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'''{{FULLPAGENAMEE}} Copenhagen''' (Danish: '''København''') is the capital of [[Denmark]].

=== East towards [[Malmö]], [[Sweden]] , [[Stockholm]], [[Gothenburg]] === There are 2 ways to go to Sweden from Copenhagen, one being across the bridge to Malmö and one being north to Helsingør and then with the ferry to Helsingborg. If you choose the option towards Malmö then use one of the options below. If you're hitchhiking from Germany or elsewhere in Denmark, it's probably easier to first get to the airport and then find a ride going into Sweden, rather than trying to get a direct ride from before Copenhagen. ==== Option 1: Kastrup Airport ====The best spot to hitchhike to Sweden is probably at Kastrup Airport. Take the metro to the station "Lufthavnen / Copenhagen Airport", leave the terminal on the other side of the metro exit to the large parking lot and then go to the roundabout at the end, next to McDonalds/Netto/Statoil. Just after the roundabout there is a bus stop were the cars are able stop, which makes it a good place to hitchhike from. You will also be able to keep an eye on the petrol station and hopefully spot some cars with Swedish plates from that place. This hitchhiking spot has been used regularly by Öresund hitchhikers and was also the winning choice in a Copenhagen-Malmö hitchhiking competition. If you are in a hurry you shouldn't accept rides that are shorter than Malmö, since it could be difficult to catch a ride along the motorway. Always try to stay out of Malmö's motorway network and if possible prefer to follow your driver into Malmö center if there's no other alternative. It's much better to hitchhike Malmö's good spot (McDonalds at Stockholmsvägen) than the highway system. If you want to travel further up in Sweden you should check out the advices given in the Sweden(Malmö)section.. Under the airport there's a train station with trains going to Hyllie station and then to other stations in Malmo, so use it if it's the only option left. There might be a ticket check on the train, so if you're like me, you risk facing a giant fine, but in my case luckily a cute girl checking tickets did nothing. They check your ID when you enter the station in Copenhagen and when you exit in Sweden due to the immigration issues. ==== Option 2: Tårnby ==== On the road to Malmö, leading to the bridge, you might be able to hitch a ride. To get to this spot take a regional train to Tårnby from Copenhagen Central station. The slip road to the bridge is on the opposite side of the road to Tårnby station. Not much space to stop but as traffic lights cars are going slow and get chance to think about it!  ==== Option 3: Sydhavn ====

To get to Sweden, you want to move out of city center towards Øresundsbron. You can enter the metro freely without any checkpoints or turnstiles. Ticket controls are more frequent than in the S-trains and as expensive (750 DKK = ~100€!!). Ticket controllers (or "stewards", as they are called) do not always check tickets when entering also take a train, so best thing is to just act normal and get off at next station. In generalSydhavn, only 2 stops after the people who freeride most efficiently sit in front of the train, thus being able to spot any controllers on each main station as the train enters the platform. No rights can be derived from this statement, and it's always at your own risk to freeridehitch on Sydhavnsgade. But apparently We hitched before the worse that can happen if you play shell service station because it right is to ask for an invoice to be sent to your home which you will promptly ignorewas a weekend and a business carpark entry was closed. We also saw people with a sign just after shell. Its a good road.

==== Option I: Tårnby Malmö ring road for those heading north toward [[Gothenburg]] or [[Stockholm]]====On the road to Malmö, leading to the bridge, you might be able to hitch a ride. To get to this spot take a regional train to Tårnby from Copenhagen Central station. The slip road to the bridge is on the opposite side of the road to Tårnby station. Not much space to stop but as traffic lights cars are going slow and get chance to think about it! Next to this spot, you can also ask drivers at the hypermarket, where a lot of Swedes go shopping before returning home. (probably not as common anymore since the strong danish krona have made it expensive for Swedes to shop in Denmark. Nowadays danish people go to Sweden to shop)

