1 GB
Valid for 7 days
$4.99
$4.99 per GB
eSIM for Denmark
Denmark runs on a phone. Metro and bus tickets live in the DOT Tickets app, train seats in the DSB app, city bikes in Donkey Republic, and almost nothing takes cash. Copenhagen is compact enough to walk, but the moment you head for Aarhus, Billund, Skagen or a holiday house on the west coast, you need maps, ferry times and a way to reach the host.
A FairSIM eSIM connects to Telia Denmark, 3 Denmark or YouSee, which is TDC's consumer brand. All three run 5G on top of dense 4G, and coverage across this flat, small country is easier than almost anywhere in Europe: the bridges, the motorways, the island ferries and the beach towns all stay connected. You install the plan over Wi-Fi at home, land at Kastrup, turn the line on and walk to the metro.
One rule that catches people out: Denmark for mobile purposes means mainland Denmark and its islands only. The Faroe Islands and Greenland are separate territories with separate networks, and a Denmark plan does not cover them. The same applies the other way over the Øresund Bridge: once your phone latches onto a Swedish tower in Malmö, you are out of plan unless you also hold a Sweden plan or a Europe regional plan.
Denmark eSIM plans
Wholesale rates in US dollars, with nothing added at checkout. Buy in the FairSIM app and the plan is on your phone in seconds.
How long is your trip?
All plans. Pick a trip length to narrow the list.
- Get it in the app for Denmark
5 GB
Valid for 30 days
Get it in the app for Denmark$9.99
$2.00 per GB
- Best value
10 GB
Valid for 30 days
Get it in the app for Denmark$18.99
$1.90 per GB
Unlimited
Valid for 15 days
Get it in the app for Denmark$33.99
Speed policy shown in the app
Coverage in Denmark
- 4G LTE
- 5G
- TeliaOne of the two big network owners, with nationwide 4G and broad 5G, including Jutland's smaller towns and the coast roads. Shares masts in the TT-Netværket joint venture with Telenor.
- 3Listed on coverage sheets as Hi3G or Hutchinson Denmark. Strong 5G in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense and Aalborg, and a common host for travel eSIMs.
- YouSeeTDC's consumer brand and the country's oldest network, with 2G, 4G and 5G. 3G has been switched off, so older phones fall back to 2G or 4G.
Typical speed: Danish mobile networks are consistently among the fastest and most reliable in Europe. Expect fast 5G in Copenhagen and Aarhus, and solid 4G on the islands and in rural Jutland.
Copenhagen, the metro tunnels, the Great Belt and Øresund bridges, the motorway network and the holiday-home coasts are well covered. Signal can dip on inner-island ferry crossings, deep in Rold Skov type forest and on the far northern dunes at Grenen, but rarely for long.
How much data do you need in Denmark?
It depends on how you travel. Find your trip below, then pick the plan that matches. You can always top up in the app.
Copenhagen city break
Three or four nights of harbour baths, bakeries, museums and design shops.
Why data matters: DOT Tickets for the metro, Google Maps on foot, Donkey Republic bikes, restaurant bookings and a lot of photo uploads. Very little offline time.
- 7 days
- 5 GB
- 14 days
- 10 GB
- 30 days
- 20 GB
Family trip to Legoland and the west coast
Billund, a holiday house near Blåvand or Ringkøbing, and the North Sea beaches.
Why data matters: Park tickets and queue times, holiday-home check-in codes over email, grocery and ferry apps, and tablets keeping kids quiet in the car.
- 7 days
- 10 GB
- 14 days
- 20 GB
- 30 days
- Unlimited
Jutland and islands road trip
Copenhagen to Funen and Jutland over the bridges, then north to Skagen.
Why data matters: Navigation, EasyPark and charging apps, bridge toll and ferry bookings, and coffee-stop searches. Coverage holds along the motorways.
- 7 days
- 10 GB
- 14 days
- 20 GB
- 30 days
- Unlimited
Cycling and island hopping
Marguerite route stretches, Funen, Ærø or Bornholm by bike and ferry.
Why data matters: Route files, ferry timetables, weather radar for North Sea wind, and offline maps you download in town before you ride out.
- 7 days
- 5 GB
- 14 days
- 10 GB
- 30 days
- 20 GB
Business trip or Nordic multi-stop
Meetings in Copenhagen or Aarhus, often bolted onto Stockholm, Oslo or Hamburg.
