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Public transport in Denmark

Denmark: 20 public transport operators, 338.7M km of scheduled service a year, 1,000 major stations and 442 tender notices — per region and operator.

Operators
20
Vehicle-km / year
≈ 338.7M km
Vehicles (peak)
≈ 2,975
Trips / week
263.9K
Stations*
1,000
Tender notices
442
Open procedures
147
Value (€)
€6.9B
Vehicle-km per inhabitant
≈ 56.5 km
Rank 11 of 25

Estimates from the scheduled timetables (one representative week per feed). *Stations with a page of their own. Methodology →

Denmark over time

15 snapshots · Mar 2025 – Oct 2026

338.7M km ↑ +2% since Mar 2025
171.1M km342.3M kmMar 2025Oct 20262026

Vehicle-km over 12 months: +2% since Oct 2025. All countries →

The largest operators

Map →

Vehicle-km / year

  1. 1 Movia 108.4M km
  2. 2 Midttrafik 55.8M km
  3. 3 DSB 37.7M km
  4. 4 NT 33.6M km
  5. 5 Sydtrafik 28.6M km
  6. 6 FYNBUS 19.5M km
  7. 7 DSB Vores Tog 11.2M km
  8. 8 Bornholms Trafik 2.6M km
  9. 9 Ærø Kommune 305.7K km
  10. 10 Samsø Rederi 169K km

Share of vehicle-km

78% Top 5 operators
Movia 108.4M km 32% Midttrafik 55.8M km 16% DSB 37.7M km 11% NT 33.6M km 9.9% Sydtrafik 28.6M km 8.4%

Routes by mode

1,612 routes

Regions

NUTS-3 regions by the service run inside them.

  1. Østjylland Operators 7 49.5M km
  2. Byen København Operators 9 44.6M km
  3. Københavns omegn Operators 5 37.2M km
  4. Sydjylland Operators 9 36.4M km
  5. Vest- og Sydsjælland Operators 3 34.7M km
  6. Nordjylland Operators 5 33.9M km
  7. Nordsjælland Operators 5 28.3M km
  8. Fyn Operators 6 24.3M km
  9. Østsjælland Operators 4 17.1M km
  10. Vestjylland Operators 6 16.3M km
  11. Bornholm Operators 2 2.6M km

Busiest stations

By scheduled departures per day.

  1. Kongens Nytorv St. (Metro) 1,894 departures/day
  2. København H 1,520 departures/day
  3. Hovedbanegården, Tivoli (Bernstorffsgade) 1,391 departures/day
  4. Hellerup St. 1,310 departures/day
  5. Klostertorvet (Aarhus Kom) 1,282 departures/day
  6. Frederiksberg St. (Metro) 1,268 departures/day
  7. Busgaden (Aarhus Kom) 1,112 departures/day
  8. Emil Vetts Passage (Aarhus Kom) 1,112 departures/day
  9. H. H. Seedorffs Stræde (Aarhus Kom) 1,112 departures/day
  10. Nørreport St. 1,098 departures/day
  11. Østerport St. 1,006 departures/day
  12. København H (Metro) 974 departures/day
  13. Østerport St. (Metro) 973 departures/day
  14. Gammel Strand St. (Metro) 962 departures/day
  15. Rådhuspladsen St. (Metro) 962 departures/day

Tender market

Tenders in Denmark → On the map →

By stage

442 Tender notices

By service type

  1. Other 254
  2. Demand-responsive 80
  3. School transport 35
  4. Taxi 28
  5. Scheduled public transport 24
  6. Rail 19
  7. Vehicle hire with driver 2

Most active contracting authorities

  1. 1 Trafikselskabet Movia 58
  2. 2 Midttrafik 57
  3. 3 FynBus 42
  4. 4 Sydtrafik 25
  5. 5 Nordjyllands Trafikselskab 24
  6. 6 Region Hovedstaden 13
  7. 7 Kolding kommune 11
  8. 8 Odense Kommune 10
  9. 9 Banedanmark 8
  10. 10 DSB 8
  11. 11 GULDBORGSUND KOMMUNE 8
  12. 12 Region Midtjylland 6

How we calculate
Operators Unit: operators · counted
Transport companies as their timetable names them (GTFS agency). The same operator in several feeds is counted once; in Germany the company that actually runs each line. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
Vehicle-km / year Unit: km per year · estimate
For every trip: route length (along the published route shape; without one, the straight line between its stops × 1.25) × the days it runs in the representative week, × 365.25 / 7. Only scheduled service — no empty or depot runs, no demand-responsive services. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
Vehicles (peak) Unit: vehicles · estimate
The highest number of trips running at the same moment in the representative week — a lower bound: reserve and workshop vehicles are not included. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
Trips / week Unit: trips per week · counted
All scheduled trips in the representative week; trips given as a frequency (every 10 minutes) are expanded into single trips. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
Stations* Unit: stations · counted
Stations with a page of their own: at least 250 scheduled departures a day, or among a country's busiest 1,000 with at least 30. Capped per country, so not comparable between countries. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
Vehicle-km per inhabitant Unit: km per inhabitant and year · estimate
Vehicle-km per year of all operators in the country ÷ its population. Only countries whose timetables cover the whole country; the figure for all countries together is their vehicle-km ÷ their population. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed; Eurostat, population on 1 January 2025
Tender notices Unit: notices · counted
Every published notice counts once: prior information, call for tenders or award notice. Source: TED (EU Official Journal) since 06/2024 and the German national portal
Open procedures Unit: notices · as published
Prior information notices and calls for tenders — notices that do not announce an award. Source: TED (EU Official Journal) since 06/2024 and the German national portal
Value (€) Unit: € · as published
Sum of the contract values stated in the notices, in euro only; other currencies are neither converted nor added. Many notices state no value, so the sum is a lower bound. Source: TED (EU Official Journal) since 06/2024 and the German national portal

Methodology & limits →