Odense Car Rental Guide
This page provides you with information about car rental in Odense. On this page, you will also find information about the car rental and driving restrictions valid in Denmark.
Rental Restrictions
To rent a car in Denmark, you must be at least 21 years old (age may vary by car category) and have held your license for 1 year. Drivers under the age of 25 may have to pay a young driver surcharge. Some suppliers have a maximum age limit of 80 years old. Seatbelts are mandatory.
Cars rented in Denmark are not allowed into the following countries: Albania Bosnia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine and Yugoslavia.
Driving Restrictions
In Denmark, traffic is on the right. The minimum age of a driver is 18 years. Children under 3 years of age must be seated in a special child seat. The use of seatbelts is compulsory for front-seat passengers. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.8‰.
While driving, headlights must be on at all times. The horn should only be used in case of extreme danger. Lights should be flashed to signal warning instead.
Parkering/Standsning/Stop Forbudt means No parking/No stopping, but in this zone you are allowed a three-minute period for loading and unloading. Usually, parking discs allow parking for an hour and are required where no parking metres exist. Parking metres usually allow up to 3 hours of parking time.
The police are authorised to collect fines on the spot.
Speed limits:| Area | Limit |
| City | 50KM/H |
| Open Roads | 80KM/H |
| Highways | 110KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police/ambulance/fire: 112
Road Tolls
There are no toll highways in Denmark.
Some useful expressions for tourists visiting Denmark
Car - bil
Car rental agency - biludlejnings firma
About Odense
Odense, the third largest city in Denmark, is situated in the heart of the country, famously known as being the birthplace of the writer Hans Christian Andersen. It is home of the Andersen Museum and also The University of Odense. Odense has a rich cultural life, flourishing with arts of all kinds: in theatres, on streets, in the parks and museums. There are orchestral concerts, film and jazz festivals flower exhibitions and much more. In the surroundings of the city, you can find many castles and manor houses.
The city centre has pedestrian streets, great shops, small pubs and restaurants. The nightlife of the city mainly consists of smaller, cosy cafes where live music is played.
Area:
Population: 184,000
Country: Denmark
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Central Euroepan Time)
Telephone Area Code: none
Monetary Unit: Danish Krone
