Rostock ⇄ Gedser · 2 hours · 52 km
Rostock Gedser ferry prices
A car crossing on the Scandlines ferry between Rostock and Gedser starts at 65.30 euros one way, if you book online and take a Low Price departure.
Below: every fare, the price per sailing for today and tomorrow, the price calendar, and what happens when you only buy a ticket at the harbour. Prices were checked on scandlines.com on 27 October 2026.
Ticket guide: which ticket suits your trip?
Choose how you travel and what kind of trip it is. You see which tickets fit, what they allow and their from-fare on scandlines.com, checked on 27 October 2026.
These are indicative from-fares, not a quote. What your crossing costs depends on date, departure and availability, and you only see it in the booking.
From fares for a single crossing: Low Price from €65.30, Flex from €157. A given departure can cost more. The difference between the tickets is not comfort, it is how much change of plan they forgive.
What each ticket allows when plans change
Low Price
from €65.30
Online only and on a limited number of departures, more often weekdays, early, late and at night. Good value if your departure time is fixed and you reach the port with time to spare.
Only valid for the booked departure: not earlier, not later, no refund. You can upgrade to a more flexible ticket beforehand for a fee plus the fare difference.
Check the fare for your dateStandard
from €82.70
This from-price applies if you book at least 3 days ahead, while tickets at that price last. Valid for the booked departure and any other departure with space on the same day.
Booked later or on the day, Standard costs more: compare the fare in the booking. Another day: 30 euros plus any fare difference. At the harbour from €147.
Check the fare for your dateFlex
from €157
Free changes and refunds for 90 days, a reserved space, priority boarding.
More than twice the Low Price fare. Worth it if your date may still change or you want to be able to cancel for free.
Check the fare for your dateWith the from-prices, the 1-day ticket is €44.60 below two Low Price tickets, and it is valid on every departure of the day.
1-day ticket
from €86
There and back on the same calendar day, all departures in both directions, up to 9 people in the car.
The return has to be on the same day. At the harbour €108 instead of €86.
Check the fare for your dateTwo Low Price tickets
from €130.60
Two single crossings, each on a fixed departure.
Costs more than the 1-day ticket, and each ticket is only valid for its own booked departure. Usually less practical for a day trip.
Check the fare for your dateWith Scandlines an ordinary return is two single crossings. Which ticket works out cheapest depends on your travel days and how fixed your departure times are. Going out on a Friday and back on the Sunday, the weekend ticket (from €119) is cheaper than two Low Price tickets (from €130.60) and more flexible too.
Changing and cancelling: the rules per ticket
Weekend ticket
from €119
Out on Friday, back on Sunday, on any departure with space on those two days, a car with up to 9 people. Sold from Germany; a mirror version runs from Denmark.
Only for exactly that pattern. Rebooking is possible for a fee; other days are not covered.
Check the fare for your dateTwo Low Price tickets
from €130.60
Lowest from-fare on other travel days, if both departures are fixed and you reach the port with time to spare.
Each ticket is only valid for its own booked departure. Miss one and that ticket is lost, and you need a new one for that crossing. Not available on every departure.
Check the fare for your dateTwo Standard tickets
from €165.40
On both travel days you can take an earlier or later ferry with space if you have to.
Each ticket is tied to its day, another day costs 30 euros plus any difference. The from-price applies if you book at least 3 days ahead.
Check the fare for your dateEasy Return
from €234
Out on a fixed departure, back on a ferry with space. Online only.
Costs more than two Standard tickets, which already cover every departure on their day. Scandlines offers it for limited periods, currently for outward trips from 1 September to 20 December 2026.
Check the fare for your dateBooked separately, a Standard ferry ticket (€82.70) and the Øresund Bridge online (420 DKK, about €56) come to about €138.70 if you book the ferry at least 3 days ahead. The combination ticket starts at €124.25. Compare both totals for your date in the booking.
Combination tickets to Sweden: the sums and how it works
Combination ticket with the Helsingør Helsingborg ferry
from €122.75
Rostock Gedser plus the 20 minute ferry across the Øresund. Good for Gothenburg, the west coast and Stockholm via the E4.