==== Option II: Kastrup Airport ====The best spot to Bear in mind that the Malmö ring road has no good places for hitchhike to Sweden is probably at Kastrup Airport. Take the metro to the station "Lufthavnen / Copenhagen Airport", leave the terminal on the other side of the metro exit to the large parking lot and then go to the roundabout at the end, next to McDonalds/Netto/Statoilit. Just after the roundabout there is a bus stop were the cars There are able stop, which makes it a good place to hitchhike from. You will also be able to keep an eye few on the gas station and hopefully spot some cars ramps with Swedish plates from that place. This hitchhiking spot has been used regularly by Öresund hitchhikers and was also the winning choice in gasstations but at all of them getting stuck happens somewhat easily, ofcourse you will always find a Copenhagen-Malmö hitchhiking competitionride somehow.If One option that can work well is if you are in heading further north and get a hurry you shouldn't accept rides that are shorter than Malmö, since ride towards Lund (20 km from the highway) it could be difficult is possible to catch a ride along accept the motorway. Always try rideoffer to stay out Lund and get dropped of Malmö's motorway network in the northwest end of Lund and if possible prefer hitchhhiing north west from Lund back to follow your driver into Malmö center if there's no other alternative. It's much better to hitchhike Malmö's good spot (McDonalds at Stockholmsvägen) than the highway system.If you want This works really well and quickly in comparison to travel further up in Sweden you should check out the advices given in the Sweden(Malmö)section.ringroad onramps.

=== West North towards [[RoskildeHelsingør]], [[FynSweden]] or , [[JyllandStockholm]] ===There are several ways of getting out of {{FULLPAGENAMEE}}. Just make sure you do not get stuck at Køge. If heading out of Denmark this way is not the quickest as most trucks will be heading south, and there aren't a lot of service stations before , [[HamburgGothenburg]]! Heading west you have the following options:===

==== Option 1: ====Catch either S-tog A, E or F and get off at ''Ny Ellebjerg'' station. Walk through the little alley on the south side of the station called 'Pylestikket'. Turn right on the main road and after a few hundred metres you'll reach the road ''Folehaven''. There you'll see a few traffic lights to slow down the cars. Cross the road and there's and plenty of space Another option for cars to pull over. If you don't have any luck along the road keep walking a few hundred metres and you'll see the petrol station mentioned before close going to the beginning of motorway 21, or try one of the many busstops.[[User:ColAlf|ColAlf]] experienced that this option Sweden is good when heading towards Roskilde or north to Helsingør and catching a the 20 minute ferry to Jutland Helsingborg from Sj. Odde or Kalundborg ([[#Ferry_between_Sj.C3.A6lland_and_Jylland|see below]]). If nobody stops, you could also walk some 100m behind the traffic light to the hard shoulder where the motorway begins. In case they are not going in the direction, where you want, ask them if they can drop you off at Karlslunde gas station - a good gas station, before the highway splits south and westthere.

===== Option 1a: =====[[File:Spot copenhagenTake bus 4A and get off at Vibenshus Runddel.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiking spot at ''Folehaven/Vigerslevvej'', an option is to stand on On Lyngbyvej the hard shoulder at the beginning cars have lots of the motorway you can see in the background]] An easier way to get space to stop, and the same spot mentioned in option 1 is to take bus ''#A1 Avedøre'' to ''Folehaven/Vigerslevvej''road becomes a highway shortly after. There' you'll see the crossing to ''Folehaven'' which is not at lot of traffic on the beginning of small on-ramps on the motorway 21. Additionally you can take way to Helsingör, so try to following busses also going that direction. Make sure you get out at ''Folehaven/Vigerslevvej'': bus ''#10 Flintholm St.'', ''#133 Avedøre St.'', ''#65E Avedøre St.'' There's a petrol station some meters before ride all the crossing. You'll also find a bus stop where you can stand on, or just pull out your thumb on the [[shoulder|hard shoulder]] next way from Copenhagen to the streetHelsingör. A sign saying the direction might be helpful. Keep in mind that traffic might be pretty fast here already, but nevertheless [[User:Platschi|platschi]] got rides here twice within 5 minutes. For this spot, see the image on the rightof use.

