Is There a Train From Copenhagen to the Louisiana Museum?
Yes: the Kystbanen coastal train reaches Humlebaek in about 40 minutes, then a short walk to Louisiana. Lines, stations, frequency and the Copenhagen Card, explained.
By Anders Nielsen, Copenhagen Museums Specialist & Cultural Guide
At Copenhagen Central, head for the platforms on the coastal side and look for a train signed toward Helsingor. That is the whole trick to reaching Louisiana. No line changes, no shuttle at the far end, no timetable gymnastics. One train hugs the Oresund north, and about forty minutes later you step off a few streets from one of the finest museums in the country.
Is there a train from Copenhagen to the Louisiana Museum?
Yes. The Kystbanen coastal line runs from Copenhagen Central to Humlebaek in about 40 minutes, and Louisiana sits a flat 10 to 15 minute walk from that station. Trains leave several times an hour, so there is no rare departure to plan around, and the Copenhagen Card covers the fare.
That is the short version, and for most visitors it is the only version they need. The train is frequent, direct and inexpensive, and it drops you close enough that walking is the obvious choice. What follows is the detail: which line, which station, how often it runs, and how the whole thing folds into a Copenhagen Card if you are already carrying one. For the wider day, from timings to what to see once you arrive, I keep a step-by-step Louisiana day trip guide.
Which train line goes to Humlebaek?
The line is the Kystbanen, the coastal railway that runs north from Copenhagen along the Oresund toward Helsingor. It stops at Humlebaek, the station for Louisiana, roughly 40 minutes from Copenhagen Central. You board a Helsingor-bound train, stay on it the whole way, and step off at Humlebaek. No changes are needed.
The Kystbanen, a name that simply means the coast line, is a regional service rather than the city S-train, though it leaves from the same central stations. That is what trips people up at first. You are standing on a familiar platform, but the train you want carries on well past the suburbs to the north. The two things to hold in your head are the destination on the front of the train, Helsingor, and the stop you are counting down to, Humlebaek.
Because it runs along the coast, the ride itself is part of the pull. Once the train clears the city it follows the water for long stretches, past marinas and low woods, with Sweden a grey line across the sound. You can check live departures, platforms and any weekend engineering changes on the national railway's journey planner at the DSB site before you set off. Here is how the main city stations compare as starting points.
| Start station | Direction | Approx. time to Humlebaek | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen Central (Kobenhavn H) | Kystbanen toward Helsingor | ~40 min | 10-15 min walk |
| Norreport | Kystbanen toward Helsingor | ~35 min | 10-15 min walk |
| Osterport | Kystbanen toward Helsingor | ~33 min | 10-15 min walk |
| Hellerup | Kystbanen toward Helsingor | ~30 min | 10-15 min walk |
Where do you catch the train, and how often does it run?
You can board at Copenhagen Central, Norreport, Osterport or Hellerup, all of which the Kystbanen serves on its way north, so you rarely need to backtrack. Trains run several times an hour through the day, usually two to three departures each hour, which means you can turn up and travel rather than build the day around a single departure.
The convenience is really in the frequency. On a normal day you walk onto a platform, glance at the next Helsingor train, and go, with the next one along a short wait behind it. That matters more than it sounds, because it takes the pressure off the return. Miss one train back from Humlebaek and you are not stranded, you are waiting twenty minutes at a quiet coastal station with the sea in view.
A word on tickets if you are paying as you go rather than tapping a card. Buy from the machines or the ticket office at the city station before you board, since small coastal stops do not always sell paper tickets. Children under 12 travel free on public transport with a paying adult, which quietly trims the family cost of the trip before you have even reached the museum. For anyone weighing the full ticket-versus-card sums, my Copenhagen Card worth it guide runs the numbers for different group sizes.
Does the Copenhagen Card cover the train to Louisiana?
Yes, and it covers the museum too. The Copenhagen Card includes unlimited public transport across zones 1 to 99, and Humlebaek sits inside that range, so the return train is already paid for. Louisiana admission is on the card as well, which is why the day trip tips in the card's favour for anyone already using one in the city.
This is the detail that changes the maths. Bought on their own, a 2026 adult ticket to Louisiana is 145 DKK, with students at 130 DKK and under-18s free, and the return train comes on top. Fold in a Copenhagen Card and both disappear into one price. The 2026 Discover prices run from 589 DKK for 24 hours up to 1,419 DKK for 120 hours, and the same card covers whatever city museums you fit around the trip on the same day.
To reserve a slot for a busy weekend rather than join the queue at the desk, book Louisiana Museum of Modern Art ahead and check availability for your date. The current inclusions are listed on the Copenhagen Card site. Here is the short version of what the card does to the cost of the day.
| What you pay for | Without a card | With a Copenhagen Card |
|---|---|---|
| Return train to Humlebaek | Paid separately by fare | Included (zones 1-99) |
| Louisiana admission (adult) | 145 DKK | Included |
| City museums the same day | Full price each | Included |
How long is the walk from Humlebaek station?
About 10 to 15 minutes, and it is flat and signposted the whole way. You leave the station, follow the marked route through a quiet residential stretch, and reach the entrance without any steep sections. There is no shuttle bus, and with a walk this short you would not want one.
The route is genuinely easy. Signs point you toward Louisiana from the platform, and the path runs past front gardens and a small parade of shops before the museum appears among the trees. Most people cover it without thinking about it, though it is worth factoring the walk into your return timing rather than sprinting for a departure at the end of a long afternoon.
If you like to see the exact approach and parking layout before you travel, Louisiana keeps the details on its own getting-here page. The walk is also the reason I steer most people onto the train in the first place. Arriving on foot through the neighbourhood, then turning into the wooded grounds, is a far nicer entrance than a car park.
What if you would rather not take the train?
You can drive, and Louisiana has free parking, but the train is usually the smarter call: the coastal road is slower, and city parking often costs more than the fare. If the trip out feels like too much for your schedule or the weather turns, two central art museums scratch a similar itch without leaving town.
Driving is not wrong, just rarely worth it. The coastal road is pretty but slow, hotel parking in the city tends to cost more than a return rail fare, and the Kystbanen puts you within a short walk anyway. Unless you are already renting a car for a wider Zealand loop, the train wins on time, money and stress.
When the coast is too grey for a garden museum, or your days are simply too full for the round trip, stay central. The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek gathers ancient Mediterranean sculpture and a fine run of French and Danish painting around a domed winter garden of palms, right behind Tivoli, and it makes a lovely rainy-afternoon substitute.
For something closer in spirit to Louisiana's scale, Copenhagen Contemporary fills a former welding hall out on Refshaleoen with walk-into installation and light works, paired with the street-food stalls next door. Neither replaces the sea view, but both give you a strong art afternoon in the city. And if you are still deciding whether the trip out earns its place in a short break, I lay out an honest verdict in the blog on whether the Louisiana Museum is worth visiting.
So the answer to the title is a plain yes, with almost no complication attached. Board a Helsingor-bound Kystbanen train at any central station, ride the coast for about forty minutes, and walk the last quarter hour to the door.