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Islands & Island-Hopping in Denmark

Denmark spreads its towns across islands as much as mainland: the capital itself spills over onto Amager, with Zealand, Funen, and Bornholm beyond. Bridges carry most of the traffic. Sønderborg straddles the sound that separates Als from Jutland, Svendborg looks across to Tåsinge and the South Funen Archipelago, and ferries from Rønne tie granite Bornholm to the rest of the country.

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Can islands be visited without a private boat?

Almost always. Inhabited islands run scheduled ferries, and archipelago routes often work like bus lines with day tickets. The practical limit is frequency: the fewer the departures, the more the timetable, rather than the island, plans your day.

  1. Copenhagen

    Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

    Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark, set in eastern Denmark on the island of Zealand, facing the Øresund strait toward Sweden.

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  2. Aarhus

    Central Denmark · Denmark

    Aarhus is a harbour city in central Denmark, on the Jutland peninsula, the country's second city.

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  3. Odense

    Southern Denmark · Denmark

    Odense is the old cathedral city of the island of Funen, in central Denmark, birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen.

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  4. Roskilde

    Region Zealand · Denmark

    Roskilde is an old royal and cathedral city in eastern Denmark, on the island of Zealand west of Copenhagen.

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  5. Helsingør

    Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

    Helsingør is a ferry city in eastern Denmark, on the island of Zealand, where Kronborg guards the narrows of the Øresund strait.

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  6. Sønderborg

    Southern Denmark · Denmark

    Sønderborg is a town in southern Denmark, on the island of Als near the German border, the seat of Sønderborg Municipality.

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  7. Fredericia

    Southern Denmark · Denmark

    Fredericia is an old fortress town on the strait toward the island of Funen, in central Denmark.

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  8. Frederiksberg

    Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

    Frederiksberg is a municipality in eastern Denmark, on the island of Zealand, an enclave enclosed on every side by the surrounding city of Copenhagen.

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  9. Hillerød

    Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

    Hillerød is the centre of North Zealand in eastern Denmark, on the island of Zealand, built around the Renaissance Frederiksborg Slot.

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  10. Nykøbing Falster

    Region Zealand · Denmark

    Nykøbing Falster is the main town of the island of Falster, in the southern part of Region Zealand, in eastern Denmark.

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  11. Rønne

    Capital Region of Denmark · Denmark

    Rønne is the main town and ferry port of Bornholm, a granite island set out in the Baltic Sea east of the Danish mainland.

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  12. Kalundborg

    Region Zealand · Denmark

    Kalundborg is a harbour and ferry town in the north-western part of Region Zealand, in eastern Denmark.

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