Payment for transport when changing workplace

If you change workplace in organizational terms, the following applies:

  • No mileage allowance will be paid for travel between your home and place(s) of work. Any travel allowance will be awarded via the annual tax return cf. SKAT’s rules and regulations. Transport time will also be at your own expense.
  • If you participate in meetings at another place of employment on the same day as the day on which you have attended the first place of employment, a mileage allowance will be paid cf. the rates prescribed by the Danish government for the distance exceeding the distance between your home and the first place of employment. 
  • Mileage allowance will be calculated on the basis of the low rate prescribed by the Danish government (e.g. occasional travel to courses, meetings, and conferences). The high rate will be applied when travel forms a necessary or expedient part of the day-to-day running of the department or a necessary or expedient part of a (research) project or similar. Payment of the high-rate mileage allowance must be approved by your manager.
  • A mileage allowance and payment for additional working hours may be granted when you are required to work at another place of employment during a transitional period, if additional expenses are incurred in connection with transport and if significant more time is spent on getting to and from work. The duration of the transitional period will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Read the rules and guidelines for Official journeys

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Updated 20 november 2025