Driving a motorhome in Denmark
What applies to motorhomes in Denmark, up to and over 3.5 tonnes. The planner shows you the same fact sheet at every border on the way to Denmark, together with the low emission zones your route touches.
Created with AI (disclosure under Art. 50 EU AI Act). Carefully researched, but without guarantee: rules change. What counts are the signs on the road and the linked sources.
Speed limits
| Speed limits | Up to 3.5 t | Over 3.5 t |
|---|---|---|
| Built-up areas | 50 km/h | 50 km/h |
| Outside built-up areas | 80 km/h | 80 km/h |
| Expressway | 80 km/h | 80 km/h |
| Motorway | 130 km/h | 80 km/h |
Above 3.5 t the limit is 80 even on motorways. 100 only with a Danish Tempo 100 approval from an inspection centre and rear sticker.
Lights during the day
Always drive with lights on, even during the day.
Dipped headlights or daytime running lights also during the day.
Alcohol
- 0.5 per mille
- Novice drivers 0.2 per mille
0.2 per mille during the first three years after obtaining a category B licence.
Required on board
- Warning triangle
Set it up if you break down in a dangerous spot.
Winter
Winter tyres in wintry conditions
No date-based rule, but obviously unsuitable tyres are banned. No summer tyres on snow, ice or slush.
Low emission zones
Registration before entering
Applies to motorhomes only in part.
Register older diesels online before entering: cars first registered before 2011, over 3.5 t before 2015. Not petrol or hybrid.
No entry without particle filter or required Euro standard. Missing registration: 1,500 DKK fine, 12,500 DKK for trucks.
The planner knows one low emission zone in Denmark:
- Aalborg Miljøzone
These are their names in the open data. The list is not complete: what is missing there is missing here too. If one of them is on your route, the planner shows it on the map and adds what to sort out beforehand to your checklist.
Good to know
- Over 60 % above the limit or 160 km/h and up risks losing your right to drive. With a trailer or in roadworks from 40 %.
Sources
- retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/2026/118/xml
- borger.dk/transport-trafik-rejser/Biler-og-koerekort/Biler/Faerdselsloven-og-fartgraenser
- fstyr.dk/privat/krav-til-koeretoejer/tempo-100
- politi.dk/nordjyllands-politi/doegnrapporter/171225/2025/12/17
- europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/driving-abroad/road-rules-and-safety/denmark/index_en.htm
- sikkertrafik.dk/rad-og-viden/bil/vejret/regler-om-vinterdaek
- miljoezoner.dk/de
- miljoezoner.dk/regler-og-koretojer/udenlandske-koretojer
- miljoezoner.dk/regler-og-koretojer/svar-om-partikelfilter
As of 23 September 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How fast may a motorhome drive in Denmark?
- Up to 3.5 t: Built-up areas 50 km/h, Outside built-up areas 80 km/h, Expressway 80 km/h, Motorway 130 km/h. Over 3.5 t: Built-up areas 50 km/h, Outside built-up areas 80 km/h, Expressway 80 km/h, Motorway 80 km/h. The signs have the final say.
- Does a motorhome need a sticker or registration for low emission zones in Denmark?
- Registration before entering. Applies to motorhomes only in part. Register older diesels online before entering: cars first registered before 2011, over 3.5 t before 2015. Not petrol or hybrid.