Copenhagen sits on Zealand, not on the mainland. A lorry leaving the city crosses the Great Belt to Funen, then the Little Belt to Jutland, and only then reaches the German border. Two tolled crossings before the international part of the journey starts.
From Jutland itself none of that applies, which is why a quote for Aarhus and a quote for Copenhagen are not the same quote even at identical volume.
A Jutland collection is on the German border within a couple of hours. A Copenhagen one crosses two bridges first. Neither is a problem and both should be visible in what you are charged, so ask for the domestic leg as its own line rather than folded into a total.
The Danish leg is a few hundred kilometres. What follows is roughly 2,000 more, and the route splits the same way it does for any northern European move: overland through Hungary, Serbia and North Macedonia, or south through Austria to an Italian Adriatic port.
Sea freight from Aarhus or Copenhagen into Piraeus is the third option and suits a full household with flexible dates.
Both countries are in the EU, so household goods travel as an internal movement. That removes the relief process a British move needs and it does not remove the inventory. The order things happen in still matters.
Piraeus for containers, Thessaloniki for northern addresses, Igoumenitsa and Patras for road loads off the Italian ferry.
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A little, because of the two bridge crossings before the German border. It is not a large difference against the length of the whole journey, but it should be visible in the quote rather than hidden in a total.
Not between Denmark and Greece, as both are EU member states. An inventory is still required. If the route south goes through Serbia and North Macedonia, transit documents are needed for that stretch and the mover arranges them.
For household goods, usually south through Germany and Austria to an Italian Adriatic port, then a ferry to Igoumenitsa or Patras. It is longer than the Balkan overland route and avoids two non-EU borders.
For a full household with flexible dates, often. A container from Aarhus or Copenhagen to Piraeus removes the road question entirely. For anything small, shared container space is the cheaper answer either way.
Earlier than feels necessary, particularly for summer. Adriatic ferry space fills with holiday traffic from late spring, which pushes freight onto longer crossings and makes dates harder to hold.
Yes, across Denmark. Island and rural collections sometimes need a smaller vehicle at the door, so describe the access when you send your move details.
Also worth reading: Germany, the next leg south, Sweden, over the Oresund.
Send your Danish collection address, the Greek delivery address, your dates and a rough inventory. A vetted moving company checks the crossings, the route south and the paperwork before quoting.
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Written by Darren Benjamin, Founder, International Removals Companies.