https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed From May 1st it will be possible for the first time in ten years to get a direct train from Copenhagen to Prague via Berlin. The full journey is expected to take 11 hours, or 7 hours between Copenhagen and Berlin. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260430/first-train-in-a-decade-between-copenhagen-berlin-and-prague-to-depart-on-friday Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:19:42 +0200 first-train-in-a-decade-between-copenhagen-berlin-and-prague-to-depart-on-friday The expansion of Copenhagen Airport train station is complete, meaning that ten more trains an hour can depart from the station from April 27th. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260427/new-platforms-at-copenhagen-airport-mean-ten-more-trains-an-hour Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:34:21 +0200 new-platforms-at-copenhagen-airport-mean-ten-more-trains-an-hour From late spring, Germany will see the launch of new direct trains from Dresden, Berlin and Hamburg to the Danish capital. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260420/new-direct-trains-from-germany-to-copenhagen-to-launch-this-spring Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:52:00 +0200 new-direct-trains-from-germany-to-copenhagen-to-launch-this-spring In October, Swiss national railways (SBB) announced the launch, in April 2026, of a night train connecting Basel with the Swedish city of Malmö, and had even started to sell tickets for this route. This move, however, was premature. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251210/planned-night-train-service-between-switzerland-and-sweden-scrapped Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:35:34 +0100 planned-night-train-service-between-switzerland-and-sweden-scrapped Environmental campaign group Greenpeace has slammed the fact that budget flights between destinations in Europe are still often significantly cheaper than travelling by train. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250822/unfair-budget-flights-in-europe-up-to-26-times-cheaper-than-train-routes Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:32:46 +0200 unfair-budget-flights-in-europe-up-to-26-times-cheaper-than-train-routes A new train connecting Copenhagen to Prague through stops in Germany will allow travellers to reach the Czech capital in around 11 hours. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250707/new-international-train-to-run-from-copenhagen-through-germany Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:29:46 +0200 new-international-train-to-run-from-copenhagen-through-germany The maiden run of a sleeper train from Brussels to Venice ended well short of its destination on Thursday, in a telling tale of the troubles of cross-Europe rail travel. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250206/venice-sleeper-train-setback-reveals-europes-rail-troubles Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:51:14 +0100 venice-sleeper-train-setback-reveals-europes-rail-troubles The EU is launching a new effort to simplify cross-border train travel. The idea is to make it possible for passengers to travel through different European countries with one single ticket. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241111/eu-in-new-push-to-make-european-train-travel-easier-with-single-ticket-plan Mon, 11 Nov 2024 13:28:40 +0100 eu-in-new-push-to-make-european-train-travel-easier-with-single-ticket-plan Troubled German rail operator Deutsche Bahn announced Friday the sale of its logistics unit Schenker to Danish group DSV for €14.3 billion as it focuses on overhauling Germany's creaking train infrastructure. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240913/german-rail-operator-deutsche-bahn-sells-logistics-unit-to-danish-group Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:34:30 +0200 german-rail-operator-deutsche-bahn-sells-logistics-unit-to-danish-group Travelling from Sweden to the UK and back by train via stops in Denmark, Germany, Belgium and France is no easy feat. But The Local's Richard Orange and his two kids managed to do it back in 2022. Here's the advice he gave for other travellers hoping to avoid the planes back then. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220629/something-always-goes-wrong-what-i-learned-taking-the-train-through-europe-with-two-kids Wed, 29 Jun 2022 12:59:43 +0200 something-always-goes-wrong-what-i-learned-taking-the-train-through-europe-with-two-kids Swedish train operator SJ has announced it will halt all train services between Malmö and Copenhagen from July 3rd to August 4th due to a shortage of trains. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240704/sj-suspends-malmo-copenhagen-train-service-this-summer Thu, 04 Jul 2024 10:43:29 +0200 sj-suspends-malmo-copenhagen-train-service-this-summer Denmark is one of the most expensive countries in the world for owning a car, its public transport is one of the best, and if you want to cycle, it's mostly flat. There are few places where it makes more sense to ditch your car. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240510/do-you-really-need-to-own-a-car-living-in-denmark Fri, 10 May 2024 18:35:59 +0200 do-you-really-need-to-own-a-car-living-in-denmark Travelling by train on certain routes in Europe can be twice as expensive as taking a plane, even if flying is far worse for the climate, Greenpeace has denounced. But on some common routes, the train is still the most affordable option. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230725/on-which-popular-routes-in-europe-is-train-travel-cheaper-than-flying Tue, 25 Jul 2023 18:04:22 +0200 on-which-popular-routes-in-europe-is-train-travel-cheaper-than-flying Looking to travel outside of Denmark this summer, but want to avoid the latest flight chaos? Take advantage of Denmark's train network to explore Europe. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220706/where-can-you-travel-by-international-train-from-denmark-this-summer Wed, 06 Jul 2022 18:15:00 +0200 where-can-you-travel-by-international-train-from-denmark-this-summer Plans for a new rail service running from Oslo and stopping in Gothenburg, Malmö and Copenhagen before arriving in Hamburg are in the works, Swedish state-owned rail operator SJ has said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230202/new-train-service-through-norway-sweden-and-denmark-to-hamburg-planned Thu, 02 Feb 2023 13:57:16 +0100 new-train-service-through-norway-sweden-and-denmark-to-hamburg-planned The Snälltåget service, running from Malmö in Sweden via Høje Taastrup, Odense and Kolding in Denmark, to Salzburg, Innsbruck and other ski resorts in the Austrian alps, will start on Thursday December 22nd, 2022, running once a week until March 18th 2023. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221020/swedens-snalltaget-to-offer-night-trains-to-austria-via-denmark Thu, 20 Oct 2022 17:44:38 +0200 swedens-snalltaget-to-offer-night-trains-to-austria-via-denmark Planning to travel by train across Europe but not sure where to start? Here are the best websites to help make it happen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220929/revealed-the-best-websites-for-cross-europe-train-travel Thu, 29 Sep 2022 15:20:01 +0200 revealed-the-best-websites-for-cross-europe-train-travel Is train travel in Europe up to scratch if people want a greener option to flying? Rail expert Jon Worth travelled 30,000km on 186 different trains across the continent to find out. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220831/we-are-supposed-to-be-borderless-why-train-travel-in-europe-is-not-up-to-speed Wed, 31 Aug 2022 18:49:55 +0200 we-are-supposed-to-be-borderless-why-train-travel-in-europe-is-not-up-to-speed Danish transport company Arriva has said it will offer counselling to any passengers who may be affected after a train appeared to narrowly avert a serious incident. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220829/danish-rail-passengers-offered-counselling-after-earth-crumbles-under-track Mon, 29 Aug 2022 14:07:53 +0200 danish-rail-passengers-offered-counselling-after-earth-crumbles-under-track Hoping to do his bit for the planet, perhaps save some money and avoid spending any time in airports, The Local's Ben McPartland decided to travel 2,000km with his family across Europe by train - not plane. Here's how he got on on and would he recommend it? https://www.thelocal.dk/20220811/yes-train-travel-across-europe-is-far-better-than-flying-even-with-kids Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:55:07 +0200 yes-train-travel-across-europe-is-far-better-than-flying-even-with-kids