Klippekort

Reading a klippekort is easy when you understand a few things. Look at the enlarged photo below and I will explain how you make sense out of it.

The "1745" on the klippekort represents the time the card was stamped in the machine. The time will always be in 24-hour (or military) time. So this would be 5:45 PM.

The "01" is the day of the month: the 1st

The "XI" is the 11th month or November. Roman numerals are used. I,II, III, IV, etc.

"0004" is the zone in which the card was stamped. This one was stamped at the airport, which is in Zone 4.

"666" is the machine that it was stamped in.

So from the above ticket you can see that I traveled from Zone 4 on November 1st at 5:45 in the evening and again used my ticket at 5:00 AM to travel from Zone 4 on the 2nd of November.

Notice that when the card is clipped that a small piece of card is removed from the left side of the card. The next time I clip this card, it will remove the portion of card that has the number "8" printed on it.

This also helps tell you how many "klips" you have left on the card without having to count the number of stamps.

You can also now tell when you have used your card. The time stamped on the card is usually a little earlier than the actual time, so dont set your clocks by the time stamp.

1 Klip lets you ride in 2 zones for up to 1 hour

2 Klips let you ride in up to 4 zones for up to 1.5 hours

...and so forth.

That means you don't have to have a 6-zone klippekort if you are going to be going through 6 zones. You can use your 2-zone card by clipping it 3 times.

See the chart below to help you determine what you need.

"Voksen" is adult

"Barn" is child

The * shows you what is the cheapest to use when traveling. For example, if you were going through 6 zones, it would be cheaper to use one clip on a 6-zone card than 3 clips on a 2-zone or 2 clips on a 3-zone.

This only applies if you already have one of those cards. If you are only going to travel through 6-zones once or twice, it is not cost-effective to buy a card and have 8 unused clips.

Personal note: When I lived in Copenhagen, I used to have one or two of each type of klippekort on me. My business took me all over and I never knew when I would need which klippekort.

There is also a 24-hour klippekort, which you punch once and you can then travel anywhere within the zonemap for 24 hours. These are handy if going through many of zones.

Here are the prices of the various types of tickets as of July 2009. You will need to scroll to the bottom of the page for current prices.

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