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Revision as of 13:43, 25 September 2008

Flag of Denmark Denmark
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Language: Danish
Capital: Copenhagen
Population: 5,475,791
Currency: Danish Krone (DKK)
Hitchability: Good.png (good)
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Denmark is a country in Northern Europe. It is a member state of the European Union as well as the Schengen Agreement.

According to wikitravel hitchhiking is legal in Denmark except on highways. Most drivers speak English, not German. There was a hitchhiking project done in 2006 called The Search for Danish Mentality. As a follow-up the same organization – MS – is running another project this year called The Search for the Commons.

When hitching on slip roads to the highway, I found people more easily stopped if you were at the bottom of the slip road than at the top of the slip road. Most ramps in Denmark have enough space for cars to stop.

Platschi was hitchhiking in Denmark in January 2008 during a storm and found out that hitchhiking through the country is quite fast.

Cities

Directions

Hamburg to Copenhagen

From Hamburg to Copenhagen you can hitch to the ferry at Puttgarden, and get a ride straight to Copenhagen. If you ask the people after they paid the ticket you can cross for free (and save 7 euros). Tickets are per vehicle not person.

You can watch a video of the lovely Danish landscape that amylin made straight off the ferry into Denmark, from this route, in February 2008.

From Denmark going South

From Jutland Hitch you self a ride to Padborg, in south Jutland just before the German border. Here you'll find the countrys largest truckstop, if not ask around. Most trucks leaving from Denmark stops here. With a little luck you'll find someone going to most destinations in Europe. Ask the drivers while they are getting ready, filling-up on gas or walking from the diner to their car.

From Zealand

Hitch you self a ride to Gedser witch is connected by ferry to Rostock, Germany, or Rødbyhavn which is connected by ferry to Puttgarden, Germany. A car-ticket for the ferry includes up to 9 persons so it should by possible to get a free ride over and maybe further.

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