Denmark by campervan: food and supermarkets
Where to buy food in Denmark, which supermarkets to use, opening hours and practical tips for eating on the road. What to know before you go.
Published 18 September 2026Last checked 19 September 2026
Currency
Danish krone
DKK, not the euro. 7.4754 kr to €1 on 18 September 2026
Language
Danish
English is spoken almost everywhere
Driving
Right
Motorway 130 km/h, 80 km/h over 3.5 tonnes
Power
230V, own socket
Denmark keeps its own socket standard
Tap water
Safe to drink
Ask for postevand
Emergency
112
Police, non-urgent, is 114
Food and shops
Food and shops
Danish shops open on Sundays and close on about ten fixed days a year, and the law decides which. Lov om detailsalg fra butikker shuts retail on every public holiday, on Grundlovsdag and on Christmas Eve, and after 15:00 on New Year's Eve. The exemptions are what a van needs to know: bakeries, motorway service areas, station shops, builders merchants, shops on campsites while the site is open, and any shop whose turnover falls under a threshold set each year, 46.5 million kroner including VAT from March 2026.
Where to shop
- Best value: Netto or Rema 1000.
- Full range: Bilka or føtex.
- Camper access: Bilka hypermarkets outside towns are easiest with a campervan.
What eating out costs, reported
- Cheap restaurant meal
- 150 kr
- Draught beer, 0.5 l
- 55 kr
About 20 euros. Reported range 95 to 300, Numbeo September 2026
About 7.40 euros. Cooking in the van saves real money here
When shops must close, and what stays open
| When | Which days in 2026 | Still open |
|---|---|---|
| Public holidays | 1 January, 2, 3, 5 and 6 April, 14, 24 and 25 May, 25 and 26 December | Bakeries, motorway service areas, station and airport shops, builders merchants, campsite shops, small shops under the turnover threshold |
| Grundlovsdag | 5 June | The same list |
| Christmas Eve | 24 December | The same list |
| New Year's Eve, after 15:00 | 31 December | The same list. Shop in the morning |
| Ordinary Sundays | Every other Sunday of the year | Everything. Sunday is a normal shopping day in Denmark |
Eating without spending a fortune
- Smørrebrød is lunch, not dinner. Buttered rye bread with one topping, ordered by the piece, and two or three make a meal.
- The pølsevogn is the cheap meal and it is a genuine institution rather than a tourist prop. A ristet hotdog is the standard order.
Stocking the campervan
- The discounters are Netto, Rema 1000, Lidl and Coop 365. The hypermarkets are Bilka and Føtex, and they have the car parks that take a van.
- Fill the van in Germany before crossing north if you are coming that way. The price difference is real.
