Ballerup Centret

Ballerup Center is arguably the largest shopping mall of the area and whatever merchandise you’re looking for, this is where you’re most likely to find it. The selection of stores is broad and covers all price ranges. Unfortunately the layout of the place is rather confusing and not very customer friendly to the point where you start to wonder what the architect was smoking when they built it. There are map-​posts at the escalators and other key locations though, which helps a lot.
Parking is no issue since the entire roof is one large free parking area. Even during the busiest of times you’ll have no problem finding a space for your precious vehicle. Time is limited to three hours and you must have a parking disc in the car set to the time of your arrival (if you don’t have one you can pick one up for free at the center information desk). And whatever you do, don’t forget that disc! The place is monitored by a very aggressive private parking company whose primary business model is handing out fines, and due to the size of the place they have a controller on site all day. At the time of writing the fine is 650 danish kroner.
The center is conveniently situated right next to the Ballerup pedestrian street where you’ll find further shopping opportunities, including some specialty stores and various banks. It’s also an integral part of the Ballerup Train Station and you can basically grab an elevator directly to the platform. Another useful neighbour is the Ballerup Bus Station which you can reach by escalator from the mall. This is also where you’ll find the library and the post office btw.
The good: A wide variety of shopping opportunities, plenty of free parking, excellent connections to all modes of public transportation.
The bad: Confusing layout, ugly, park-​sharks are handing out stiff fines at the tiniest parking infraction.