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Hanseatic cities and the Dutch bulb fields: a One-Week Road Trip From Copenhagen

Checked 8 October 2026 against each tourism board's, city's and operator's own page · skynomad

Day by day

Most hours at the wheel in a day No limit3 hours4 hours5 hours6 hours

Kilometres and hours are motorway estimates between the cities named, without stops or traffic. Where you sleep in a smaller place nearby, the real place and its distance are given.

1. Day 1

   Copenhagen → Odense 172 km · about 2 h 10 driving

   Short first day over the Great Belt Bridge (about 165 km); Hans Christian Andersen's city. Source

2. Day 2

   Odense → Hamburg 320 km · about 4 h driving

3. Day 3

   Hamburg → Bremen 133 km · about 1 h 45 driving

   Hanseatic city: Town Musicians, Schnoor quarter, Böttcherstraße (about 120 km). Source

4. Day 4

   Bremen → Amsterdam 361 km · about 4 h 05 driving

   Canal city; full day for Keukenhof and the Bollenstreek flower fields (about 360 km from Bremen). Source The place itself: Keukenhof, Lisse, about 35 km from amsterdam (approx, not from an official page).

5. Day 5

   A day for Keukenhof, Lisse No long drive

6. Day 6

   Amsterdam → Groningen 193 km · about 2 h 15 driving, plus the way back from Keukenhof, Lisse

   Northern Dutch university city, on the way back east (about 185 km). Source

7. Day 7

   Groningen → Hamburg 304 km · about 3 h 30 driving

8. Day 8

   Hamburg → Copenhagen 310 km · about 3 h 35 driving · plus the Scandlines Puttgarden–Rødby ferry

Why go in April

• Keukenhof flower garden open: 18 March – 9 May 2027. Source
• Bulb fields in bloom (Bollenstreek): tulips mid-April to early May: late March – early May (weather-dependent). Source
• Bloemencorso Bollenstreek flower parade (Noordwijk–Haarlem): 14–18 April 2027 (main parade day not stated). Source

What to watch for

• Keukenhof parking must be reserved online in 2027 (18 March – 9 May 2027). Source
• Amsterdam milieuzone (blue zone): diesel cars of emission class 0–4 may not enter; petrol unaffected (all year). Source
• King's Day: Amsterdam centre closed to cars from 07:30 (27 April (page shows 2026 date; 2027 date not published on page)). Source
• Danish miljøzoner: diesel cars need a particle filter (Euro 5+ counts as compliant); foreign-registered cars first registered before 1 Jan 2011 must be registered before entering (all year (since 1 Oct 2023)). Source

What the week costs to drive

Not included: Great Belt (Storebælt) Bridge, car under 6 m, single trip (operator); Scandlines Puttgarden–Rødby, car one-way (route-only fare) (operator); hotels, food and parking. For your own car and exact days, use the trip cost calculator.

The rules on this route

Driving in Denmark · Driving in Germany · Driving in the Netherlands

Use this route in my plan to get every vignette, zone, kit rule and deadline for these countries in one checklist, with dates. The speed limits and sign words pages can then show only these countries.