The Øresund crossing is valid from 8 hours before to 8 hours after your booked Rostock Gedser departure.
Check the fare for your dateCombination ticket with the Øresund Bridge
from €124.25
Rostock Gedser plus the bridge from Copenhagen to Malmö in one booking. Good for Malmö, Skåne and the east coast.
Combination tickets are not available as Low Price.
Check the fare for your dateCombination ticket Flex with the bridge
from €205
Free changes and refunds for 90 days, priority boarding.
Flex only comes with the bridge, not with Helsingør Helsingborg.
Check the fare for your dateWith a motorhome or caravan you can book Low Price too, with the length surcharge. It stays tied to one departure: with a caravan on the hook a delay on the motorway quickly becomes a missed ferry, and then the ticket is lost. With Standard you can take another ferry with space on the same day if you have to.
Over 6 metres a length surcharge is added, which Scandlines only shows in the booking. The measurement includes a bike rack and the drawbar. Low Price also exists over 6 metres, with that surcharge on top. Length bands and heights for motorhomes and caravans.
Low Price
from €65.30 plus length surcharge
Online only and on a limited number of departures, more often weekdays, early, late and at night. Good value if your departure time is fixed and you reach the port with time to spare.
Only valid for the booked departure: not earlier, not later, no refund. You can upgrade to a more flexible ticket beforehand for a fee plus the fare difference.
Check the fare for your dateStandard
from €82.70 plus length surcharge
This from-price applies if you book at least 3 days ahead, while tickets at that price last. Valid for the booked departure and any other departure with space on the same day.
Booked later or on the day, Standard costs more: compare the fare in the booking. Another day: 30 euros plus any fare difference. At the harbour from €147.
Check the fare for your dateFlex
from €157 plus length surcharge
Free changes and refunds for 90 days, a reserved space, priority boarding.
More than twice the Low Price fare. Worth it if your date may still change or you want to be able to cancel for free.
Check the fare for your dateThe 1-day ticket is a car fare. For longer vehicles the length surcharge is added, the exact fare is shown in the booking.
Over 6 metres a length surcharge is added, which Scandlines only shows in the booking. The measurement includes a bike rack and the drawbar. Low Price also exists over 6 metres, with that surcharge on top. Length bands and heights for motorhomes and caravans.
1-day ticket
from €86 plus length surcharge
There and back on the same calendar day, all departures of the day.
Return on the same day. Much more expensive at the harbour than online.
Check the fare for your dateTwo single crossings, each with the length surcharge. With a motorhome or caravan you can book Low Price in each direction too. Book early for July and August, spaces for long vehicles can go faster.
Over 6 metres a length surcharge is added, which Scandlines only shows in the booking. The measurement includes a bike rack and the drawbar. Low Price also exists over 6 metres, with that surcharge on top. Length bands and heights for motorhomes and caravans.
Two Low Price tickets
from €130.60 plus length surcharge
Lowest from-fare if both departures are fixed and you reach the port with time to spare.
Each ticket is only valid for its own booked departure. Miss one and that ticket is lost. Not available on every departure.
Check the fare for your dateTwo Standard tickets
from €165.40 plus length surcharge
On both travel days you can take an earlier or later ferry with space if you have to.
Another day costs 30 euros plus any difference.
Check the fare for your dateTwo Flex tickets
from €314 plus length surcharge
Free changes and refunds for 90 days, a reserved space.
Mostly worth it if your travel days may still change.
Check the fare for your dateCombination tickets exist for long vehicles too. On the bridge a higher toll class applies from 6 metres. Enter the real length in the booking and you see the total.
Over 6 metres a length surcharge is added, which Scandlines only shows in the booking. The measurement includes a bike rack and the drawbar. Low Price also exists over 6 metres, with that surcharge on top. Length bands and heights for motorhomes and caravans.
Combination tickets to Sweden: the sums and how it works
Combination ticket with the Øresund Bridge
from €124.25 plus length surcharge
Ferry and bridge in one booking.
Enter the real overall length, it sets both prices.
