Denmark Motorhome 2026: Over 3.5t Is 80 km/h Everywhere
Motorhome & Campervan Guide
Over 3.5 t a Danish motorhome is capped at 80 km/h on country roads and on the motorway, against 130 for cars. Denmark has no motorway tolls, but the Great Belt and Oresund bridges charge by size.
Cross 3,500 kg in Denmark and your motorhome stops being a car in the eyes of the speed limits. It joins the lorries and buses at 50 km/h in town and 80 km/h everywhere else - country roads, motortrafikveje and motorways alike. The 130 km/h Danish motorway sign is not for you, and the 50 km/h gap it opens up on the E45 is the single biggest planning difference between a 3.4-tonne van and a 3.6-tonne one.
Stay under 3,500 kg and nothing changes: you follow car limits and the sign means what it says.
Motorhome Speed Limits in Denmark
| Road Type | Over 3,500 kg | Car and van up to 3,500 kg |
|---|---|---|
| Town (byzone) | 50 km/h | 50 km/h |
| Country road (landevej) | 80 km/h | 80 km/h |
| Motortrafikvej | 80 km/h | 80 km/h, 90 where signed |
| Motorway (motorvej) | 80 km/h | 130 km/h |
Locally signed limits override these everywhere. Towing changes the picture again: a vehicle with a trailer is held to the same 80 km/h, except that a Tempo-100 approved trailer combination may run at 100 km/h on the motorway.
Overnight Stops and Wild Camping
Free camping outside authorised places is not permitted in Denmark. The primitive overnight sites in the state forests are aimed at tents, walkers and cyclists rather than vehicles, so they are not a motorhome answer.
What Denmark does have is a well-kept network of autocamperpladser - dedicated motorhome stopovers, around a hundred of them, often municipal and usually with power, water and a service point. Marinas are the other reliable option: many Danish harbours take motorhomes and charge modestly.
Size and Weight Restrictions
Denmark is flat and its main roads are wide, so the constraints are specific rather than general:
- Low bridges and narrow lanes on rural roads, particularly in the older parts of Funen and south Jutland
- Weight limits on smaller bridges and on some dyke roads
- Town centres in the historic ports are tight; park outside and walk
Tolls and Fixed Links
There are no motorway tolls in Denmark. The money goes on the two fixed links instead, and both price by vehicle size rather than by axle count:
- Great Belt bridge (Storebaeltsbroen), E20 between Zealand and Funen - unavoidable on any Copenhagen-to-Jutland drive unless you take the Sjaellands Odde ferry
- Oresund bridge, Copenhagen to Malmo in Sweden
A motorhome falls into a higher band than a car on both, on length and height. A BroBizz transponder works on each and carries a discount, which is worth arranging in advance if you are crossing more than once.
Gas and LPG
LPG is available at OK and Q8 stations, though the network is thinner than in Germany or the Netherlands. Carry an adapter set and do not leave a refill until the last bar.
Waste Disposal and Service Points
Service points are standard at the autocamperpladser and common at marinas and campsites. Denmark is a small country with a tidy network - plan your emptying stops around it rather than assuming a filling station will have one.
Emergency Numbers
| Service | Number |
|---|---|
| Police | 112 |
| Ambulance | 112 |
| Fire | 112 |
| General | 112 |
Recommended Apps
These apps help you find overnight spots, service points and reviews from other motorhomers:
- Park4Night
- Autocamperplads.dk
- CamperContact
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Frequently Asked Questions
Under 3,500 kg it follows car limits: 50 km/h in town, 80 on country roads, 80 to 90 on motortrafikveje and 130 on the motorway. Over 3,500 kg it sits with lorries and buses - 50 km/h in town and 80 km/h on everything else, motorway included. The motorway figure is the one that surprises people: heavy vehicles do not get 130.
No. Free camping outside authorised places is not permitted, and the primitive overnight sites in state forests are set up for tents and walkers rather than vehicles. The practical network is the autocamperpladser, plus ordinary campsites and a number of harbours that take motorhomes.
Not on the roads. Denmark charges no motorway toll, but the two fixed links do: the Great Belt bridge on the E20 between Zealand and Funen, and the Oresund bridge to Sweden. Both price by vehicle length and height, so a motorhome pays well above the car rate on each.
Service points are standard at the autocamperpladser and common at marinas and campsites. Denmark's network is small but consistently maintained, so plan around it rather than hoping for a service point at a filling station.