Nordic Countries - Rational to stay at Malmo for visiting Copenhagen?

Hi, guys, I'm asking this question on behalf of my friend. He's visiting Copenhagen in Sept and the problem is the accommodation in Copenhagen is too expensive, so he's thinking of staying at Malmo. What's the cheapest way to go to Malmo from Copenhagen? Do you think that he should stay at Malmo for visitng Copenhagen? He plan to visit Copenhagen for 3days, should he spend maybe 1 day in Malmo?

Thanks a lot=)
Regards=)

What's the cheapest way to go to Malmo from Copenhagen? Do you think that he should stay at Malmo for visitng Copenhagen? He plan to visit Copenhagen for 3days, should he spend maybe 1 day in Malmo?
Hitchhiking is the cheapest way, although I would take the train. :p How about one night in Copenhagen and one in Malmö? Would that make the average nightly rate ok?

Is 2days 1night enough to explore Copenhagen?

Hitchhiking is the cheapest way, although I would take the train. :p How about one night in Copenhagen and one in Malmö? Would that make the average nightly rate ok?

Is 2days 1night enough to explore Copenhagen?
Not to get a true feeling about the city, but enough for the Tivoli (evening), old harbour, Christiania and maybe even the Zoo.

Not to get a true feeling about the city, but enough for the Tivoli (evening), old harbour, Christiania and maybe even the Zoo.

Thanks for the advice and information=)

To be honest, I wouldn't do this.

There are some buses, but you'd probably end up going on the train, and the fares over the bridge aren't especially cheap (SEK106 each way). It's an easy and impressive journey, but it does take some time.

I'd look at alternatives in Copenhagen or in Denmark. If you're willing to travel to save money, it'll be cheaper to travel on the Danish side. Plus, there are some decent rates out there in Copenhagen: AirBnB has some very decent rates in the city, for one. Plus, you often get a bike thrown in (and I'd almost class that as an essential for the city!)

That's useful, thanks=)

To be honest, I wouldn't do this.

There are some buses, but you'd probably end up going on the train, and the fares over the bridge aren't especially cheap (SEK106 each way). It's an easy and impressive journey, but it does take some time.

I'd look at alternatives in Copenhagen or in Denmark. If you're willing to travel to save money, it'll be cheaper to travel on the Danish side. Plus, there are some decent rates out there in Copenhagen: AirBnB has some very decent rates in the city, for one. Plus, you often get a bike thrown in (and I'd almost class that as an essential for the city!)

airbnb.com has lots of CPH listings.^

To be honest, I wouldn't do this.

There are some buses, but you'd probably end up going on the train, and the fares over the bridge aren't especially cheap (SEK106 each way). It's an easy and impressive journey, but it does take some time.

I'd look at alternatives in Copenhagen or in Denmark. If you're willing to travel to save money, it'll be cheaper to travel on the Danish side. Plus, there are some decent rates out there in Copenhagen: AirBnB has some very decent rates in the city, for one. Plus, you often get a bike thrown in (and I'd almost class that as an essential for the city!)

Great advice.

The Copenhagen-Malmo trip over the bridge can be as low as around 85 SEK each way (for an individual traveling alone), if using the Swedish JOJO card system (but that requires being sent one from Sweden or picking up one there). And if having an around the Oresund ticket, unlimited crossings across the bridge in 48 hours become possible.

IIRC, doesn't the "around the sound" ticket (available only on Sweden) permit just one bridge crossing, and one crossing of the Helsingør-Helsingborg ferry?

Thanks for your information, can you please provide a link? What I saw online about the Oresund ticket is just one time crossing...Thanks a lot in advance=)

Great advice.

The Copenhagen-Malmo trip over the bridge can be as low as around 85 SEK each way (for an individual traveling alone), if using the Swedish JOJO card system (but that requires being sent one from Sweden or picking up one there). And if having an around the Oresund ticket, unlimited crossings across the bridge in 48 hours become possible.

The Jojo card is a smartcard, based on the Swedish side, but valid on the Øresund trains. It allows a discount on the standard one-way train fares:

http://www.skanetrafiken.se/templates/InformationPage.aspx?id=13848&epslanguage=EN

The "around the Sound" ticket is an excursion fare, intended for travellers based in Sweden to do a round-robin trip via Denmark, using the Helsingør ferry in one direction, and the Øresund bridge in the other, but which can be used for unlimited travel otherwise:

http://www.skanetrafiken.se/templates/InformationPage.aspx?id=14883&epslanguage=EN

Both can only be bought in Sweden.

Thanks a lot for your information. So those this 'around the sound' ticket valid for taking public transport from Helsingborg to Malmo and from Copenhagen to Helsingör?

