Wow. This ferry service is amazing. It runs every 15 min for pretty much all the waking hours of…read morethe day. After 7:30 pm it slows to 20 min between departures. After approximately 9:00 it's once every half hour. For humans only (no car), the cost came out something in the ballpark of $15 USD for a round trip. This ferry is frequented by the trucking industry because well more than 6-7 loaded trucks can be swallowed in the storage compartment along with many passenger vehicles too. Going to Sweden requires an ID, coming back to Denmark did not require an ID for us. It's a quick 20 min ride...almost too quick. Why? Because the duty free shopping on board is nothing short of killer! Loads of low cost, reasonably high quality food gift items, and alcohol galore. This is an incredible way to get around the high alcohol taxes in Sweden. I heard of some Sweds getting on board in Helsignborg just to ride the ferry round trip and not disembark in Helsignor. This round trip back to Helsignborg allows these Sweds to purchase all kinds of crap, while on-board in the open water without ensuing massive taxes. We even had an admittingly ghetto "romantic" dinner cruise on the water while getting back to Denmark! I think we had hot dogs on paper plates on-board...Lol.

Before heading onto Hamlet's Castle, we saw something unexpected at the train station in Helsingor…read moreDenmark. There was a 7-Eleven Convenience Store!! Sorry, but they do not sell Slurpees here. They do sell lots of other cool items at fair value prices. We bought some goodies from their fresh bakery display case. Surprisingly the two donuts I ate were very good!! Cannot recall the flavors, but they were both delicious!! My wife bought a croissant which was so yummy too. We ended up buying more of them after visiting the castle!! They may have been the best of the many croissants we tried during our European vacation. Honestly, this 7-Eleven store was better than most 7-Eleven stores in the USA. It was very clean. Staff was courteous. Reasonable prices. Awesome and fresh baked goods!! Oh thank heaven for 7-Eleven!!

Not a lot goes on in Helsingor. It's an old maritime town with equal parts Danish and Swedish due…read moreto the proximity. If youre waiting for a train in. The station there's even less. Ok so there's one restaurant and 7 Eleven. Replete with town drunk that the staff seem to know, it's where you get a beverage and people watch.

The traditional way to travel between Sweden and Denmark. How much fun can you really have on a…read morebridge?? Do like the locals and try a "Tura", the most classic of all pastimes in Helsingborg. Board the boat and have a nice meal in the restaurant. Try some of the great local "Aquavit", like the Danish "Aalborg", the Swedish "Skåne" or the Norwegian "Linie". Traditionally, you should sing a song with each one, the locals will be happy to help if you invite them over. There is no need to disembark when the ferry reaches it's destination. Just remain seated and travel as many times forth and back as you want. Just remember to get off in the right country. The longer you have been on board, the harder it gets. A "tura" is once forth and back i.e. 2 trips, a "dubbeltura" is twice forth and back i.e. 4 trips and a 'trippeltura" is three times forth and back. Calculate approximately one hour for each tura. Note that you only need a one way ticket for each time you board the ship, so you can go as many times forth and back as you want on one ticket. A popular continuation of the evening is to get off the boat in Denmark and continue to one of many very cozy pubs and restaurants in Helsingør.