The road
Amsterdam to Skagen by car
989 km, about 9 h 30 on the fastest road, through Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands. Fuel from about €164 in a petrol car at this week's prices.
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
989 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
9 h 30
without stops
Countries
3
Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands
The road, country by country
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 401 km
- 🇩🇰 Denmark · 368 km
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 221 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 1049 km, about 10 h 24.
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 | €164 | €0 | €164 | 69 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €146 | €0 | €146 | 64 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €285 | €0 | €285 | 126 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
- 🚫 Amsterdam: Milieuzone — Older diesel cars/vans and pre-Euro-VI diesel campers/trucks.
No motorway tolls or paid crossings on this road that we hold.
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
566 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
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 901, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Ålbæk Bed & Breakfast · camper site · km 965, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Skagen Sydstrand Camping · campsite · km 974, 0.2 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
- ◆ 1000-jährige Eiche · attraction · km 295, 2.6 km off the road
- ◆ Eiszeit-Findlingspark · attraction · km 401, 8.2 km off the road
- ◆ Jüdisches Museum · museum · km 530, 5.2 km off the road
- ◆ Dambådskatastrofen · memorial · km 645, 4.3 km off the road
- ◆ Emborg / Øm Kloster museum · museum · km 744, 8.6 km off the road
- ◆ Godthaab Hammerværk · museum · km 869, 3.8 km off the road
Trips that end in Skagen
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.