Denmark and Germany have a common border that divides Jutland and Schleswig-Holstein in an east-west direction. The countries are connected by a network of roads and railway lines running in a north-south direction through the so-called Jutland Corridor.

The Jutland Corridor is highlighted by the European Union as one of the most important transport corridors in the EU. It is a part of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean Core Network Corridor, which runs across Europe from the Finnish/Russian border in the north, across Scandinavia to the European mainland connecting Europe with the rest of the world through the large seaports. It continues through Germany and southward to Italy and Malta.