Sample Travel Itinerary for a Denmark Visa from India

This page gives you a template you can adapt, and shows which document in your file each line of the itinerary has to agree with. All rules below are as published on the official Embassy of Denmark, VFS Global and Danish Immigration Service sources, checked on 15 October 2026.

Does the Denmark visa checklist actually ask for an itinerary?

Not by that name. The Embassy's tourist checklist, published through VFS Global, lists two items that describe your trip. The first is a cover letter that sets out the purpose of the visit, its duration, the people travelling with you, your transport and your accommodation. The second is a certificate from a travel agency confirming an organised trip, or any other document that indicates your travel plans.

If you are travelling on a package tour, the agency certificate covers the second item. If you are planning the trip yourself, a day-wise itinerary is the most direct way to show your plans on paper. It turns the cover letter's summary into dates, cities and nights that a case officer can check against the rest of your documents.

Do not confuse this with the ApplyVisa cover letter. After you fill in the form and pay the visa fee online at applyvisa.um.dk, you print and sign the ApplyVisa cover letter. Its ID is what you use to book the VFS appointment. Your personal cover letter and itinerary are separate supporting documents.

What should each line of a Denmark itinerary show?

Think of the itinerary as an index to your file. Each element should point to a document the Embassy already asks for.

Sample day-by-day itinerary you can adapt

The template below is for an independent seven-day tourist trip. Replace every bracket with your own details, and change the number of days to suit your leave. Keep the header block at the top so the officer sees your identity and dates at a glance.

Applicant: [full name as in passport]
Passport number: [number]
Purpose: Tourism
Travel dates: [arrival date] to [departure date]
Travelling with: [names, or "travelling alone"]

Two rules make this template work. First, the nights in the third column must add up to the total nights in your accommodation proof, with no gaps. Second, Day 1 and Day 7 must sit inside the period of your travel insurance, because the Embassy requires cover for the entire trip including the arrival and departure dates.

How do the itinerary, funds and insurance fit together?

The Embassy checks your plan against your money. Every applicant must give an original bank statement for the last three months, stamped and signed by the bank. It must show means of DKK 350 per day if you stay in a private home, or DKK 500 per day if you stay in a hotel. Multiply the daily figure by the number of days on your itinerary and make sure the balance clearly covers it.

The rest of the financial and employment proof follows the same logic. You also need your Indian income tax return acknowledgement for the last two assessment years. Employed applicants add three months of payslips, the employment contract and a holiday approval or leave letter. The leave dates should cover the itinerary dates.

Insurance must be overseas travel medical insurance valid for all Schengen countries, with cover of at least 30,000 Euros for all risks, including accident, illness and medical emergency evacuation. VFS publishes the list of Schengen-approved travel insurance companies.

For flights, the checklist asks for a return or round-trip reservation, and the Embassy recommends not buying tickets before the visa is approved. A verifiable flight reservation fits that advice. Hotels must cover the whole stay; if you stay with friends or family instead, the Visiting Family and Friends checklist applies, with an invitation from your host.

When should you submit, and what will it cost?

The visa fee for a tourist visa is EUR 90, paid online at applyvisa.um.dk at the exchange rate of the date of application. Children aged 6 to 12 pay EUR 45. At the VFS centre you pay the VFS service fee of INR 2090 (Euro 19). If you apply outside Delhi, a one-way courier charge of Euro 4 (INR 440) for returning your passport from New Delhi is mandatory.

VFS runs Denmark centres in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune. All files are decided by the Embassy in New Delhi.

A decision normally comes within 15 days from the day the Embassy receives the file, not counting VFS submission and transport time. It can take up to 30 days if further enquiry is needed, and up to 45 days in exceptionally difficult cases. In the March to September peak season, the Embassy recommends submitting to VFS at least 4 weeks before travel. So fix your itinerary dates before you book the slot, not after.

For context, the European Commission's 2025 statistics show a 7.1% refusal rate for Schengen applications lodged at Danish consulates in India: 1,178 visas not issued; 17,038 applications lodged. That figure describes past decisions, not your own outcome.

Itinerary mistakes that raise questions

• Dates that do not line up. The arrival date on the itinerary differs from the flight reservation or the insurance start date.
• Missing nights. A night appears on the plan with no hotel or host behind it.
• Unexplained side trips. The plan mentions another Schengen country but the file has no intra-Schengen reservation for it.
• Leave that is too short. Your employer's leave letter ends before the last day of the itinerary.
• Funds that do not cover the plan. Hotel nights at DKK 500 per day add up to more than your statement comfortably shows.
• Paid tickets bought early. The Embassy advises against buying tickets before approval; a refusal would leave you with the cost.

For the full document list, fees and centre details, see our Denmark visa guide for Indians, and check the Embassy's document checklists before you submit.

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Frequently asked questions

Is a day-wise itinerary mandatory for a Denmark tourist visa?

The checklist does not use the word itinerary. It asks for a travel-agency certificate confirming an organised trip or any other document indicating your travel plans, plus a cover letter. For an independent trip, a day-wise itinerary is the clearest way to meet that requirement.

Can I show a flight reservation instead of a paid ticket for Denmark?

Yes. The checklist asks for flight reservations of a return or round-trip ticket, and the Embassy of Denmark recommends not buying tickets before the visa is approved.

How much bank balance do I need for a 7-day Denmark trip?

The Embassy sets a daily figure rather than a fixed total: DKK 500 per day if you stay in a hotel and DKK 350 per day in a private home. Multiply the relevant figure by the days on your itinerary and make sure your last three months of stamped bank statements cover it.

Can my Denmark itinerary include other Schengen countries?

Yes, but the file should show intra-Schengen reservations for travel between states, and your insurance must be valid in all Schengen countries. Accommodation proof is needed for the whole duration of the stay.