Check the fare for your dateCombination ticket with the Helsingør Helsingborg ferry
from €122.75 plus length surcharge
The short ferry instead of the bridge, for the west coast and Gothenburg.
Øresund crossing valid from 8 hours before to 8 hours after the booked departure.
Check the fare for your dateMotorbikes have their own, much cheaper fare.
Motorcycle ticket
from €43.50
One way for a motorbike or moped.
Secure the bike against the swell on the car deck.
Check the fare for your dateWith the from-prices, the 1-day ticket is €13 cheaper than two single crossings.
Motorcycle 1-day ticket
from €74
There and back on the same day, all departures. Good for a ride to Falster or Møn.
Return on the same calendar day.
Check the fare for your dateTwo single crossings
from €87
If you stay overnight after all.
Costs more than the 1-day ticket.
Check the fare for your dateA return is two single crossings.
Two motorcycle tickets
from €87
One single crossing in each direction.
The change rules depend on the fare you choose.
Check the fare for your dateBoth combination tickets exist for motorbikes too.
Combination tickets to Sweden: the sums and how it works
Combination ticket with the Helsingør Helsingborg ferry
from €59.75
Rostock Gedser plus the short ferry across the Øresund.
A return is two single crossings.
Check the fare for your dateCombination ticket with the Øresund Bridge
from €61.25
Rostock Gedser plus the bridge to Malmö.
A return is two single crossings.
Check the fare for your dateWithout a vehicle there is one listed ticket, and it is cheap.
Without a car or by bike: the whole procedure
1-day ticket for foot passengers
€15.50
There and back on the same calendar day, online or at the harbour. A bike costs €3 extra, the add-on is sold at the harbour.
For a single crossing, for example on the way to Copenhagen, check in the booking what Scandlines offers. Check-in in Rostock is 30 minutes before departure.
Check the fare for your dateFares by vehicle at a glance
Car, motorhome, motorcycle, bike or on foot: the lowest fare for each, online and at the harbour.
| You travel with | One way, online from | Return on the same day | At the harbour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car up to 6 mthe fare covers up to 9 people | Low Price €65.30 · Standard €82.70 · Flex €157 | €86 | Standard €147 · 1-day ticket €108 |
| Motorhome, caravan or trailer over 6 mLow Price, Standard and Flex, each plus a length surcharge | Low Price €65.30 · Standard €82.70 plus length surcharge | €86 plus length surcharge | · |
| Motorcycleup to 3 people, 2.5 m at most | €43.50 | €74 * | €77 |
| On foot1-day return ticket | · | €15.50 | same price |
| Bicycleon top of the foot passenger ticket | · | + €3 | sold at the harbour |
| Car, on to Swedenferry plus the Øresund crossing in one booking | via Helsingør Helsingborg €122.75 · via the Øresund Bridge €124.25 | · | · |
All prices are the lowest "from" fares on scandlines.com and scandlines.de, checked 27 October 2026. The fare for your date depends on the day and the departure and is shown in the booking.
Length surcharge: Scandlines shows it in the booking once you enter the real length including bike rack and drawbar; according to Scandlines it starts at €30 per 2 metres above 6 metres. For motorhomes over 6 m Scandlines currently waives the surcharge on Standard tickets booked online for sailings between 18:00 and 08:00 (in high season 20:00 to 08:00), so compare a daytime and an evening departure for your date.
* Motorcycle 1-day ticket: scandlines.com showed €74, the German site €94 on the day we checked.
