Copenhagen Metro timetable and opening hours

There is no timetable to read: the Metro runs 24 hours a day, and this is how long you will actually wait at any hour of any day.

Checked: august 2026

24/7

never closes

2 min

at rush hour

3 min

daytime and weekends

8–20 min

overnight

How often the metro runs

How often trains run No timetable to read

When	A train every
Rush hour Rush hour, 07:00–09:00 and 14:00–18:00	every 2 minutes
Daytime, evening, weekend Daytime, evening and all weekend	every 3 minutes
Friday and Saturday nights Nights after Friday and Saturday, 01:00–07:00	every 8 minutes
Sunday to Thursday nights Nights after Sunday to Thursday, 01:00–07:00	every 20 minutes

Headways published by Metroselskabet, identical on all four lines. Nobody in Copenhagen consults a metro timetable — you turn up and the next train is minutes away.

Metro opening hours: it never closes

The Metro never closes 24 hours, 365 days

There is no last train in Copenhagen. The Metro runs around the clock every day of the year, including Christmas and New Year's Eve — one of only a handful of metro systems in the world that does. What changes at night is not whether trains run but how often.

Between 01:00 and 07:00 after a Friday or Saturday, trains come about every 8 minutes.
Between 01:00 and 07:00 on Sunday to Thursday nights, about every 20 minutes.
From 07:00 the daytime service resumes, and at rush hour trains are 2 minutes apart.

Planned works are the exception. Track and tunnel maintenance is done at night, and a stretch of line is sometimes closed for a few hours or a weekend, with replacement metro buses. Those closures are announced on m.dk — check before a late-night trip to the airport.

Next departures from your station

Pick a station to see what is coming, straight from Rejseplanen.

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How long each line takes end to end

End-to-end journey times

Line	Route	Stations	Riding time	Length
M1	Vanløse to Vestamager	15	23 min	13.9 km
M2	Vanløse to Lufthavnen	16	24 min	15.9 km
M3	the city circle	17	21 min	15.5 km
M4	Orientkaj to København Syd	13	21 min	13.5 km

Riding times are the operator's own journey times between the two end stations. Add the wait for your first train — at most three minutes during the day.

Timetable questions

What time does the Copenhagen Metro start and stop?

It does not stop. The Metro runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all year — there is no first or last train. The only change overnight is that trains come less often.

How often does the metro run at night?

Between 01:00 and 07:00 after a Friday or Saturday, roughly every 8 minutes. On Sunday to Thursday nights, roughly every 20 minutes. Outside those hours it is every 2–3 minutes.

Is there a metro timetable I can download?

No, and you do not need one. The Copenhagen Metro runs to a frequency rather than a timetable, which is why the platform screens count down minutes rather than listing departure times. For a specific journey, use the journey planner on this site or Rejseplanen.

Does the metro run on public holidays?

Yes, on the normal weekend frequency — including 24 and 31 December. Copenhagen is one of the few cities where you can get home from a New Year party by metro.

Are there ever closures?

Occasionally, for planned maintenance, usually at night or over a weekend and always on a limited stretch of one line. Replacement metro buses run when it happens. Planned changes are published in advance on m.dk.

How long do I have to wait for a connection?

At an interchange, the same as anywhere else on the network: 2–3 minutes during the day. Because M1 and M2 share tracks in the centre, and M3 and M4 share the central tunnel, those platforms see a train about every minute at busy times.