Thanks in advance,
Regards=)

The Jojo card is a smartcard, based on the Swedish side, but valid on the Øresund trains. It allows a discount on the standard one-way train fares:

http://www.skanetrafiken.se/templates/InformationPage.aspx?id=13848&epslanguage=EN

The "around the Sound" ticket is an excursion fare, intended for travellers based in Sweden to do a round-robin trip via Denmark, using the Helsingør ferry in one direction, and the Øresund bridge in the other, but which can be used for unlimited travel otherwise:

http://www.skanetrafiken.se/templates/InformationPage.aspx?id=14883&epslanguage=EN

Both can only be bought in Sweden.

Thanks a lot for your information. So those this 'around the sound' ticket valid for taking public transport from Helsingborg to Malmo and from Copenhagen to Helsingör?

Thanks in advance,
Regards=)

Yes. It is good only for one ferry crossing as a practical matter but works out for unlimited bridge crossings within the period.

The Jojo card is a smartcard, based on the Swedish side, but valid on the Øresund trains. It allows a discount on the standard one-way train fares:

http://www.skanetrafiken.se/templates/InformationPage.aspx?id=13848&epslanguage=EN

The "around the Sound" ticket is an excursion fare, intended for travellers based in Sweden to do a round-robin trip via Denmark, using the Helsingør ferry in one direction, and the Øresund bridge in the other, but which can be used for unlimited travel otherwise:

http://www.skanetrafiken.se/templates/InformationPage.aspx?id=14883&epslanguage=EN

Both can only be bought in Sweden.

The jojo card also discounts travel by public buses.

The jojo cards are sold internationally, just not by Skanetrafiken and are a gray market.

Around the sound tickets were also sold by the Copenhagen Visitors Center and maybe still are.

I thought we can cross the bridge in one direction for unlimited times and take the ferry in the other direction for unlimited times with the Around the Sound ticket?

So, if I'm staying in Malmo, with this Around the Sound ticket, I will take the bridge to Copenhagen and take the ferry from Helsingor to Helsingborg. So, does this ticket include the transport for me to go from Copenhagen to Helsingor and from Helsingborg to Malmo? If not, how could I get from Copenhagen to Helsingor?

Thanks=)

Yes. It is good only for one ferry crossing as a practical matter but works out for unlimited bridge crossings within the period.

I thought we can cross the bridge in one direction for unlimited times and take the ferry in the other direction for unlimited times with the Around the Sound ticket?

So, if I'm staying in Malmo, with this Around the Sound ticket, I will take the bridge to Copenhagen and take the ferry from Helsingor to Helsingborg. So, does this ticket include the transport for me to go from Copenhagen to Helsingor and from Helsingborg to Malmo? If not, how could I get from Copenhagen to Helsingor?

Thanks=)

The ticket only has one Scandlines voucher on it that gets removed when at the ferry terminal and boarding it. Nothing gets removed when taking the trains across the bridge. At least that is my experience on these tickets in the last two years.

When I spent a short week in the area, I stayed at the Hilton in Malmo which was about 60% of the Hilton in Copenhagen. That plus the Around the Sound ticket and buses across the bridge saved me a ton of Kroner, both Swedish and Danish. :D

Cheers

I thought we can cross the bridge in one direction for unlimited times and take the ferry in the other direction for unlimited times with the Around the Sound ticket?

So, if I'm staying in Malmo, with this Around the Sound ticket, I will take the bridge to Copenhagen and take the ferry from Helsingor to Helsingborg. So, does this ticket include the transport for me to go from Copenhagen to Helsingor and from Helsingborg to Malmo? If not, how could I get from Copenhagen to Helsingor?

Thanks=)

Seems you didn't get an answer for the second part of the question?
Yes, transport included!

This ticket includes unlimited travel for 2 days in all of Skåne region (Ø-train, Påga-train, city busses, regional busses). In Denmark valid on Ø-train ONLY on the costal route (between Copenhagen and Helsingør) and on copenhagen metro and Movia busses.

Info unfortunately only in swedish (http://www.skanetrafiken.se/templates/InformationPage.aspx?id=2989&epslanguage=EN)

Sorry for troubling, it's clear now=) Thanks a lot.

Seems you didn't get an answer for the second part of the question?
Yes, transport included!

This ticket includes unlimited travel for 2 days in all of Skåne region (Ø-train, Påga-train, city busses, regional busses). In Denmark valid on Ø-train ONLY on the costal route (between Copenhagen and Helsingør) and on copenhagen metro and Movia busses.

Info unfortunately only in swedish (http://www.skanetrafiken.se/templates/InformationPage.aspx?id=2989&epslanguage=EN)