Copenhagen Airport to Frederiksberg
About 9 km from CPH; ride the M2 into the city and change to the M1 or M3 (~22 min, 36 DKK / ~€5), or take a taxi or private car straight there.
Frederiksberg, CopenhagenIkiwaner / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0Frederiksberg is a leafy municipality enclosed by Copenhagen — the palace and its gardens, the zoo, the Cisternerne exhibition space underground and the elegant Frederiksberg Allé run through it.
Every way to get there
Our verdict: for Frederiksberg, a private transfer is the easiest door-to-door option (from €48).
What it costs for your group
The bus is charged per person, while a taxi or private transfer is one price for the whole car — so the more of you there are, the better door-to-door value looks.
| Group | Private transfer | Best value |
|---|---|---|
| Solo · 1 traveller | €48 | Private transfer |
| Couple · 2 travellers | €48 | Private transfer |
| Family of 4 · 4 travellers | €48 | Private transfer |
Which option should you choose?
| If your priority is… | Our pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest price | Cheapest fare | From €5, though slower with a change in the city. |
| Speed & comfort | Private transfer | Door-to-door, fixed price, a driver waiting for you. |
| A group of 3–4 | Transfer or taxi | One flat fare splits cheaper than several bus tickets. |
| A late-night arrival | Transfer or taxi | Both run 24/7 when buses and the tram have stopped. |
By transport mode
Metro
Frederiksberg, Fasanvej and Frederiksberg Allé stations put you close to the park and main streets. One 36 DKK (~€5) ticket covers the change.
Where to catch it: 'Lufthavnen' station over Terminal 3; change at Kongens Nytorv (M3) or ride the M2 west toward Vanløse for the M1 stops.
Best for budget travellers near a stationTaxi
Around 280–390 DKK (~€38–52). A fair shout given the district's quiet residential streets are easy to reach by road but a bit of a walk from the metro.
Where to catch it: Rank outside Terminal 3 arrivals.
Best for small groups in a hurryPrivate transfer
Fixed price (~€48–62) and child seats can be requested when you book — a plus for families heading to the zoo or the Frederiksberg Gardens.
Where to catch it: Driver waits with your name in Terminal 3 arrivals.
Best for families, groups & late arrivalsCar rental
Frederiksberg has its own paid-parking scheme separate from Copenhagen's; a car makes sense only if you're continuing beyond the city.
Where to catch it: Car-hire desks in Terminal 3 arrivals.
Best for travellers who want to exploreFrederiksberg & Copenhagen in photos
Buying tickets in Copenhagen
Copenhagen Airport (Kastrup) has both metro and train right under Terminal 3. You need a 3-zone ticket (30 DKK, valid about 90 minutes with unlimited transfers). The driverless M2 metro reaches Kongens Nytorv in roughly 13 minutes, while DSB trains reach København H (Central) in about 15 minutes for the same fare. Buy from the DSB/DOT machines or the DOT Tickets app, or just tap a contactless card at the metro gates. No separate stamping needed for machine or app tickets.
Taxi scams & safety in Copenhagen
Copenhagen is very low-scam. Use the official taxi rank outside Terminal 3; metered cabs run high, and several companies offer a fixed fare of about 300 DKK to the centre, so confirm before you set off. Touts are rare. Note the rideshare gap: Uber withdrew from Denmark in 2017 over taxi-meter rules and has only recently begun limited operations around Copenhagen, so do not rely on it. Instead use local apps such as Taxa 4x35, Viggo (fixed price upfront) or Dantaxi for booked rides.
Getting from CPH to Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg is the odd one out on the Copenhagen map: a separate municipality with its own town hall and its own paid-parking rules, yet completely wrapped by the capital on every side. This is the district of the palace and its rococo gardens, the zoo with its climbable tower, the underground Cisternerne exhibition halls and the long, tree-lined sweep of Frederiksberg Allé. People who choose to stay here are usually after the same thing — a calm, residential base among stately apartment blocks and green space, a few metro stops from the noise of Nørrebro and the harbour. From the airport it sits about 9 km to the west, and getting there hinges on one small routing detail worth understanding before you land.
Why Frederiksberg means one metro swap, not a straight ride
The airport metro station, marked "Lufthavnen" and sitting right over Terminal 3, is on the M2 line. The M2 runs into the city centre but then heads north, so it will not drop you in Frederiksberg on its own. You need a second line. Ride the M2 inbound to Kongens Nytorv and step across to the M3 Cityring, the circular line that loops the inner city and calls at Frederiksberg Allé and Frederiksberg stations. Alternatively, stay on the M2 westbound toward Vanløse and pick up the older M1 for the Fasanvej and Frederiksberg stops. Either way the whole trip runs about 22 minutes, and a single 36 DKK (roughly €5) ticket covers the change — you do not pay twice for switching lines. Trains come every four to six minutes on all lines, so the connection is rarely more than a short platform wait.
Which station drops you closest to the gardens
The three stops are not interchangeable, so it pays to match the station to your address. Frederiksberg station, on both the M1 and M3, is the busiest and sits right by the Frederiksberg Centret shopping mall and the eastern edge of the gardens — handy if the palace and park are your reason for being here. Frederiksberg Allé station on the M3 leaves you on that grand chestnut-lined avenue, close to the theatre and the café terraces. Fasanvej, on the M1, is the quieter western option, nearer the zoo and the residential streets around Roskildevej. Metro stations sit close together here but the district's blocks are large, so check which one your hotel actually names before you set off; a wrongly chosen stop can mean a ten-minute walk with luggage over cobbles.
When the taxi rank beats the platform
Frederiksberg's quiet streets are simple to reach by road but can be a genuine walk from the nearest metro exit, and that is exactly where a cab from the rank outside Terminal 3 arrivals starts to make sense. A metered taxi runs about 280–390 DKK, somewhere near €38–52, and takes the same 22 minutes or so door to door with no line change and no lifting bags up and down stairs. For a couple splitting the fare, or anyone arriving late when hauling suitcases through two trains has lost its appeal, the difference over the €5 metro ticket buys you a lot of convenience. No booking is needed — the rank is staffed on demand, and Dantaxi, 4x27 and Taxa all serve it.
Booking ahead for the family zoo run
If you are travelling with children heading straight for the zoo or the gardens, a pre-booked private transfer removes the two things that make the metro awkward with kids: the line change and the fixed-seat scramble. The driver waits in Terminal 3 arrivals, the price is agreed up front at around €48–62 whatever the traffic, and child seats can be requested when you book rather than hoped for on the day. Firms like Welcome Pickups and the local Copenhagen transfer operators cover the route. It costs more than a taxi, but for a group with a stroller and bags the certainty is the point.
The one option to think twice about
Renting a car for a Frederiksberg stay is rarely the right call. The desks at Terminal 3 are open through the day and rates land somewhere between €40 and €75, but the district runs its own paid-parking scheme, separate from Copenhagen's and separate again from the free spots you might assume exist in a residential area. Unless you are pushing on beyond the city — up the coast, over the Øresund Bridge to Sweden, out to a summer house — the car spends your trip parked and metered while the metro does the actual work. For most visitors the honest choice comes down to the €5 M2-to-M3 hop or a €40-odd taxi, and the deciding factor is simply how much luggage you are willing to carry through a station change.
