 43
Back to Black
Piqniq
Bagels & Beans
Dignita Vondelpark
Factory Girl
The Pancake Bakery
De Koffieschenkerij
Bocca Coffee
LOT61 Coffee Roasters
Zuivere Koffie
Quartier Putain
Restaurants
Pllek
Restaurant Olijfje
CAU Steak Restaurant
Ashoka
Humphrey’s
Bhatti Pasal
The Lebanese Sajaria
The Pantry
Sherpa Restaurant
Fine Dining
The Duchess
Rijks
Pesca Vis Seafood Restaurant
MOS
Restaurant Wolf Atelier
Ron Gastrobar
Restaurant The White Room
Ciel Bleu
Senses Restaurant
Street food to eat
Stroopwafels
Bitterballen
Poffertjes
Appelflap
Appeltaart
Oliebollen/Smoutballen
Tompouce/Tompoes
Frikandel
Patajes(fries)
Saucijzenbroodjes (sausage rolls)
Hotels
INK Hotel Amsterdam
Hotel The Exchange
The Bulldog Hotel
Nova Hotel & Apartments
Day trips from Amsterdam:
Delft- 1hr each way by train
Royal Delft Museum – (1-2 hrs)
Vermeer Museum – (1-2 hrs)
Flea markets on Thursdays – (30min-2hrs)
Hamburg- ~6 hrs each way by train
Town Hall – (30min-1hr)
Jungfernstieg – (30min-2hrs)
Kunsthalle – (30min-2hrs)
Speicherstadt – (30min-2hrs)
Elbphilharmonie – (30 min-1hr)
Reeperbahn – (30min-2hrs)
Bremen- 5 hrs each way by train
Marktplatz Square – (30min-2hrs)
Kunsthalle Bremen – (1-2 hrs)
Gerhard-Marcks Haus – (1-2 hrs)
Viertel District – (30min-2hrs)
Town Hall – (30min-1hr)
Miles With Mal 