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M2 metroorBus 164 to Oceankaj, by metro M2 and M4?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The M2 metro reaches Kongens Nytorv and Nørreport on the metro, København H on the train — the ends of Strøget; the Bus 164 to Oceankaj, by metro M2 and M4 does not. Ends at the Ocean Quay cruise terminal in Nordhavn, not in the centre; it does not serve Langelinie or Nordre Toldbod.

The M2 metro is quicker: 13 min against 40 min.

M2 metro: Runs all night. Bus 164 to Oceankaj, by metro M2 and M4: 06:00–23:15.

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.
TravelersM2 metroBus 164 to Oceankaj, by metro M2 and M4Difference
1DKK 30DKK 30same
2DKK 60DKK 60same
3DKK 90DKK 90same
4DKK 120DKK 120same
5DKK 150DKK 150same
6DKK 180DKK 180same
7DKK 210DKK 210same
8DKK 240DKK 240same

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
M2 · Copenhagen Metro (Metroselskabet), on a DOT ticketM2 metro
From
The metro station at the end of Terminal 3, above ground
To
Kongens Nytorv in 13 minutes (change for M3 and M4) and Nørreport in 15, via Christianshavn
Luggage
Driverless trains with open floors; busy at peak.
Runs
All night
Journey
13 min

Three zones, not four. Zone 4 to zone 1 is a three-zone ticket at kr. 30 under DOT's ring-zone rule; the metro's own page says you pay for a maximum of three zones. The four-zone ticket at kr. 40 is valid and wasteful.

It runs every night of the week: every 8 minutes after Friday and Saturday, every 20 after Sunday to Thursday, between 01:00 and 07:00. Every 2 minutes in the peaks and 3 the rest of the day.

Journey times are Rejseplanen's: 13 minutes to Kongens Nytorv and 15 to Nørreport. Metroselskabet says "14 minutes to the centre" without naming a station; the airport says 15 to Nørreport.

This ticket does not cross the bridge. For Malmö you need an Øresund ticket from the airport, and a different train.

M2 metro: price for every party size

Metroselskabet's M2 page
M2M416425 · Copenhagen Metro and Movia, on a DOT ticketBus 164 to Oceankaj, by metro M2 and M4
From
The metro station at the end of Terminal 3, above ground
To
Oceankaj, the Ocean Quay cruise terminal, by bus from Orientkaj metro station
Luggage
Driverless metro trains with open floors; the buses are ordinary city buses.
Runs
06:00–23:15
Journey
40 min

Three vehicles on one ticket: change at Kongens Nytorv from the M2 to the M4 towards Orientkaj, then at Orientkaj to the bus. Bus 164 shows Ballerup St. on its sign, not Oceankaj.

Bus 164 runs all year but not all night; the last one reaches Oceankaj at 00:30 on weekdays. After that the metro takes you to Orientkaj, and a taxi must do the last stretch.

Bus 164 to Oceankaj, by metro M2 and M4: price for every party size

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