Free · 20 minutes · No payment
Learn to ride Copenhagen.
Then prove it.
Read the rules, watch the film, pass the test. Free, and about 20 minutes.
Not an official or government licence.
Copenhagen Tourist Cycling Licence
Holder
Your name here
How it works
4 steps, about 20 minutes
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01
Read the course
9 short chapters on how the cycle tracks actually work.
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02
Watch the film
93 seconds on what visitors get wrong most.
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03
Pass the test
20 questions. 80% to pass, and you can retake it.
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04
Get your licence
Your name, a QR code, valid 2 years.
About 20 minutes, start to finish
Copenhagen moves on two wheels
The course
Everything the test covers
01
The cycle track is not optional
Where to ride, and where not to.
02
Lights after dark, no exceptions
The rule the police enforce most, and the one visitors break most.
03
Two hand signals and a bell
How to tell everyone else what you are about to do.
04
Junctions, and the Copenhagen left
The manoeuvre that confuses every visitor exactly once.
05
Keep right, pass left, never stop in the lane
How to share a lane that is moving faster than you expect.
06
Trucks, buses and parked cars
The three things most likely to actually hurt you.
07
Phones, drinks and headphones
What will get you fined, and what will just get you hurt.
08
Parking and not getting it stolen
Where the bike goes when you are not on it.
09
Weather, kit and riding with kids
The practical stuff that makes the difference.
What you get
A certificate with your name on it
A permanent link and a QR code. Show it to a rental shop, a friend, or nobody at all.
20 minutes, no cost
Free to take, free to retake. Nothing to pay, ever.
The rules that catch visitors out
Not a legal textbook. The 9 things that get tourists fined, shouted at, or hurt.
Before you ask
Is this an official licence?
No. Denmark requires no licence to ride a bicycle, and this one is issued by us, not by any authority. It is proof you learned the rules - nothing more.
Does it cost anything?
No. It is free, and so is retaking the test.
Do I need an account?
Only to take the test - a licence has to belong to someone. Reading the course and watching the film need nothing at all.
What if I fail?
You get a breakdown of where you lost marks and which chapters to re-read, then you can try again shortly afterwards.
How long is it valid?
Two years. Traffic rules change, and so does the course - a licence records which version of the rules you were tested on.
Worth showing
Some shops give you a discount for it
A growing number of rental shops, repair places and cafés on our routes offer something to holders of a valid Copenhagen Tourist Cycling Licence - usually a few percent off a rental or a free repair check. Show the QR code or the card on your phone.
Bring photo ID
Shops check the name on your licence against your ID, so the name you signed up with has to be the name on your passport or driving licence. A licence in a nickname is still a licence - it just will not get you the discount.
Discounts are offered by the shops themselves, not by us, and each decides what it gives and for how long.
Who makes this
Made by Bike Safe CPH
Bike Safe CPH is an independent guide to cycling Copenhagen - written for visitors, by people who ride here every day. It covers the rules and etiquette, curated routes worth the detour, and where to rent a bike or get one fixed.
This licence is its course and test. Everything you need is here on this site; the main guide is where you go next, once you're actually out on the bike.
Visit bikesafecph.com ↗