Pre-Cruise Hotels · Copenhagen

18Eighteenth of 20 · City Hall Square and the station

Scandic Palace Hotel

A 169-room Scandic on City Hall Square with CAPA downstairs, 0.1 km from Strøget — about 5.8 road miles from Oceankaj.

Shuttle not statedCruise parking unconfirmedBreakfast not stated
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23of 100
Night-Before Score
The verdict

Scandic Palace is eighteenth, last of the 23-point hotels on our distance count. It's 169 rooms on City Hall Square with CAPA for lunch and dinner and a 24-hour gym, and its parking is an outdoor lot at Industriens Hus — DKK 50 (about US$8) an hour or DKK 380 (about US$55) per 24 hours, per Scandic.

Our routing puts Oceankaj about 5.8 road miles away, roughly 16 minutes. Strøget starts 0.1 km from the door.

Check-in is 16:00 and check-out noon. Rooms run 15 to 58 m², with an Executive Floor.

Book it for a last evening on Strøget, and skip it if you want parking under cover.

Book it if

  • You want Strøget at the door
  • You'd like lunch or dinner at CAPA
  • You want a gym open all night

Look elsewhere if

  • You want covered parking.
  • You need a room before 16:00.
  • You want breakfast priced.
Sail Morning

Your night before, from here

From check-in to the gangway, using only what Scandic Palace publishes.

Evening
Check in and settle

CAPA for lunch 12:00 to 14:30 and dinner 17:00 to 21:30, a bar and a 24-hour gym.

Before bed
Line up your ride

No ride to the ship is listed. A taxi to Oceankaj is about 16 minutes by our routing.

Sail morning
Breakfast, your call

Weekdays 06:30 to 09:30, weekends 07:00 to 10:00; the price isn't printed.

Heading out
To the terminal

Scandic puts Strøget 0.1 km away and the airport about 15 minutes by car. By our routing the ship is a slightly longer ride than the airport — about 5.8 road miles (9.4 km) to Oceankaj, 16 minutes. From Scandic Palace the 5.8 road miles can run slow in the morning rush; book the taxi early.

While you sail
Your car

An outdoor lot at Industriens Hus with 131 spaces, DKK 50 an hour or DKK 380 per 24 hours, per Scandic — open-air, not covered, and no cruise rate.

Score

Night-Before Score: 23 of 100

23No. 18 of 20

Every point comes from the hotel’s own pages or its brand’s; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.

To the Ship

Getting here, and on to the ship

Indre By 15 12 10 8 7 6 5 3 1 Nordre Toldbod · Ships up to 200 m, by AmalienborgNT 18 500 m · 0.3 mi N
This hotelOther ranked hotels, tap one to open itCruise terminalStraight line to the ship, not a routeReal geography: NOAA’s GSHHG shoreline, generalised; Nordhavn’s reclaimed land is a rough outline sketched around our pins, not surveyed, and harbour piers aren’t drawn. Map pins from the Esri World Geocoder, address matches. The Oceankaj pin is Esri’s point for Oceanvej 13, one point for quays 331 to 333, not a berth; Langelinie and Nordre Toldbod are street points too.

Copenhagen Airport is about 5.2 road miles from Scandic Palace by our routing, and Oceankaj is about 5.8 road miles, roughly 16 minutes with no traffic, by our routing; every question mark below is a ride you arrange yourself.

?? 5.2 mi ~5.8 mi, our routing CPHNo. 18The ship
Leg 1 · Copenhagen Airport to the hotel
Not stated

Scandic lists no shuttle; it puts the airport about 15 minutes by car.

Leg 2 · Hotel to the ship
Shuttle not stated

No ride to the ship is listed. A taxi to Oceankaj is about 16 minutes by our routing.

Scandic puts Strøget 0.1 km away and the airport about 15 minutes by car. By our routing the ship is a slightly longer ride than the airport — about 5.8 road miles (9.4 km) to Oceankaj, 16 minutes.

From CPH without a hotel shuttle

By our routing Copenhagen Airport is about 5.2 road miles from Scandic Palace, roughly 14 minutes with no traffic. Metro first: the M2 runs from Terminal 3 toward the centre in about 14 minutes, per the metro. A taxi is the door-to-door option; see the airport page.

?? your drive ~5.8 mi, our routing Your carNo. 18The ship
Leg 1 · Drive in and park
Cruise parking unconfirmed

An outdoor lot at Industriens Hus with 131 spaces, DKK 50 an hour or DKK 380 per 24 hours, per Scandic — open-air, not covered, and no cruise rate.

Parking for your stay: Outdoor lot at Industriens Hus, 131 spaces: DKK 50 an hour or DKK 380 per 24 hours; 2 EV chargers within 50 m.

Leg 2 · Hotel to the ship
Shuttle not stated

No ride to the ship is listed. A taxi to Oceankaj is about 16 minutes by our routing.

Scandic puts Strøget 0.1 km away and the airport about 15 minutes by car. By our routing the ship is a slightly longer ride than the airport — about 5.8 road miles (9.4 km) to Oceankaj, 16 minutes.

