The Copenhagen Harbour Buses (

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: Københavns Havnebusser) is a system of water buses along the harbourfront of

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, operated by Movia which also operates the city’s regular buses. There are four vessels: Holmen, Bryggen, Nordhavn and Nyhavn. The Harbour Buses are integrated into the Copenhagen

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system with the same payment system as buses,

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or DSB trains.

Routes and stops

The Copenhagen Harbour Buses network has three routes, serving a total of 11 different

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along the harbourfront, seven on

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-side and four on

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-side. The line network was rationalised in the 2010s, with the former lines 901, 902 and 904 merged into one line running the entire span of the harbour, using two different numbers depending on the direction. The Opera shuttle line was retained, but renamed from 903 to 993.

991 & 992

Route
991
and
992
serves the following busstops in opposite directions, 991 going south and 992 going north through the harbour. The following are the stops on both lines in the running order of the 991 (southwards) - 992 does the same stops in reverse direction: * Orientkaj * Refshaleøen *

Nordre Toldbod Nordre Toldbod is a waterfront area in Copenhagen, Denmark, located at the north end of Larsens Plads and just south of Kastellet. It takes its name after the custom house or ''toldbod'' which used to be located in the area. Most of the historic ...

* Holmen North *

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Nyhavn Nyhavn (; New Harbour) is a 17th-century waterfront, canal and entertainment district in Copenhagen, Denmark. Stretching from Kongens Nytorv to the harbour front just south of the Royal Playhouse, it is lined by brightly coloured 17th and early 1 ...

Knippelsbro Knippelsbro (English: Knippel Bridge) is a bascule bridge across the Inner Harbour of Copenhagen, Denmark, connecting Børsgade (English: Stock Exchange Street) on Zealand-side Slotsholmen to Torvegade (English: Market Street) on Christianshavn. ...

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Bryggebroen Bryggebroen ( lit.: ''The Quay Bridge'') is one of the new bicycle/pedestrian bridges in Copenhagen inner harbour and is a combined pedestrian and bicyclist bridge directed east-west. The bridge is joined to ''Kalvebod Brygge'' and Cykelslangen ...

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Enghave Brygge Enghave Brygge (English: Enghave Quay) is a waterfront area in the Southern Docklands of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located between Teglholmen to the south and Kalvebod Brygge to the north. Currently an abandoned industrial site, a plan for its r ...

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993

Rout
993
serves as a shuttle service between Nyhavn, Experimentarium and the Opera, Monday-Friday from 9-18, and between the Opera and Nyhavn only between 18-23.

Gallery

File:Copenhagen water taxi.jpg , A Copenhagen Harbour Bus File:Copenhagen Harbour Buses - Knippelsbro terminal.jpg, The terminal at Knippelsbro

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External links

Movia on the Harbour Buses
Transport in Copenhagen Water transport in Denmark Port of Copenhagen Water taxis

Routes and stops

991 & 992

993

Gallery

See also

References

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