By ferry or bridge to Denmark from Germany
If you want to travel from Germany to Denmark, in most the cases, you can make the trip easily by car or public transport. There are, however, some options when you have to take the ferry from Germany to Denmark.
For example, if you travel to Copenhagen or somewhere else in Sjaelland / Seeland, going via the Rodby-Puttgarden or the Gedser to Rostock ferry will make sense.
So in short you can either travel to Denmark:
- By a direct ferry, for example, from Rostock to Gedser or Puttgarden to Rodby. Puttgarden-Rodby is the shortest route in time and kilometers.
- By car from Germany to Denmark, if this is the best way, depends on where you need to be in Denmark.
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Map with ferry routes to Denmark from Germany
From Denmark, there are several ways to travel to Germany. You can travel by one of the two ferries connecting Denmark to Germany: Gedser to Rostock or Rodby to Puttgarden. In the map above, you can see these crossings from Denmark to Germany and vice versa.
Timetable, availability, and compare prices
An easy way to find tickets for a ferry to Denmark from Germany is by filling in the fields below.
Travel tip: Scandlines combi tickets
If you travel from Germany via Denmark to Sweden, you can buy combi tickets for the Gedser - Rostock or Rodby-Puttgarden crossing combined with the Sontbridge. From the Danish region Sjaelland, these ferries are leaving for Germany.
Option 1: direct ferry to Denmark from Germany
You can choose two different ferries from Germany that sail directly to Denmark. You can sail via Rostock to Gedser (2 hours) or from Puttgarden to Rodby. Scandlines are operating both routes and specifically, Puttgarden to Rodby is cruising almost continuously. Both crossings are popular ways of traveling to Denmark.
As mentioned before, both ferries sail often. The Rodby to Puttgarden and the vice versa route is almost continuously operating while the Rostock to Gedser ferry is sailing ten times daily.
The fastest route is the route from Puttgarden to Rodby. This ferry is a 45 min crossing. Rostock to Gedser is about 2-hour sailing. Which connection works best depends on where you need to be in Denmark or Sjaelland / Seeland. For most of the other regions traveling by car makes more sense. You can also drive to Seeland in Denmark via the Great Belt Bridge.
Germany ⇔ Denmark
Traveling to Denmark from Germany by car
FAQ: Denmark from Germany
There are 2 direct ferries connecting Denmark to Germany overseas. Both make sense to use when you're travelling to the Danish region Sjaelland / Seeland from Germany. This is the case when you travel to Copenhagen or further to Sweden from Germany for example.
The quickest ferry to Denmark from Germany is the ferry to Rodby from Puttgarden, this is just 45 mins sailing. The ferry takes you to the Danish Seeland coast from Germany
Yes it is possible to bring your car on the routes to Denmark from Germany. In the reservation process of Scandlines, the company operating these routes, you can select your type of car and make a reservation for your trip. You can aslo travel entirely by car from Germany to Denmark.
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Dont know why I'm putting this but if it were me I'm taking the route that gives me most behind the wheel time it would be a absolute blast to drive the country side there so which ever that would be ,would be the one I take
Thanks for your perspective Mark!
Dear Miss/Sir,
Im thinking about taking the ferry from PuttGarden to Rodby. However I see that I need to provide a timing when I want to book ny travel.
What if I can not meet that timeline? Is my ticket than still valid? Do I need to pay extra?
Kind regards,
Gerrit van Otterdijk
Good morning Gerrit,
When you book a flexi ticket at scandlines, the ticket is valid 3 months after your planned departure. If you're just late for your Ferry on the specific day I would advise to call scandlines if this is okay with a normal ticket, don't think this should be a big issue.
Best regards,