Denmark eSIM

In Denmark your phone is your metro ticket and, in shops where almost nobody pays cash, often your wallet too, and Sweden is just across the Øresund Bridge from Copenhagen Airport, so a Denmark eSIM is mostly about tickets, maps and payments that work the moment you land. If your SIM is from an EU country it already roams here like at home; this page is for visitors from the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and beyond, and for anyone heading on to Malmö, the Faroe Islands or Greenland.

What a week of data costs in Denmark

Prices for 7 days of data, checked on 2–3 November 2026. Daily passes charge for each day you use the phone abroad, per phone.

For a family of four on Verizon, that's $336 for one week. O2 and T-Mobile customers may need nothing extra for a short trip, though 256 kbps is slow for maps and photos.

If your SIM is from the EU, it already roams like at home in Denmark, as long as you spend more time at home than abroad. UK plans aren't part of that system any more, which is why the UK rows above carry charges. The rules cover the EU and the EEA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway; the Faroe Islands and Greenland are part of the Danish realm but not members of the EU, so EU roaming rules don't reach them.

Landing at Copenhagen Airport (CPH)

Switch the kimsim line on as the plane taxis to the gate and turn on Data Roaming for the kimsim line only. Then walk through passport control, collect your bags and go through customs into Terminal 3. With data already working, you can buy your metro or train ticket on your phone before you reach the platform, and you don't need to look for a shop that sells SIM cards.

Entry rules. Since 12 October 2025, the EU's Entry/Exit System records non-EU visitors' fingerprints and a photo at the Schengen border, and it has been fully in place since 10 April 2026. Expect a longer queue at passport control the first time. ETIAS, the €20 travel authorisation for visa-free visitors, is not in operation yet; the official site says the EU will announce the start date several months ahead. So don't pay any website that offers you an ETIAS today. For British visitors, your passport must have been issued less than 10 years before you arrive and expire at least 3 months after you leave the Schengen area, and Danish border staff may ask to see a return ticket.

Into the city. The M2 metro line runs from the station at Terminal 3 straight into central Copenhagen, and the ride to Nørreport takes around 15 minutes. Trains leave every 4–6 minutes in the day and evening. DSB trains from tracks 1 and 2 take around 15 minutes to Copenhagen Central Station. The metro runs around the clock, every day, so a late arrival isn't a problem. Buy the ticket in the Rejsebillet app or from a machine; a 24-hour City Pass covers zones 1–4, including the airport and the whole metro, for 100 kr.

Mind your bags. The UK Foreign Office warns that pickpockets work inside the airport, at Central Station and Nørreport, and on trains to and from the airport, including bags in the overhead racks. Keep your phone in a front pocket while you check the map.

Networks and coverage

Denmark has four mobile networks: TDC, Telenor, Telia and 3. TDC's network is run by TDC NET, while its shop brands, such as YouSee, sit in a sister company, Nuuday; the phone still shows "TDC". Telia's Danish business became part of the energy company Norlys in 2024. Telia and Telenor share one network, and 3 roams on TDC's network where its own signal doesn't reach. All four run 5G.

The Denmark plan uses 3 and TDC. The Europe plan uses 3, Telia and Telenor here. Your phone shows the Danish operator's name, not kimsim.

Coverage is generally strong in Copenhagen, Aarhus and Odense and along the main railways and motorways. Expect it to thin on ferry crossings, on the dunes and beaches of west and north Jutland, and on the smallest islands. The networks your plan uses are listed above.

Copenhagen, Jutland and the islands

• Copenhagen: dense coverage on the street and in the metro. You'll use your phone for tickets, maps and payments all day, so carry a power bank.
• The Øresund coast and Malmö: Malmö is in Sweden, about 35 minutes from Copenhagen Central by train, with direct trains from the airport too. Once you're across, a Denmark plan stops working. The Sweden plan or the Europe plan covers it.
• Aarhus, Odense and Billund: Denmark's second city, Hans Christian Andersen's home town, and the home of Legoland. Generally well covered in town.
• Skagen and the west coast: the long beaches and dunes of Jutland, where signal can thin between towns. Download an offline map before a long walk.
• Bornholm: the Baltic island ferry sails from Rønne to Ystad in Sweden and to Køge south of Copenhagen. If your route goes through Ystad, you're in Sweden for part of the trip, so download your ticket first.
• The Faroe Islands and Greenland: part of the Danish realm, but outside the EU, and not on the Denmark plan or the Europe plan. Use the Faroe Islands or Greenland plan. The Foreign Office notes that most of Greenland is very remote, and travel between towns is by air, sea or dogsled only.

