Denmark by campervan: costs and prices
Practical costs in Denmark: currency, cards, cash, fuel, groceries and budgeting for a campervan trip. 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
Money
Money
Denmark uses the Danish krone and has never adopted the euro, even though it is an EU member. The symbol is kr, the code is DKK. On 18 September 2026 the Danmarks Nationalbank daily rate was 7.4754 kroner to the euro, 6.5230 to the dollar and 8.7045 to the pound, which makes a 100 krone note about 13 euros. A fixed exchange rate policy holds the krone close to the euro, so next year's rate will look much like this one.
Practical prices for camper travel
- Diesel, 1 litre
- 20.36 kr
- Campsite or camper area, 1 night
- €53.83
- Inexpensive restaurant meal
- 150 kr
- White bread, 500 g
- 23.58 kr
- Bottled water, 1.5 litres
- 9.52 kr
Reported price checked in September 2026
ACSI 2026 high-season average for two adults, two children, a pitch, electricity and tourist tax
Crowdsourced national average checked in September 2026
Crowdsourced national average checked in September 2026
Crowdsourced national average checked in September 2026
Paying for things
- Cards are accepted almost everywhere and contactless is the default. A week here without cash is normal.
- Cash is legally protected but not universal. Lov om betalinger, the payments act, obliges anyone taking cards to take cash from 06:00 to 22:00, cut to 20:00 in areas the ministry designates as higher robbery risk, where a sign must say so.
Pant, the deposit you get back
- Almost every drinks container carries a deposit, called pant, added at the till and refunded by a machine in any supermarket.
- Pant A is 1 krone: glass bottles and metal cans under a litre.
A menu or a car park machine pricing in euros is a warning sign rather than a convenience, and so is a terminal that offers you a rate before it offers you the transaction. Neither is illegal, and both are legal precisely because you are expected to say no to them.