Denmark Budget Travel Guide helps you prepare for a trip to the small North European country of Denmark. In this guide I want to describe Denmark to you and at the same time provide you useful travel information for going there. Also listed here are the principal cities and main attractions of the country.
About Denmark
Denmark is a small country in northern Europe. It comprises three main portions: Jutland, which is a peninsula joined to mainland Europe, where it shares a border with Germany; and the islands of Funen (Fyn in Danish) and Zealand, as well as numerous islets. Jutland takes up the bulk of the land area of Denmark. Funen has the smallest area. It is also the homeland of famous Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Zealand is where the capital, Copenhagen, is located. It is a country with lots of lakes, sand dunes and white cliffs.
Denmark covers an area of 43,098 sq km and has a population of 5.5 million people. The national language, Danish, is closely related to Swedish and Norwegian. The conversion of the Danes from Catholic to the Lutheran faith began around 1525, due mainly to the work of Hans Tausen, a former monk of the Order of St John's Hospitalers, who brought Martin Luther's reformation message. The country officially became Lutheran in 1536. Today 82% of the people of Denmark belong to the Lutheran church. Today some 9.5% of the population are immigrants or descendants of recent immigrants.
Along with Sweden, Norway and Finland, Denmark is one of the Scandinavian countries. A constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy, Denmark has a mixed market capitalist economy and a large welfare state.
Denmark is the "lowest country" in Europe. The tallest natural point in the country is just 171 meters above sea level. Even the Søsterhøj Transmission Tower, with its tip at 315 meters above sea level, is higher any than other spot in the country.
Denmark is a member of the Schengen Agreement, meaning people from EU and EFTA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) only need to bring along their ID card to enter the country. As of January 2010, the nationals of Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Macau, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, South Korea, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City and Venezuela do not need a visa to enter Denmark.
By Plane
The main international gateway is Copenhagen Airport (CPH), which is also the biggest airport in Scandinavia. It is located just 8 km from Copenhagen, and can be easily reached from Malmö in Sweden. If you arrive here, you can take a train to the Copenhagen railway station for 27 Danish kroner.
Budget travelers can fly Ryanair to Aarhus Airport or Wizzair to Malmö-Sturup Airport. If you are going to Copenhagen, then the Malmö-Sturup Airport will be much closer, as it is just 61 km away.
By Train
There are train services to Copenhagen from different parts of Europe. It takes just 20 minutes to reach the city from Malmö in Sweden, and 4.5 hours from Hamburg.
Budget Travel within Denmark
The train operator in Denmark is the Danish State Rail, or DSB. If you intend to explore Denmark extensively, you might want to consider getting the Denmark Rail Pass, which allows you to travel either 3 days (€67) or 7 days (€105) within a one-month period.
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