==== Option 2: =West towards [[Roskilde]], [[Fyn]] or [[Jylland]] ===Catch a regional train or the metro M1 and get off at ''Ørestad'' station. Walk across the parking area of Field's and you'll find the first on-ramp. Be aware that there are two on-ramps joining each other when heading west - make sure to be on the most busy one.

=== South towards [[Rødby]], [[Germany]] ===The quickest way to There are several ways of getting out of Copenhagen . Just make sure you do not get to mainland Europe is to get the ferry stuck at the port of Rødby, which sails to [[Puttgarden]] in [[Germany]]Køge. In case If you do get a ride in a carstuck at Køge, your best bet is the Tesla Supercharger Station behind the price gas station, or at the top of the ferry remains on ramp immediately east of the same for a car with up to 4 people, so last roundabout. Heading west you don't have to worry about any extra payments that the driver may have to make because of you.following options:

==== Option 1: ====Catch either S-tog A, E (sometimes its A depending on construction/late night trains) towards Køge or F and get off at ''KarlslundeNy Ellebjerg'' station. Walk platform through the opposite direction than little alley on the south side of the train goes and take stairs downstation called 'Pylestikket'. Under Turn right on the bridge take right, main road and then right again on after a roundabout. Ignore signs saying that motorway is in few hundred metres you'll reach the opposite direction - going this road ''Folehaven''. There you will end up in 'll see a bad place. Taking Karlslunde Strandvej walk for about 1.5km. On the second roundabout take right onto Karlslunde Mosevej, no clear sign to look for but there are two small restaurants here (Thai/Pizza), and Aldi. Walk another 1.5km few traffic lights to slow down the motorwaycars. If you are hitching south or west, you need to be on the right side of Cross the road, so cross under the motorway tunnel/bridge and turn left on the newly paved road. You will come up there's and plenty of space for cars to the motorway within a minutepull over.

An alternative option There's even a new official hitchhiking stop ("Blafferstoppested") close to get here with less walking is to go ''Folehaven 84'', but there are only few cars passing by. So better walk pass it a few hundred meters and you'll see the petrol station mentioned before close to Folehaven the beginning of motorway 21 (See option 3there is a traffic light, so the cars are slow) and hitch a short ride to Karlslunde gas stationor try one of the many busstops.

There used If nobody stops, you could also walk some 100m behind the traffic light to be an excellent bakery dumpster along the Mosevej hard shoulder where, but as of December 2013 it's lockedthe motorway begins. The bakery is run by kind peopleIn case they are not going in the direction, howeverwhere you want, ask for leftover bread and them if they can drop you'll surely be given something. There is a great dumpster right off at Karlslunde petrol station - a good petrol station, and before the Aldi's dumpster was open as well highway splits south and full of goodieswest.

Be aware the if you go wrong way you are in trouble[[File:Spot copenhagen. The highway jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiking spot at ''Folehaven/Vigerslevvej'', an option is four lane in this place and it's almost impossible to get a ride. There is a map stand on the hard shoulder at the beginning of the area motorway you can see in the train station.background]]

==== Option 2An easier way to get to the same spot mentioned in option 1 is to take bus ''#A1 Avedøre'' to ''Folehaven/Vigerslevvej''. There' you'll see the crossing to ''Folehaven'' which is the beginning of the motorway 21. Additionally you can take to following busses also going that direction. Make sure you get out at ''Folehaven/Vigerslevvej'': ====Take bus ''#10 Flintholm St.'', ''#133 Avedøre St.'', ''#65E Avedøre St.'' There's a petrol station some meters before the crossing. You'll also find a bus stop where you can stand on, or just pull out your thumb on the hard shoulder next to the street. A sign saying the S-tog E towards Køge and hop off at Ølbydirection might be helpful. Keep in mind that traffic might be pretty fast here already

Here at this T-junction trucks and One way out of Copenhagen which we found quite quick was to catch the suburban train from Copenhagen Central Statio to Tärnby. There is an entrance to the E20 headed west there, on the same side of the road as the train station. There is not lots of space to stop but as there are traffic lights the cars coming from both petrol stations pass by and if you are dressed nice going slow and in a youngish manner you might get picked up in less than 30 minutes. It is important chance to remember that see you are trying to go to Rødby.

