How much is a day trip to Copenhagen from London Stansted?

£134.20 per person for the whole day, £72.00 return flight plus about £62.20 on the ground, with 7.7 hours in Copenhagen. Fare checked 24 October.

Is Copenhagen worth a day trip?

Yes: 7.7 hours in Copenhagen, £134.20 for the whole day, 15 min into town each way. Enough for the main sights and a proper lunch without rushing.

How long do you actually get in Copenhagen?

About 7.7 hours in Copenhagen. Landing to take-off is 11.2 hours; the trip into town and back, passport checks and the time at the airport come off that.

How do you get from Copenhagen airport into town?

Metro 15 min, DKK 36 for 3 zones (about €4.80). A day ticket on local transport is City Pass Small 24h DKK 100 (about €13.40), covers the airport.

What does a day in Copenhagen cost, not counting the flight?

About £62.20 a person for the day, local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown was checked 24 October against Google Flights for this exact date and these exact flights. Fares move, so it can change before you book, and the price is not held for you.

How early do I need to be back at the airport?

Leave the city by 17:55. That allows 15 min to get back to the airport and 150 min there, including 60 min for passport checks on the way out, before the 20:40 flight home.

Will passport checks eat my day?

We allow 30 min on landing for the EU Entry/Exit System (fingerprints and a photo on your first trip) and 60 min extra on the way out. That is already taken off the 7.7 hours shown. These are estimates; queues run longer on busy days.

Day trip to Copenhagen.
From London Stansted, back by 21:35.

Denmark·Mon 2 Nov · 7.7 hours in the city

£134.20

the whole day

7.7 hours

in the city

21:35

back in London Stansted

230 kg

CO2e, return flights

Time in the city

7.7 hours

after transfersAfter transfers and airport time

Airport distance

8km

to the centreFrom Copenhagen centre (CPH)

Daylight

9.3 hours

07:14 to 16:31Sunrise 07:14, sunset 16:31

First EU trip since 2025? Allow 30 min more.

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

06:45
Leave London Stansted
Ryanair, direct
10:15
In the city
Lands 09:30, 30min immigration, 15min from the airport
17:55
Leave the city
15min back, 150min at the airport incl. immigration
21:35
Back in London Stansted
Flies 20:40

Leave London StanstedRyanair, direct06:45
Land in Copenhagen1h 45min09:30
In the city30min immigration, 15min from the airport10:15
Leave the city15min back, 150min at the airport incl. immigration17:55
Fly home1h 45min20:40
Back in London Stansted21:35

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8 min walk

11:0930 min there

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14 min walk

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18 min walk

14:1560 min there

5 min walk

15:2090 min there

12 min walk

17:0220 min there

about 10 min walk

17:55Back to the airport

Metro M2 · 15 min

AirportFlight 20:40

Weather while you are there

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Transport for the day costs £11.00. Buy tickets before you board, as fines for riding without one are steep.

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10:2140 min there

8 min walk

11:0930 min there

4 min walk

11:4345 min there

14 min walk

12:4275 min there

18 min walk

14:1560 min there

5 min walk

15:2090 min there

12 min walk

17:0220 min there

about 10 min walk

17:55Back to the airport

Metro M2 · 15 min

AirportFlight 20:40

What a day in Copenhagen costs

Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.

£134.20/ all in, per person

Transport for the day£11.00

Lunch£15.20

Dinner£36.00

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Entry fees

Round TowerChecked 21 Oct£6.87 (60 kr)

Opening days vary, so check before you go.

Nyhavn harbourfront, Changing of the Royal Life Guard at Amalienborg Palace square, The Little Mermaid statue on the Langelinie waterfront, The King's Garden, Freetown ChristianiaFree

On the ground£62.20

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Return flight from£72.00

Google Flights price. Checked 22 Oct, 11:10.

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All in, per person£134.20

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Return flights are about 230 kg CO2e per person (UK government 2026 factors), about the same as driving 860 miles in an average UK car. How we work this out

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Getting to Stansted

Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026 to 21 Oct 2026.

Free

Free drop-off at the Mid Stay car parkFree
Free shuttle bus to the terminal. Source

Train

From London (Liverpool Street, Stansted Express)£9.90 each way48 min
Advance single. First train 03:40, last train 23:21 Source

Coach

National Express from London£10.50 each way
Cheapest advertised single. Runs round the clock. Source

Taxi

From London£90-£130 one way~42 miles
Estimate, not a quote. Uber or Bolt usually £55-£85.

Parking at the airport

Paid drop-off, Short Stay car parkfrom £13
Up to 30 min £13, up to 1 hr £21. Source

More parking

Short StayNo same-day price
From £87.00 (4-day stay). Source
Meet & GreetNo same-day price
From £81.00 (8-day stay). Source
Mid StayNo same-day price
From £69.99 (8-day stay). Source
Long StayNo same-day price
From £49.99 (8-day stay). Source
JetParksNo same-day price
From £59.99 (stay length not stated on stanstedairport). Source

Parking nearby

No same-day price published. See multi-day prices

Maple Parking Park & Ride£107.99
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 5 min. Source
I Love Park & Ride£124.00
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 5 min. Source
APH Park and Ride£144.00
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 5 min. Source

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Costs people forget

Not in the total above. Worth a minute before you go.

Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.
Ryanair airport check-in. £55 per person, per flight, if you don't check in online. Without a paid seat, online check-in opens 24 hours before and closes 2 hours before. Ryanair, fees
Ryanair bags. One small bag (40 x 30 x 20 cm) under the seat is free. A 10kg cabin bag (55 x 40 x 20 cm) needs Priority & 2 Cabin Bags, £12.49 to £36 when booked. An oversize bag at the gate is refused or put in the hold for £70 to £75. Ryanair, fees

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