Aquarium
The Blue Planet
🇩🇰 Denmark
🐠 Aquarium, Denmark 96 spp. present
National Aquarium Denmark, Den Blå Planet (Danish: Den Blå Planet, Danmarks Akvarium) is a public aquarium in Denmark. The original aquarium was located in Charlottenlund, but this facility closed in 2012 and most of the animal collection was relocated to the new and much larger aquarium Den Blå Planet (lit.: The Blue Planet) in Kastrup, a suburb of Copenhagen. The National Aquarium Denmark, Den Blå Planet opened to the public in March 2013 and is the largest aquarium in Northern Europe. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
55.638° N 12.656° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
96
speciesOpened
1999
Size
Small
Visit
Opening hours
Mon · 10:00–21:00Tue–Sun · 10:00–18:00
Getting there
- Address
- Jacob Fortlingsvej 1, 2770 Kastrup
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🐠 Animals in captivity
NT
Ball Python
Python regius
Before you go
Where is The Blue Planet?
Copenhagen, Denmark
The Blue Planet is an aquarium in Copenhagen, Denmark, at Jacob Fortlingsvej 1, 2770 Kastrup. Its coordinates are 55.638° N, 12.656° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Wadden Sea National Park, about 435 km away.
What animals can you see at The Blue Planet?
96 species
Citizen-science photos record 96 species at The Blue Planet, including Veiled Chameleon, Red-footed Tortoise, Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth, Black-legged Kittiwake and Atlantic Puffin. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of The Blue Planet in the wild?
Red-footed Tortoise: Emas National Park
Some of the animals photographed at The Blue Planet also live in the parks and cities we cover: Red-footed Tortoise (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Emas National Park), Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve) and Black-legged Kittiwake (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Svalbard).
Does The Blue Planet charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for The Blue Planet lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is The Blue Planet open?
Mon · 10:00–21:00
According to its open map listing, The Blue Planet is open Mon · 10:00–21:00; Tue–Sun · 10:00–18:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did The Blue Planet open and how big is it?
Opened 1999, 1.0 ha
The Blue Planet, an aquarium in Copenhagen, Denmark, opened in 1999 and covers about 1.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 96 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)