Having never seen the tv series of the same name we crossed the bridge by train which was a bit of an anti-climax as the train travels under the road so the views are restricted.Get off at Malmo for a photo opportunity
This is a beatiful bridge, cum tunnel and man-made island. The eye-sweeping bridge contruction is best seen from the water, or from the Malmoe side. The ride by car over the bridge beats the train ride as cars go on top, trains on a lower level. The tunnel is just as exciting as other tunnels, but try to get a glimpse of the man-made island between the bridge and the tunnel. No public entrance is allowed, unless you have connections in the zoological or botanical institutions in the Universities of Lund or Copenhagen, where a close look on all animal or weed species appearing on this island
The bridge takes you from copenhagen to malmo sweden by train around 20-30 minutes. Part of the journey you are in a tunnel under water and then you run alongside the sea until you reach malmo. Once in malmo you can take a walk along the sea front and get a great view of the bridge in the distance. You can also view the turning torso which in an unusal shaped residential apartment block. I was there in the winter and it was rather cold but this would be a super place to spend more time in better tempertures.The price of the train was around £7 return. I think a family ticket worked out cheaper for 2 of us.
The bridge itself is a great photo-op from the shore. We were heading over to Sweden for a couple of days, so we also had the opportunity for soak int he views from on the bridge and from the Swedish shore (just north of the bridge). I must say, we did enjoy the views from Sweden (Sibbarpsfältet) more and it was a great place to watch the sunset! If you only want to see the bridge, the view from Sweden is not worth the bridge tolls, but if you are planning to go to Sweden anyway, definitely take 20 min. to take some pictures.
We wanted to go, experience it. It is so close from Copenhagen to Sweden :-) Also we wanted to experience this bridge because we loved Tv serie Bron/Bridge. We took a bus, stepped first station out and then walked to Bron as close as possible and then by walk to Malmo. Do not do that in february, it is freezing very much. Anyway the bridge is huge.
The 16 km/10 mile bridge and tunnel links Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen, with Sweden’s third largest city, Malmö, and takes both car and rail traffic. A one-way ticket (BroPass) across the bridge for a car shorter than approx. 19 feet/6 meters costs SEK 179. Direct rail services to other cities in Sweden, including Stockholm, also operate across the bridge. Øreund Bridge opened in 2000 and since then thousands of cars and trains have crossed the strait between Denmark and Sweden. The bridge consists of both a bridge, a tunnel and the artificial island Peberholmen. Combined it adds up to a total length of 15.9 km.
We used this bridge on our way to Malmo by bus. It gives travellers good views of the sea as well as small settlements around the borders of Denmark and Sweden. Interesting link between the 2 countries.
The crossing between Denmark and Sweden via the Oresund crossing is well worth the experience. Have done this both by rail and road, with the road being the more interesting route, as you ride over the "top deck".
Interesting drive that links Sweden to Denmark, starting with a bridge and through a tunnel. Worth the look.
This is a brilliant modern day bridge connecting Copenhagen to Malmo by road and rail, making them virtually twin cities. It is possibly to live in one city and make a quick 40 minute commute to the other city.