998
Københavnerruten
4,7 km
1 road authorities
2022 launch year
C98 Københavnerruten
Existing routes
Route length
4,7 km
Municipalities and road authorities
Copenhagen
Københavnerruten runs from Øresund station on cycle paths on the old Amagerbane and along Uplandsgade and Vermlandsgade on to Christmas Møllers Plads. From here the route continues on Langebro and H.C. Andersens Boulevard to the City Hall Square.
See a video cycle-through of the route here:
About the route
The Københavnerruten is a ring route running south of the moats of Christianshavn in Copenhagen Municipality that connects eastern Amager with inner city Copenhagen. The route makes up a good cycling connection between Amager Beachpark, through Kløvermarken and to Rådhuspladsen. The route additionally passes business areas alongside Amager Boulevard and H.C. Andersens Boulevard.
The route connects
The route connects the areas Amager Strandpark, Kløvermarken, Amagerbro, Christmas Møllers Plads, Langebro and Rådhuspladsen.
Transport nodes
The route passes:
- Copenhagen Central (InterCity train, regional train, S-train and metro)
Facts about the route
Increases
There has on Københavnerruten been an increase of 249% in bicycle traffic from before the route was established until 2024.
14% of the new cyclists said that they previously commuted by car in the evaluation of the route from 2022.
On the 16 established cycle superhighways there has been an average 87% increase in bicycle traffic from before the routes were established until 2024.
Trips
A trip on Københavnerruten is in average 6.3 kilometers per trip.
90% bikes on the route daily or several times a week.
On the complete cycle superhighway network consisting of 16 routes the average trip is 12 kilometers.
Health
For commuters on the cycle superhighway, exercise is the primary motivation for choosing the bicycle.
Satisfaction with the route
The overall satisfaction with the route scores 3.9 on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being the best.
Funding
The route cost 10.3 million DKK to build.
