jawsbad Posted June 19, 2016 #1 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Was wondering if anyone had been in Copenhagen recently and if they were able to use a chip and signature credit card to pay for their taxi fare? Will only be in town overnight and wanted to avoid making an ATM withdrawal just to cover our taxi from the hotel to Oceankaj especially since it would not be a definitive amount. Do the taxis really ONLY accept chip and pin cards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mek Posted June 19, 2016 #2 Share Posted June 19, 2016 (edited) Was wondering if anyone had been in Copenhagen recently and if they were able to use a chip and signature credit card to pay for their taxi fare? Will only be in town overnight and wanted to avoid making an ATM withdrawal just to cover our taxi from the hotel to Oceankaj especially since it would not be a definitive amount. Do the taxis really ONLY accept chip and pin cards? I paid for our taxi from the ship to the airport this past Thursday in Copenhagen with my chip and signature Visa card - no problems. I paid for our taxi from the airport to hotel and hotel to ship at the beginning of our cruise with cash. Edited June 19, 2016 by mek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Kellie in Texas Posted June 20, 2016 #3 Share Posted June 20, 2016 (edited) We just returned from Copenhagen (two weeks ago) and took taxis four times. I have a card with a chip but no PIN; it was never a problem. I just had to sign the receipt, i.e. sign the screen on the little hand-held credit card device. They gave me a printed receipt. That was the case for taxis, tickets at Tivoli, restaurants, etc. Edited June 20, 2016 by Kellie in Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pet Nit Noy Posted June 20, 2016 #4 Share Posted June 20, 2016 We just returned from Copenhagen (two weeks ago) and took taxis four times. I have a card with a chip but no PIN; it was never a problem. I just had to sign the receipt, i.e. sign the screen on the little hand-held credit card device. They gave me a printed receipt. That was the case for taxis, tickets at Tivoli, restaurants, etc. This isn't even a new development. It was the case one year ago when we were in Copenhagen four days post-cruise. If there is an occasional problem it is a transmission problem connecting to the bank's satellite link not the lack of PINs on US credit cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATHA531 Posted June 20, 2016 #5 Share Posted June 20, 2016 (edited) The short answer is that it's a moot point. No matter how advertised or claimed by bank employees or whatever, 99.9% of credit cards being issued in the USA are chip and signature preferred. It is next to impossible to acquire a chip and pin USA credit card that will default to pin. In the last seveal years, thave have hardly been any instances where there was a problem with a USA chip and signature card anywhere. Edited June 20, 2016 by MATHA531 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawsbad Posted June 20, 2016 Author #6 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Thank you all for solving this got me. Will not pursue getting a chip and pin card for the trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovecruzin Posted June 28, 2016 #7 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Was wondering if anyone had been in Copenhagen recently and if they were able to use a chip and signature credit card to pay for their taxi fare? Will only be in town overnight and wanted to avoid making an ATM withdrawal just to cover our taxi from the hotel to Oceankaj especially since it would not be a definitive amount. Do the taxis really ONLY accept chip and pin cards? you will need a chip card and they will ask you to sign instead of using a pin #. Cab fare from the airport in Copenhagen to Oceankaj is about $66 USD. From Central Station to Oceankaj is about $33 USD. If you wanted to save, you could catch the train from the airport to Central Station and catch a cab from there. Of course it depends on how many in your party. Enjoy your cruise - we did. Also you don't tip cabs in Copenhagen. We used our chip card in all ports. Had very little currency from the country we were traveling in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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