The road
Amsterdam to Copenhagen by car
903 km, about 9 h 06 on the fastest road, through the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark. Fuel from about €149 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €31 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-10-26. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
903 km fastest road, one way · 9 h 06 driving without stops · 3 countries
What does this road cost in your vehicle?
The nights, tolls for your vehicle class, fuel stops and any ferry — planned in seconds.
On the fastest road: 3 official clearances under 3.3 m — a camper's plan goes round them.
The road, country by country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 188 km
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 406 km
- 🇩🇰 Denmark · 309 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 948 km, about 10 h.
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-10-18 prices of the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, per country crossed. Tolls are an estimate from published per-kilometre tariffs plus the crossings on this road. Beds and food are not here: they depend on how you travel.
A camper, the whole sum: 2 days of driving, one night at a campsite about €25 each, self-catering for two about €25 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €431.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €149 | €31 | €180 | 63 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €140 | €31 | €171 | 59 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €270 | €86 | €356 | 114 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇳🇱 petrol €2.39 · diesel €2.46 /l
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.18 · diesel €2.27 /l
- 🇩🇰 petrol €2.60 · diesel €2.50 /l
Charged on the way
- 🌉 Storebælt (Great Belt) bridge — €31.44 (Car under 6 m) · unverified
- 🌉 Lillebælt (Little Belt) bridge — free · unverified
- 🚫 Amsterdam: Milieuzone — Older diesel cars/vans and pre-Euro-VI diesel campers/trucks.
- 🚫 Copenhagen: Miljøzone — Diesel only: Euro 5 or a particulate filter (over 3.5 t: Euro VI, a filter or registered 2015+).
Rules on this road
- 🧾 Every toll on this road, for a car, caravan or motorhome
- ❄️ Winter-tyre law: Germany · studded tyres banned: Netherlands, Germany
- 🚫 Low-emission zones — what a car from abroad needs: Netherlands, Germany, Denmark
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Netherlands, Germany, Denmark
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Netherlands, Germany, Denmark
The same trip another way
Where a sea gives a choice, the road through each gateway, priced the same way for a petrol car. Which one is yours depends on the ferry's fare and your nights, and that is the planner's job.
Through Rødby
749 km, about 8 h 24 — the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
Petrol car: fuel about €122, tolls and crossings about €48.
⛴ Rødby–Puttgarden ferry (€48, unverified)
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands — Many supermarkets open Sundays, but often only from noon.
- 🇩🇪 Germany — Supermarkets are shut on Sundays by law — the exceptions are stations, airports and petrol stations. Shop on Saturday.
Where to sleep beside the road
582 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Campingplatz Katenkamp · campsite · km 322, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Campingplatz Schnelsen-Nord · campsite · km 447, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · dogs welcome · showers and toilets · tents welcome
- ⛺ Campingplatz Silbersee · campsite · km 498, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Nyborg Strandcamping · campsite · km 772, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: fine with small children · wifi · tents welcome · known for the view
- ⛺ Nyborg Strandcamping · campsite · km 772, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: fine with small children · wifi · tents welcome · known for the view
- ⛺ Rødhøjlund Skov naturlejrplads · campsite · km 795, 0.1 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: Frøslev Camp (km 595).
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ De Vriendschap · attraction · km 16, 2.4 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: cheap or free
- ◆ Museum Indruk · museum · km 127, 2.5 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: parking for visitors · activities for children · free parking
- ◆ Steinkiste von Lindern · ruins · km 248, 7.5 km off the road
- ◆ Großsteingrab Steinfeld 1 · attraction · km 367, 6.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: likely not step-free
- ◆ Margarethen-Schanze · attraction · km 503, 1.7 km off the road
- ◆ Hindsgavl Slot · castle · km 694, 3.3 km off the road
- ◆ Skovsgaard Mølle- og Bagerimuseum · museum · km 812, 8.7 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: cheap or free · closed part of the year
On this road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.