The Metropolitan region of Copenhagen has a well-developed network of toll-free highways and public roads connecting the region effectively to Northern Europe.
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A highway connects the region to Sweden, including Stockholm, and the other Nordic countries. Other highways provide easy access to Berlin and Hamburg and further into Europe. The highway across the country and the Belts connect Copenhagen with Jutland, the Danish peninsula, and Great Britain via ferry.
Most recently the fixed link between Denmark and Sweden (opened in 2000) and the fixed link across the Great Belt (opened in 1998) have improved the infrastructure significantly and finalised the highway network in Denmark. Currently, a fixed link between Germany and Denmark across the Fehmern Belt is on the drawing board.
The quality of the road system and the good logistic location of Copenhagen mean that there are one-day connections to more than 1,200 bigger cities in Europe.
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In the region, a combination of motorways, highways and railways of high quality effectively connects Copenhagen to municipalities and counties in the surrounding area. A major element of the physical planning in Copenhagen has been the development of an effective public transport system to service major industrial and commercial sites in the region thereby reducing the pressure on main roads in the region.
The traffic density in the Copenhagen region is below the average of major European cities. Copenhagen is relatively small with less pressure on the roads compared to London and Berlin.