Why data matters: Teams and Zoom on 5G, Personal Hotspot for the laptop, and a Europe regional plan if you cross into Sweden, Norway or Germany on the same trip.
- 7 days
- 10 GB
- 14 days
- 20 GB
- 30 days
- Unlimited
What your home carrier charges in Denmark
Daily roaming passes look small until you multiply them by the length of the trip. FairSIM plans for Denmark start at $4.99 and never bill per day.
Denmark is in the EU, so EU-based carriers include it in Roam Like At Home at domestic rates, subject to fair-use data limits. Non-EU carriers charge daily passes.
| Carrier | Roaming charge | FairSIM |
|---|---|---|
| AT&T International Day Pass (US) | $12 per day per line, $6 for extra lines | from $4.99, no daily fee |
| Verizon TravelPass (US) | $12 per day, high-speed data then slowed | from $4.99, no daily fee |
| EE (UK) | about £2.59 per day in Europe on plans taken from July 2021, or included with the Roam Abroad add-on | from $4.99, no daily fee |
| Vodafone UK | about £2.42 per day in Europe, cheaper on 8-day or 15-day passes; included on some plans | from $4.99, no daily fee |
| Telekom or Orange (EU) | included at domestic rates under EU roaming rules, with a fair-use data allowance | from $4.99, no daily fee |
| Telstra International Day Pass (Australia) | A$10 per day for 2 GB | from $4.99, no daily fee |
Carrier prices as published on their roaming pages at the time of writing. They change often; check your own plan before you fly.
How FairSIM works
- 1
Pick a destination and a plan
Choose the country or region and the data you need. The price you see is the price you pay.
- 2
Tap install
On iPhone (iOS 17.4+) the eSIM installs in one tap, no QR code. Do it at home while you still have Wi-Fi.
- 3
Land and connect
Turn on data roaming for the FairSIM line when you arrive. Your plan starts when it first connects.
Connectivity tips for Denmark
Install the eSIM over Wi-Fi at home and switch the line on after landing at Kastrup. Validity normally starts at first connection to a Danish network.
A Denmark plan does not cover the Faroe Islands or Greenland. Those are separate destinations with separate networks and need their own plan.
Crossing the Øresund Bridge to Malmö puts you on a Swedish network. Buy a Sweden plan or a Europe regional plan if Sweden is part of the trip.
Buy metro and bus tickets in DOT Tickets before boarding. There are no gates, but inspectors check and the fine is steep.
MobilePay needs a Danish bank account, so use Apple Pay, Google Pay or a contactless card. Cash is barely used and some places refuse it.
Pack a Type K or Type C adapter. Many Danish sockets take Schuko plugs too, but not all of them.
The Copenhagen metro runs 24 hours on Fridays and Saturdays and is driverless, so late nights do not need a taxi.
Download offline maps for Bornholm, the Wadden Sea islands and the far north of Jutland before you set off, in case of a dead spot on a ferry or dune road.
Apps you will actually use
- DOT Tickets metro, bus, harbour bus and S-train tickets for Copenhagen and Zealand; buy before you board.
- Rejseplanen the national journey planner covering trains, buses, metro and ferries.
- DSB national rail tickets and seat reservations, plus Orange discount fares booked in advance.
- Donkey Republic bike share in Copenhagen, Aarhus and a dozen other towns; Denmark is built for cycling.
- Dantaxi or Viggo the main taxi apps; Viggo runs electric cars in Copenhagen and Aarhus.
- EasyPark street and garage parking in most Danish towns, paid by card.
- Wolt food delivery, strongest in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense and Aalborg.
- Too Good To Go cheap surplus food from bakeries and cafés; the app started in Copenhagen.
Uber pulled out of Denmark in 2017 and has not returned, so use Dantaxi, Taxa 4x35 or Viggo. MobilePay is the local payment habit but needs a Danish bank account, so as a visitor rely on Apple Pay, Google Pay or a contactless card, which work almost everywhere including buses and bakeries.
Can you rely on free Wi-Fi?
Free Wi-Fi is widespread and generally decent: Copenhagen Airport, hotels, cafés, libraries, museums and most bakeries. DSB offers Wi-Fi on many intercity trains, but it is shared, slow and drops in the Great Belt tunnel and across open countryside, so do not plan a video call around it. Holiday homes on the west coast usually advertise Wi-Fi, and it is often a basic connection shared by the whole house. Treat public Wi-Fi as a backup for big downloads and use the eSIM for anything that matters.
