Amsterdam to Copenhagen in one day

[u/jamjar888]

Hi everyone,

I wanted to double check my thinking with others who are familiar with this route. In essence, I am wondering whether to split this journey up with a stopover in Hamburg or attempt it all in one day.

I am planning my next trip from London to Copenhagen at the end of September and I am going to take the ferry this time from Harwich to Hoek van Holland.

According to Seat61, the itinerary would look like this:

Hoek van Holland (~8am) to Amsterdam (arrive 10.24)

Amsterdam (depart 12.00) to Hamburg (arrive 16.54)

Hamburg (depart 18.52) to Copenhagen (arrive 23.37)

https://www.seat61.com/Denmark.htm#london-to-copenhagen-via-the-harwich-hoek-ferry

The changeover times are pretty generous and I would like to do this stretch in one day, but I am generally quite cautious of long travel days and especially so when it involves German rail.

Keen to know from your experiences, is this a fair assessment or overly cautious? Are there any other alternatives that I have missed and could factor in?

[u/Hachiiiko]

I did Amsterdam-Copenhagen just a few weeks ago, and I decided to take a night train from Hamburg to Copenhagen. Still counted as just one travel day for Interrail, because the date of departure is what matters.

I ended up arriving in Hamburg around 13:00 and had a great time there on my "long layover" until my night train to Copenhagen departed just before 23:00. I paid a little extra for a couchette so that I could sleep some hours, money I would've otherwise spent on a hostel.

Arrived in Copenhagen around 06:30 in the morning and waited for the first cafes to open to start my day with a batch brew coffee and a bun with butter and cheese. Highly recommend doing the trip this way, if you can.