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Øresund train to København HorBus 5C?

The short answer

For one traveler they cost the same. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Øresund train to København H is quicker: 13 min against 38 min. The Bus 5C varies between 35 and 38 minutes.

Øresund train to København H: Runs all night. Bus 5C: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in DKK. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersØresund train to København HBus 5CDifference
1DKK 30DKK 30same
2DKK 60DKK 60same
3DKK 90DKK 90same
4DKK 120DKK 120same
5DKK 150DKK 150same
6DKK 180DKK 180same
7DKK 210DKK 210same
8DKK 240DKK 240same

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Where each one leaves you
regional · Öresundståg (run by VR Sverige for Skånetrafiken), on a DOT ticketØresund train to København H
From
The railway station under Terminal 3 — read the screens for the track, and board a train for København H or Østerport, not one for Sweden
To
København H in 13 minutes, via Tårnby and Ørestad; Nørreport 5 minutes later, then Østerport
Luggage
Intercity-style trains with racks and space by the doors.
Runs
All night
Journey
13 min

The same platforms serve Malmö. Trains toward Sweden and trains toward København H share the station under Terminal 3; the airport's page says to read the screens in Terminal 3 for the track. A wrong choice here ends at a passport check.

Every 15 minutes from 05:00 to about midnight, then 00:01, 01:12, 01:57, 02:57, 03:57 and 04:30 every night of the week, from the Öresundståg timetable valid to 12 December 2026.

The airport says there are no ticket sales on board and a fine without a valid ticket; buy at the DSB machines or counter in Terminal 3 or in the DSB or Rejsebillet app.

Same time as the metro to a different station: 13 minutes to København H against 13 to Kongens Nytorv. At night the metro is the shorter wait — every 8 or 20 minutes against hourly.

Øresund train to København H: price for every party size →

The airport's train page
bus · Movia, on a DOT ticketBus 5C
From
The 5C stop "Københavns Lufthavn" on Ellehammersvej, the road in front of the terminals
To
Hovedbanegården (Tivoli) in 35 minutes and Rådhuspladsen in 38, down Amagerbrogade and over Langebro
Luggage
An articulated city bus; standing room and no racks.
Runs
All night
Journey
35–38 min

Three times the metro's journey for the same price. It earns its place for the night and for addresses along Amagerbrogade, Sundbyvester Plads and Amagerbro.

DOT's night table: "Sundbyvester Plads – Lufthavnen: Hver time alle ugens dage" — the airport leg is hourly all night, every night. The half-hourly night frequency applies only to the inner section.

Journey time is Rejseplanen's for a mid-morning run; DOT publishes frequency but not duration, and Movia does not publish one either.

Bus 5C: price for every party size →

DOT's night-bus table

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