Bike Ride to the Airport

Last weekend, when I went to Helsinki, I rode my bike to the airport. I'd been hoping to do this at some point and this seemed like a good trip because I was only bringing a backpack with me. The ride to the airport was especially nice because it was sunny and in the high sixties. Overall, I was impressed with how easy it was to get to the airport. There were bike lanes going all through the airport and there were no places that I had to cut through something or ride with traffic in the way that I'm sure you would have to at an American airport. There were even some signs like this one, telling cyclists where to turn for the airport.

The ride took me about 45 minutes and public transit would have taken 30. It was a little longer, but not by much. Especially with the cost of public transit (it would be around $6.50 each way), the extra time spent biking isn't much of an extra cost. The other added bonus was that I was able to park about ten feet from the terminal.

I found a place where I could lock my bike to the rack and left for the weekend. When I came back, it was waiting for me. The only slight problem was that I bought a number of things over the weekend. I got creative and made them all fit on the bike and had another lovely ride back into Copenhagen.

Although it wouldn't work with a lot of luggage, riding to the airport worked out really well and I was once again impressed with Copenhagen's infrastructure that makes it possible.