Skiing Geilo from Copenhagen
Geilo sits 800–1178 m in Norway. Driving is cheaper than flying on this route — roughly 598 km each way, about 9.8 hours door to door.
Worth knowing. Gentle throughout, and there is more cross-country here than downhill.
Pre-season — snow reliability. There is no meaningful snow on the models yet, so resorts are ranked on how snow-sure they are: altitude adjusted for latitude, glacier cover and the size of the ski area. Live scoring resumes automatically once the snow arrives. How we rank
A week, all in
8,445 kr
Per person sharing, including travel
Getting there
Drive
About 9.8 hours door to door
Value rank from Copenhagen
16 of 94
By snow quality against total cost
Snow Value Index
5.48
Snow score per 100 of trip cost
Is it worth it from Copenhagen?
A week here works out 15% below the median for the 94 resorts we rank from Copenhagen, and it comes 16th on value.
At 9.8 hours each way this is a week's holiday rather than a weekend. Budget the travel days.
For what it is worth, Geilo is cheapest to reach from Oslo, at about 8,079 kr — roughly 366 kr less than from Copenhagen.
What the week costs
| 7 nights, mid-range, sharing | 4,625 kr |
| 6-day adult lift pass | 2,201 kr |
| 6 days ski and boot hire | 1,119 kr |
| Fuel and tolls from Copenhagen, split four ways | 500 kr |
| Total per person | 8,445 kr |
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.
Better value from Copenhagen
More snow for less money, leaving from the same city. We would rather tell you than sell you the page you happen to be on.
Who sells Geilo in Denmark
No operator on our list sells Geilo as a package into Denmark. That usually means booking accommodation and travel separately — the directory lists who covers what.
Told when Geilo is about to get snow
Snowvantage sends one email a week through the season, plus powder alerts five to seven days out — while there is still something left to book.