If your flight lands on sail day, skip the night at Scandic Palace and use the airport page to time the ride.

Which terminal

Oceankaj

The terminals that matter are Oceankaj in Nordhavn and Langelinie by the Little Mermaid. From Scandic Palace they’re about 5.8 and 2.9 road miles by our routing; the Copenhagen cruise guide explains who docks where.

Source: cmport.com

Distance

~5.8 road mi, our routing

Scandic puts Strøget 0.1 km away and the airport about 15 minutes by car. By our routing the ship is a slightly longer ride than the airport — about 5.8 road miles (9.4 km) to Oceankaj, 16 minutes.

Source: scandichotels.com

To the ship

No shuttle stated

There’s no ride to the ship from Scandic Palace. The 5.8 road miles to Oceankaj take about 16 minutes on clear roads; book the cab when you check in.

Source: scandichotels.com
Parking

Parking while you sail

Cruise parking

Cruise parking unconfirmed

An outdoor lot at Industriens Hus with 131 spaces, DKK 50 an hour or DKK 380 per 24 hours, per Scandic — open-air, not covered, and no cruise rate.

Source: scandichotels.com

By the ship

P-plads Oceanvej, DKK 150 (about US$25) cap

What Scandic Palace publishes is an outdoor lot at DKK 380 per 24 hours — for your stay, not a cruise week. P-plads Oceanvej by the ship tops out at DKK 150 per 24 hours, and Norwegian lists six apps for paying it, ApcoaFlow and EasyPark among them.

More on parking for a cruise from Scandic Palace: the Copenhagen parking page and our parking math.

Source: wonderfulcopenhagen.com
The Night Before

The evening and the morning

The evening

Food or bar on site

CAPA for lunch 12:00 to 14:30 and dinner 17:00 to 21:30, a bar and a 24-hour gym.

Breakfast

Not stated

Weekdays 06:30 to 09:30, weekends 07:00 to 10:00; the price isn't printed.

Address

Rådhuspladsen, City Hall Square

Rådhuspladsen 57, 1550 København V
Hotel website

Fact Sheet

The fine print, in one place

Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Scandic Palace publishes it. The gaps here are whether the lot takes a car for a week and the breakfast price — a call to Scandic Palace settles both.

Check-in and check-out

Check-in16:00
Check-out12:00

Minimum age

—

Not stated by the hotel.

Extra fees

None stated; no city tax in force

Wi-Fi

Not stated

Parking for your stay

Outdoor lot at Industriens Hus, 131 spaces: DKK 50 an hour or DKK 380 per 24 hours; 2 EV chargers within 50 m

Breakfast

Mon–Fri 06:30–09:30, Sat–Sun 07:00–10:00; price not printed

Pool

No pool; a gym open 24/7

Pets

Pet-friendly rooms, per Scandic.

Food and drink on site

  • CAPALunch 12:00–14:30, dinner 17:00–21:30
  • BarOn site

Rooms

169 rooms, 15 to 58 m², with an Executive Floor.

Accessibility

Scandic Palace’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so call before you book one.

On site

  • EV chargingNot stated
  • Guest laundryNot stated
  • GymYes
  • Pets allowedYes

Nearby, by the hotel’s count

  • Strøget0.1 km
  • Airportabout 15 minutes by car

Distances as Scandic Palace or its brand lists them, kept in its own units.

Also worth knowing

  • Air conditioning
  • Pet-friendly rooms
Worth Knowing

Before you book

Worth knowing

  • Lot DKK 50 an hour or DKK 380 per 24 hours.
  • Check-in 16:00, check-out 12:00.
  • Rooms 15 to 58 m²; an Executive Floor.
  • Air conditioning.
  • No tourist tax: we found no Copenhagen overnight tax in force on October 4, 2026, and Scandic Palace prints none.

What we couldn’t confirm

  • Whether the lot takes a car for a week
  • The breakfast price
  • Accessible rooms

Every hotel fact here comes from Scandic Palace’s own pages or its brand’s, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm whether the outdoor lot takes a car for a week.

Compare

Worth a look alongside it

Before you book Scandic Palace: the Copenhagen cruise guide, Copenhagen cruise parking and the splurge list.

Ready when you are

Wake up on City Hall Square, CAPA downstairs.

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FAQ

Scandic Palace FAQ

How much is parking at Scandic Palace Hotel?

DKK 50 an hour or DKK 380 per 24 hours in the outdoor lot at Industriens Hus, 131 spaces, per Scandic.

What are CAPA's hours at Scandic Palace?

Lunch 12:00 to 14:30 and dinner 17:00 to 21:30, per Scandic.

How far is Scandic Palace from Strøget?

0.1 km, per Scandic.

Does Scandic Palace have an Executive Floor?

Yes, with rooms from 15 to 58 m².

How far is Scandic Palace from Oceankaj?

About 5.8 road miles (9.4 km) from City Hall Square by our routing, roughly 16 minutes. The M4 at Rådhuspladsen also runs to Orientkaj, where buses 25 and 164 finish the trip.

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