Øresund Crossing
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Copenhagen ↔ Malmö · E20 · 16 kilometres Editorially verified Prices as of 18 May 2026 · Source Øresundsbro Konsortiet

2025 results · engineering data

The link in figures

All figures come from the annual report of the Øresundsbro Konsortiet and from the technical data of the structure.

Crossings per year, in millions

0 3 6 9 2015 2020 2023 2024 2025 7.0 4.5 7.4 7.6 8.0

2015 and 2020 rounded as reported by the consortium; 2023 and 2024 carried forward, 2025 exactly 8,003,000. To be re-checked with every new annual report.

The Øresund Bridge from below: concrete piers, above them the steel truss carrying the rail deck.
Visible from below: the road deck on top, the railway inside the truss beneath. Photo: Karrock · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Structure

Total length16 km
Cable-stayed bridge7.85 km
Main span490 m
Pylon height203.5 m
Drogden Tunnel4.05 km
Peberholm4 km artificial island
Opening1 July 2000
OperatorØresundsbro Konsortiet (DK/SE, 50/50)

Traffic 2025

Total crossings8,003,000
Daily average21,925 vehicles (+5.5 %)
Lorries over 9 m605,900 passages (record)
Electric vehiclesaround 1,440,000 (+45 %)
Electric share of trafficapprox. 18 %
Car commuting+9.8 % (Jan–Sep)
Road revenue1,861 million DKK
Result before value adjustment1,736 million DKK