Some km later there is Catch a big gas regional train or the metro M1 and get off at ''Ørestad'' station where . Walk across the parking area of Field's and you can look for foreign cars'll find the first on-ramp. Be aware that there are two on-ramps joining each other when heading west make sure to be on the most busy one.

It cost around 29 kr. (3=== South towards [[Rødby]],90 euro) to walk on the ferry.[[Germany]] ===

=== Ferry between [[Sjælland]] Use one of the before mentioned options for going west, or another good option is to take the S-train to Sydhavn and [[Jylland]] ===Hitching a ferry between [[Sjælland]] and [[Jylland]] is possiblewalk south on the Sydhavnsgade, toothere will be places for cars to stop next to the road, as you don't pay per person but per car on at the Circle K petrol station or at the ferry. Option #1 mentioned [[#West_towards_Roskildebusstop (Sluseholmen).2C_Fyn_or_Jylland|above]] There is probably a big petrol station called ''Karlslunde V'' before the best way for getting a car motorway splits towards Holbæk west and further on to Sjsouth. Odde or Kalundborg. Ferry timetables If you get a driver going west, you can be found at [http://wwwjump off here, and find a car going towards ''Rødby''.mols-linien.dk/english Mols-Linien] but they run quite frequently. Be aware Have in mind that the ferry from Kalundborg is very slow (about 3 hours to Aarhus)most people are going west.

Copenhagen's public transportation system It is one of Europe's easiest preferable to use for free. All find a car going with the S-Trains and Metros can be entered without having ferry to cross any gates, the only thing to watch out for are ticket inspectors. Those usually wear a uniform on the Metro and sometimes do on S-Trains. Chances are not very high that theyGermany before reaching 'll show up, but they exist. When you see them, just run away from them and leave the train asap, pretending not to understand etc. Although they do, they are legally not allowed to hold you, but they can block your path. If they can't check whether the address youRødby're telling them is correct or if you're a foreigner (and not really under an obligation to pay any fines anyway), they might try to take as the money you have with ferry operator sometimes will tell you, so better (pretend to) not have money for paying this. [i had to pay 700 dkk -hf]. Using public transportation isgo away, by the way, an excellent way to get through Copenhagen if youeven though it're travelling between Sweden and s before the South/Westcheck in.

Copenhagen is a city whose dumpsters are a generous source of food. Ask the locals or check out trashwiki for more informationMost trucks going anywhere in Europe (including Great Britain) will go this way.

There's spots where you can camp Both from Malmö, Sweden, and where there's usually some tents near Christianiafrom Hamburg, againLübeck oder Rostock, ask around.CHRISTIANIA INHABITANTS ARE OFFICIALLY NOT WELCOMING CAMPERSGermany, THEY CAN BE RUDE AND THERE'S A HUGE PANEL WRITTEN NO CAMPING INSIDE. The only way can be find and ask it is a good idea to get out of the right people going far away from car at the villageCopenhagen airport. Rumors and stories of bad episodes plus general people attitude when you ask them for tips..doesn't really push From there you can get to trythe city center by metro.Tickets are 35 DKK (about 4,60 €).other places are better!

Or if it's cold/rainy outside Hitching a ferry between [[Sjælland]] and [[Jylland]] is possible, too, as you can try sleeping on the 3rd floor of Fielddon's mall, t pay per person but per car on the bottom of the exhibition area where the lift leaves you facing, just in front of Ørestad metro/train stopferry. Option #1 mentioned [[http://hitchwiki#West_towards_Roskilde.org/en/User:Sevetse Sevetse2C_Fyn_or_Jylland|above]]slept there on is probably the best way for getting a Friday night car towards Holbæk and no one ever came further on to disturb, not even for cleaning (which they might do sometimes)Sj. There is free wifi and toilets open all night longOdde or Kalundborg. Ferry timetables can be found at [http://hitchwikiwww.orgmols-linien.dk/en/User:Sevetse Sevetseenglish Mols-Linien] slept on big cushions available at but they run quite frequently. Be aware that the timeferry from Kalundborg is very slow (about 3 hours to Aarhus).