Rostock Gedser fares at a glance
These are the “from” prices Scandlines listed for a car up to 6 metres with up to 9 people on 27 October 2026. The price you see in the booking depends on the day, the departure and how full the ferry is, so treat these as the floor, not a promise.
| Ticket | Trip | From, online | Valid for | Change or refund |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Price | one way, car | 65.30 € | the booked departure only; also for vehicles over 6 m, with length surcharge | no change, no refund, upgrade possible |
| Standard | one way, car | 82.70 € early booker, at least 3 days ahead (147 € at the harbour) | the booked departure plus any departure with space on that day | rebooking 30 € plus fare difference, refund only with the paid Refund Service |
| Flex | one way, car | 157 € (198 € at the harbour) | the booked day plus 90 days, reserved space on all departures, priority boarding, 20 percent off food and drinks on board | free rebooking, free refund up to 90 days after the booked date |
| 1-day ticket | return the same day, car | 86 € (108 € at the harbour) | all departures on the day | rebooking for a fee |
| Weekend ticket | return, car | 119 € | Friday out, Sunday back, any departure with space on those days; a mirror version is sold from Denmark | see conditions in the booking |
| Easy Return | return, car | 234 € | return on any ferry with space, currently until 30 December 2026 | rebooking 30 € plus fare difference |
| Motorbike | one way | 43.50 € | as booked | as per ticket type |
| Motorbike 1-day | return the same day | 74 € | all departures on the day | rebooking for a fee |
| Foot passenger 1-day | return the same day | 15.50 € | return on the booked calendar day | not changeable |
| Bike add-on | return | 3 € | with a foot passenger ticket, sold at the harbour | see foot passenger ticket |
Source: scandlines.com/tickets/rostock-gedser and the individual ticket pages, 27 October 2026. The car fare covers a vehicle up to 6 metres with up to 9 people; longer vehicles, caravans and trailers pay a length surcharge from the Scandlines price list, Low Price included. Height: the ramp in Gedser is signed at 4.2 metres, the car deck at 4.0 metres. A normal return is two one-way tickets; only the 1-day ticket, the weekend ticket and Easy Return are return fares. Passengers are not charged separately: two adults on a Low Price ticket pay under 33 euros each. We did not see a separate fuel surcharge; an ETS surcharge per crossing is listed in the booking, so check the total before you pay.
Fares per departure today and tomorrow
Price indication per departure, checked about once a week: car up to 6 m with up to 9 people, one way, per departure. The booking also lists an ETS surcharge of €5 per crossing. Low Price is limited per departure and shows as sold out once it is gone.
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Price calendar: which days are cheap, which are expensive
Scandlines works with fixed fare levels per day. We sample the booking about once a week for the next four months and colour each day by its level (recognisable by the Flex fare, which is fixed per level). Standard has two prices per level: the early-booker fare for bookings 3 or more days ahead with a limited quota, and the regular online fare once that quota is gone. Low Price varies per departure; the value shown is the lowest we saw around midday. Car up to 6 m with up to 9 people, one way, direction Rostock to Gedser.
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Hover or tap a day for the fares. Grey days have not been sampled yet.
| Days | Low Price from | Standard early booker | Standard regular online | Flex | |
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| Level 1 (cheapest) | 2 Nov → 10 Dec, 6 Jan → 31 Jan | €65 | €82.70 | €116 | €157 |
| Level 2 | 11 Dec → 16 Dec, 4 Jan → 5 Jan, 1 Feb → 4 Feb | €65 | €91.10 | €128 | €169 |
| Level 3 (most expensive) | 17 Dec → 23 Dec, 25 Dec → 30 Dec, 1 Jan → 3 Jan, 5 Feb → 26 Feb | €65 | €103 | €145 | €197 |
Last sample 30 Oct, 10:13. Fares in the booking are binding, this calendar is a planning aid.
Online, in the app or at the harbour: the difference is real
Scandlines runs two price lists. On 27 October 2026 a Standard car ticket started at 82.70 euros online, the early booker price for booking at least 3 days ahead, and at 147 euros at the harbour; Flex was 157 online and 198 at the harbour, the 1-day ticket 86 online and 108 at the harbour. Low Price and Easy Return are not sold at the harbour at all. Online and in the app you can book up to 2 hours before departure; at the manned lane a handling fee from 15 euros can be added.
Price example, car, one way, Standard ticket (checked 27 October 2026). Scandlines has three price levels, all of them “from” prices that rise with demand and season:
- Early Booker, online at least three days before departure, limited number: from €82.70 in low season, €91.10 in mid season, €103 in high season and €105.80 in summer.
