Place · Nyhavn, Kongens Nytorv & Amalienborg
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The royal residence and its octagonal square: the museum rooms are an hour indoors; the guard change at midday draws a crowd.
Key facts
- Time on site
- 50–70 min
- p95 100 min
- Price
- on site
- Hours
- unknown
- Best time
- morning
- quietest window
- 28″ bags
- Painful
- Nyhavn, Kongens Nytorv & Amalienborg: painful
- Getting there
- Walk from Nyhavn along the harbour
- Queue: switch at 15 min
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Plan
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Time on site
Minimum
30min
Worthwhile
50min
Typical
70min
p95
100min
Opening days and hours vary; the weekly closing day is not printed until verified.
On the ground
Getting in, crowds, and where to go if it does not work
Getting in
- Stop
- Walk from Nyhavn along the harbour
- Exit
- —
- Ticket
- on site · official site
- Stairs
- note: none of note
- Shoes
- Shoes on.
Crowds and switching
- Crowd clock
- Crowd builds before the midday guard change.
- Sensory load
- 3/5
- Exposure
- medium
- Queue rule
- Switch if the queue passes 15 min; come back when under 5.
Bailouts
crowd
Nyhavn quay
heat
Stay inside the museum
Nearest rescue anchor: A — Nyhavn quay benches (field-verify)
Combine in the same cluster
- Nyhavn quay
Deep dive
Questions, what is nearby, photos and sources
Questions and answers
No questions answered here yet.
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- ClusterNyhavn, Kongens Nytorv & Amalienborg10 m · 1 min walk
- ClusterRosenborg & Nørreport730 m · 12 min walk
- ClusterStrøget & the Latin Quarter920 m · 15 min walk
- Sleep areaIndre By (Inner City)1.1 km · 18 min walk
- ClusterTivoli & Central Station1.4 km · 22 min walk
- Sleep areaVesterbro & Central Station1.9 km · 31 min walk
Sources
- officialRoyal Danish Collection