The road
Amsterdam to Copenhagen by car
903 km, about 8 h 48 on the fastest road, through Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands. Fuel from about €148 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €27 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-09-13. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
Distance
903 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
8 h 48
without stops
Countries
3
Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands
The road, country by country
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 422 km
- 🇩🇰 Denmark · 252 km
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 229 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 962 km, about 9 h 42.
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-08-30 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.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €148 | €27 | €175 | 63 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €133 | €27 | €160 | 59 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €262 | €86 | €348 | 115 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.24 · diesel €2.23 /l
- 🇩🇰 petrol €2.52 · diesel €2.27 /l
- 🇳🇱 petrol €2.35 · diesel €2.33 /l
Charged on the way
- 🌉 Storebælt (Great Belt) bridge — €27.43 (Car under 6 m) · unverified
- 🌉 Lillebælt (Little Belt) bridge — free · unverified
- 🚫 Amsterdam: Milieuzone — Older diesel cars/vans and pre-Euro-VI diesel campers/trucks.
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇩🇪 Germany — Supermarkets are shut on Sundays by law — the exceptions are stations, airports and petrol stations. Shop on Saturday.
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands — Many supermarkets open Sundays, but often only from noon.
Where to sleep beside the road
580 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
- ⛺ Campingplatz Silbersee · campsite · km 498, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Nyborg Strandcamping · campsite · km 772, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Nyborg Strandcamping · campsite · km 772, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Rødhøjlund Skov naturlejrplads · campsite · km 795, 0.1 km off the road
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
- ◆ Schaapskooi Ruinen · attraction · km 143, 9.3 km off the road
- ◆ Steinkiste von Lindern · ruins · km 248, 7.5 km off the road
- ◆ Großsteingrab Steinfeld 1 · attraction · km 367, 6.2 km off the road
- ◆ Margarethen-Schanze · attraction · km 503, 1.7 km off the road
- ◆ Frøslev Camp · museum · km 595, 0.9 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
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.