- Regular online price, bookable until two hours before departure: from €116 in low season, €128 in mid season, €145 in high season and €149 in summer.
- At the harbour: from €147.
Compared on the lowest prices in low season, the early booker price is about €64 below the harbour price and the regular online price about €31. That is not what everyone saves: booked on the day itself, the online price can come close to the harbour price, so compare before you pay. Scandlines itself speaks of savings of up to 50 percent. The booking shows what your date costs. Source: Scandlines, Standard ticket Rostock Gedser.
Turning up without a booking, on foot or by bike
A reservation is not required, but at the booths you pay the harbour price, so check the price on your phone before you reach them. The ticket machines in the terminal are mainly there for foot passengers: a 1-day return at 15.50 euros online or at the machine, the bike add-on at the harbour. Two notices on the machine in Gedser are worth knowing: tickets bought there are valid on the day of purchase only, bike tickets for the first departure after purchase, and one of the two machines took cards only, with a 2.8 percent fee for company cards and private cards issued outside the EU. The price notice there was in Danish kroner when we visited, 110 kroner low season and 220 high season for an adult return, children 5 to 13 half price. Check-in times, turnstiles and buses: foot passengers and bikes; with a campervan, caravan or trailer you are better off booking ahead, because space for long vehicles is limited per sailing.
How to pay less for the Rostock Gedser ferry
- Book online, at least 3 days ahead. That is when the Standard early booker price applies; booked on the day, the online price can be close to the harbour price.
- Look at the quiet departures. Low Price is offered on selected sailings, mostly weekdays, early morning, late afternoon and at night; the price per sailing above shows where. Do pick a sailing you are sure to make: the ticket is tied to that one.
- Out and back the same day? The 1-day ticket at 86 euros beats two Standard tickets by a wide margin.
- Only pay for the flexibility you need. Standard already lets you take another departure with space on the same day; Flex is the right ticket when your plans are open, not as a default.
- Going on to Sweden? Scandlines sells the crossing together with the Øresund Bridge or the Helsingør Helsingborg ferry in one booking, and the bridge booked that way is cheaper than paying at the toll station. We drove both: the bridge out, the ferry back. Prices and how the bridge check-in works: combination tickets to Sweden.
- Compare with Puttgarden Rødby. The other Scandlines route is a 45 minute crossing and can be cheaper or more convenient from Hamburg: see alternatives.
- All the saving rules with amounts and a worked example for a return trip: cheap Rostock Gedser ferry tickets.
Our own experience: in February 2025 we crossed from Gedser to Rostock with a car on a Standard ticket, and the ferry was far from full that day. That is one crossing, not a rule: Low Price is only valid for the departure you book, so it suits you if you are sure to make that sailing. In July or on a Friday afternoon we would book Standard.
Rostock Gedser ferry prices FAQ
How much does the Rostock Gedser ferry cost with a car?
On 27 October 2026 Scandlines listed one-way car fares from 65.30 euros (Low Price), 82.70 euros (Standard, early booker) and 157 euros (Flex), each for a car up to 6 metres with up to 9 people. A same-day return costs from 86 euros with the 1-day ticket.
Is a return ticket cheaper than two singles?
Only with the 1-day ticket (same-day return) or the weekend ticket. Easy Return gives an open return but costs more than two Standard tickets. A normal return is two one-way tickets at the one-way price.
Do I pay per person?
Not in a car: one price for up to 9 people. Only foot passengers pay per person, 15.50 euros return for an adult, plus 3 euros for a bike.
Can I buy a ticket at the harbour?
Yes, but at the harbour price: Standard from 147 euros, and at the manned lane a handling fee from 15 euros can be added. Low Price and Easy Return are online only. See the price example above.
What does a motorhome or a car with a trailer cost?
The car fare covers vehicles up to 6 metres. Longer vehicles and combinations pay a length surcharge that Scandlines sets in its price list; enter your exact length in the booking to see the price. More on campervan, caravan or trailer.
Know which ticket you need? The exact price for your date is shown in the Scandlines booking.
Booking online avoids the handling fee of at least €15 at the harbour.