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Wonderful CopenhagenRecommends safe cycling in Copenhagen
The official tourism organisation for Copenhagen recommends BikeSafe CPH to visitors. They plan the trip; we get you through it on two wheels, the way the city actually moves.
Who Wonderful Copenhagen are
Wonderful Copenhagen is the official tourism organisation for Copenhagen and the capital region, run on a non-profit basis to develop and promote tourism in the public interest. If you have planned a trip here, you have almost certainly used their work: they are behind VisitCopenhagen, the Copenhagen Card, the Copenhagen Convention Bureau and Cruise Denmark. Their own about page puts the city at more than 13 million overnight stays a year.
They also push hard on sustainable, year-round tourism. A visitor on a bike is the cleanest, cheapest and frankly most enjoyable version of a visitor in this city, which is roughly where our two projects meet.
What the recommendation means
It means that when a visitor asks how to cycle here without getting it wrong, this guide is considered a sound answer. It does not mean we speak for Wonderful Copenhagen, and they do not write or approve individual pages here. For official visitor information, opening hours, tickets and events, go to their channels; they are the source, and we link straight to them below.
BikeSafe CPH stays editorially independent. A recommendation from a partner organisation does not change which routes, rentals, repair shops or restaurants we list, or how we rank them. Paid placements elsewhere on the site always carry a "Partner" label, as required by the Danish Marketing Practices Act. The full policy is on our about page.
Plan the rest of the trip
Official Copenhagen visitor information
Wonderful Copenhagen's own pages, in English. Bookmark these next to ours: they cover the city, we cover the cycling.
Copenhagen bike guide
Their overview of the city's cycling culture and how to join in. Pair it with our rules and etiquette.
Bike rules in Copenhagen
The short official version of what you may and may not do. Our cheat sheet is the pocket edition.
Bike routes in Copenhagen
Official route suggestions across the city and beyond. Ours come with maps, timings and stops: see all routes.
Copenhagen bike rentals
Where to pick up a bike, from the official listing. We compare prices, deposits and cargo bikes on our rental page.
Guided bike tours
Prefer a guide to a map? Their tour listing has the operators. Prefer to ride solo? Take the quiz first.
Copenhagen Card
Attractions and public transport on one card, which covers you on the days the weather wins. Bikes ride free on the S-train too: see practical tips.
See the city by bike
Routes worth building a day around
Hand-picked rides with the stops we would actually make, from harbour swims to bakeries.
A Little Paris: The Frederiksberg Ride
Elegant, green and a little bit Paris-on-a-bike.
MODERATE · 13.2 kmBring a Towel: The Swim & Sauna Ride
Harbour baths, saunas and bathing culture, end to end.
EASY · 7.8 kmBuilt for Bikes: Crossing Copenhagen's Bridges
A ride built entirely around the city's celebrated bike bridges.
Before your first ride
Ten minutes now saves the whole trip.
Copenhagen's bike lanes are busy, fast and full of unwritten rules. Learn them once and the city opens up.
Rent a bike
Shops, app bikes and cargo bikes, with what each one actually costs.
→Repair shops
Punctures, brakes and the free public pumps dotted around the city.
→The cheat sheet
Every rule that matters on one page. Save it to your phone before you set off.
→Visitor FAQ
Helmets, drinking and riding, bikes on the metro, and what a fine costs.
Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it. More about how we choose recommendations.
The essentials
The 3 rules that keep you safe in Copenhagen
However you got here, start with these. They are the rules visitors get wrong most often, and the ones that carry a fine.
Ride in the bike lane - always
Where there is a cycle track (the raised lane between the pavement and the road), you must use it - riding on the sidewa...
Lights on after dark
From dusk to dawn you must have a white light at the front and a red light at the rear, visible from 300 metres. Police...
Keep your phone in your pocket
Using a handheld phone while cycling is illegal in Denmark and fined around 1,000 kr. That includes texting at red light...