This is general guidance, not a coverage map. If your plan offers both networks and one is weak where you are, switch network by hand.

Trains, the metro and the bridge

• Metro, S-trains, buses and regional trains: one ticket works across buses, trains and the metro within the zones it covers. You check in only once, however many times you change.
• Rejsebillet: the app sells single and zone tickets for journeys anywhere in Denmark, paid before you travel. The physical Rejsekort travel card has closed, so older guides that tell you to buy one are out of date. The app replaced DOT Billetter at the end of 2025.
• Øresund Bridge: trains to Malmö run about every 20 minutes from Copenhagen Central. Planned engineering work sometimes stops trains across the bridge for a weekend, with replacement buses, so check the bridge's traffic page before you go. Sweden runs border controls on arrivals from Denmark over the Øresund crossing, so carry your passport.
• Cycling: the Foreign Office notes that cyclists often have the right of way, and that many bike accidents happen when pedestrians don't give way to them. Check the cycle lane before you step off the kerb with your eyes on a map.

Apps worth having

• Rejsebillet: tickets for the metro, buses and trains across Denmark. Set it up and add a card at home.
• Google Maps: good for walking, cycling and public transport routes. Download an offline area for Copenhagen as a backup.
• Uber and Bolt: Uber left Denmark in 2017 after a new taxi law and came back to Copenhagen through the licensed taxi firm Drivr. Both apps now offer rides in Copenhagen, including airport trips. Sign up at home, because the apps can send a code to your usual number.
• Payments: cash was used for only 9 per cent of payments in Danish shops in 2025, and about one in three is now made with Apple Pay or Google Pay on a phone. Add your card to your phone's wallet before you fly. Some banks send a text code to approve a new device, so keep your home line on for texts with its roaming off.
• MobilePay: the app Danes use to pay each other needs a Danish CPR number, a Danish phone number, a Danish bank account and a Danish bank card, so it isn't an option for most visitors. Ask to pay by card instead.
• WhatsApp: hosts and tour guides often message you here. Keep your WhatsApp number working abroad.

SIM and phone rules

Danish prepaid SIMs are easy to buy. Lycamobile, for example, sells prepaid bundles from 19 kr a month, as a SIM card or an eSIM, in shops around Denmark and online. At the end of 2024, Danish prepaid cards could still be sold without registering the buyer's identity, and a parliamentary proposal put forward on 26 November 2024 asked the government to end anonymous prepaid cards. We couldn't confirm whether a registration rule has come in since, so take your passport in case the shop asks for ID.

A travel eSIM installed at home skips the shop and any sign-up. It's data only, so your home number stays in the phone for calls and texts.

Common mistakes

• Taking a Denmark plan to Malmö. Malmö is a short train ride from Copenhagen Airport, and the Denmark plan stops working once you cross into Sweden. Look at Sweden or the Europe plan. How regional plans work
• Expecting EU roaming in the Faroe Islands or Greenland. They aren't in the EU, and the Europe plan doesn't cover them. Buy the Faroe Islands or Greenland plan for that leg.
• Leaving Data Roaming on for your home line. For non-EU SIMs, that's where daily charges start. Why roaming goes on for the kimsim line only
• Starting the plan on a change of planes. If you're only changing planes in Copenhagen on the way to the Faroes, Greenland or another country, keep the kimsim line off, or its days can start. If your plan started early
• No way to call for help. 112 is the number for an ambulance, the fire service or the police. A data-only eSIM can't dial it, so use your home line or any local phone.

More on Denmark

• eSIM for Europe: a guide for US, Canada and Australia
• How much data do I need for a week abroad?
• eSIM vs roaming: which is cheaper for your trip?

How we put this page together

We checked the Copenhagen Metro's, Rejsebillet's, Visit Copenhagen's, Bornholmslinjen's and the Øresund Bridge's own pages, Danmarks Nationalbank's payment figures, the Danish parliament's record on prepaid cards, carriers' roaming and prepaid price pages, EU and UK government sites and the other sources noted above on 1–3 November 2026. AT&T's and T-Mobile's pages block automated checks, so we read their prices from the pages' search listings. We haven't measured speeds or coverage in Denmark ourselves, so coverage notes are general guidance, not a map. kimsim sells the eSIMs on this page.