Local SIM card or eSIM in Denmark?
Danish prepaid is cheap by European standards. Lebara, Lycamobile, Oister, CBB and Telmore sell starter packs in 7-Eleven kiosks, Netto and Bilka supermarkets and phone shops, and there are kiosks in Copenhagen Airport's arrivals area. Denmark does not put visitors through the passport-registration routine common in Southern Europe, so buying is quick. The friction comes later: topping up or activating a subscription often wants a Danish payment card or MobilePay, and the self-service pages and SMS confirmations are frequently in Danish only.
A FairSIM eSIM skips that. You install it before you fly, it roams onto Telia, 3 or YouSee, the same masts a local pack uses, and it is billed in dollars from the app with no shop visit and no Danish bank details. Your home number stays on your primary SIM for bank one-time codes. For a city break of a few nights, or a Nordic trip where Denmark is one leg of three, that is the simpler path. If you are staying for months and want a Danish number for local services, a local subscription still makes sense.
Good to know before you land in Denmark
- Currency
- Danish krone (DKK); pegged to the euro at about 7.46
- Plug type
- Type K (Danish three-pin); Type C plugs fit the same sockets, and many newer sockets also take Type E/F
- Voltage
- 230 V, 50 Hz
- Emergency number
- 112 for police, fire and ambulance; 114 for non-urgent police
- Language
- Danish; English is spoken almost universally
- Time zone
- UTC+1, UTC+2 from late March to late October
- Capital
- Copenhagen
Denmark eSIM questions
Does eSIM work in Denmark?
Yes. Any unlocked eSIM phone connects to Telia, 3 or YouSee with a travel eSIM. On iPhone that means XS, XR or newer; most recent Pixel, Samsung Galaxy S and Motorola models support eSIM too.
Which network will my Denmark eSIM use?
Telia Denmark, 3 Denmark or YouSee, which is TDC's consumer brand. The app shows the network for each plan, and your phone may switch between them depending on the plan.
Is there 5G in Denmark?
Yes. All three networks run 5G, with the widest coverage in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense and Aalborg and along the main corridors. Rural areas and small islands are usually fast 4G.
Does a Denmark plan cover the Faroe Islands or Greenland?
No. Both are separate territories with their own networks and are not included in a Denmark plan. Buy a dedicated plan for them.
Will it work on the train or bridge to Sweden?
You keep data as far as the Danish side. Once your phone registers on a Swedish network around Malmö, a Denmark-only plan stops working. A Europe regional plan covers both.
Can I use Personal Hotspot in Denmark?
Yes. Every FairSIM plan supports Personal Hotspot, with no separate cap on tethered data.
How much data do I need for a week in Denmark?
A long weekend in Copenhagen on maps, tickets and messaging uses roughly 2 to 4 GB. A week runs about 5 to 8 GB. Add more if you stream, tether a laptop or travel with kids on tablets.
Do I need to register my SIM in Denmark?
No. Denmark does not require passport registration for prepaid mobile, and a travel eSIM needs no registration at all.
Local SIM or eSIM for Denmark?
Danish prepaid packs are cheap, but top-ups often want a Danish card or MobilePay and the self-service is largely in Danish. A travel eSIM is installed before you fly, roams on the same Telia, 3 or YouSee masts, and needs no shop visit.
What is an eSIM?
A SIM card built into your phone. Instead of a plastic chip, you download a profile. Every iPhone since the XS has one next to the physical SIM slot, so your home number stays put while FairSIM supplies the data.
Is my phone compatible?
FairSIM works with eSIM-compatible, carrier-unlocked iPhones: the XS, XR and everything newer, on iOS 17.4 or later for the one-tap install with no QR code. iPhones bought in mainland China do not support eSIM at all, even when unlocked. Not sure yours is unlocked? Check Settings, General, About, Carrier Lock, or ask your carrier. The full list is on the How it works page.
When should I install my eSIM?
Before you travel, while you still have Wi-Fi. Installing does not start your plan; the validity typically starts when the eSIM first connects to a network at your destination.
Do FairSIM eSIMs come with a phone number?
No. FairSIM eSIMs are data-only by design, which keeps costs low. For calls and texts, your physical SIM stays active so you keep your existing number, and WhatsApp, FaceTime and iMessage work over data.
Traveling beyond Denmark?
Get your Denmark eSIM in the app
Plans from $4.99. Install before you fly, track your data live, and top up in seconds if you need more.
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