Rostock ⇄ Gedser · 2 hours · 52 km
Gedser ferry port: check-in, the terminal and the village
Gedser is the southernmost point of Denmark and the Scandlines ferry to Rostock is the reason most people come here. The E55 runs straight into the port, so it is hard to get lost.
Book ahead and save up to 50% compared with harbour prices.*View online tickets *For Standard tickets booked online at least 3 days before departure, compared with buying at the harbour on the day of travel. Limited availability at the Early Booker price.
This page covers check-in for cars and foot passengers, the old station hall that serves as the terminal, buses and bikes, and what to do if you have an hour to spare.
Gedser ferry port at a glance
Where it is
Scandlines, Jernbanevejen 1, 4874 GedserWeather at the port
Loading forecast…
Facilities
- Check-in booths and numbered waiting lanes for cars
- Waiting room, toilets (including an accessible one) and baby change in the old station hall
- Yellow check-in lane for travellers with reduced mobility, arrive 30 minutes before departure
- No café in the terminal, eat on board or in the village
- Ticket machines for foot passengers, gangway with stairs and lift
- Small exhibition on the port’s history, free
- Bus stop Gedser Færgehavn, foot passenger car park 200 m away
- Supermarket and cafés in the village, 10 minutes on foot
Wind and wave maps for the crossing, and what happens in a storm, are on our weather page.
Our visit: we checked in here with the car in February 2025 and sailed to Rostock on the ferry Berlin. We had time to walk through the terminal and the village first. All photos are from that day.
Getting there
From Copenhagen take the E47/E55 south over Farø and on to Falster, about 160 km and 2 hours. The E55 ends in Gedser. At the last junction before the port a sign splits traffic between “Centrum” and “E55 Rostock”. Stay on the E55 and the overhead signs “Rostock Scandlines” lead you under a display gantry straight to the check-in booths. Foot passengers and cyclists turn off left before the booths, where a blue sign points to the terminal building and a car park 200 metres further.
The road is quiet outside the summer holidays. On a weekday in February we drove from the motorway to the check-in booth without meeting another car in the lanes.
Check-in and boarding in Gedser
At the booths you show your booking or the camera reads your licence plate, and a display sends you to a numbered waiting lane (we were sent to lane 13). Each lane has a traffic light. Scandlines closes check-in 15 minutes before departure. Boarding is over an elevated ramp with a 4.2 metre height limit onto the car deck, where a 4.0 metre sign hangs inside. The ferry berths at ferry berth 2 (Færgeleje 2).
Foot passengers buy a ticket at the machines in the station hall (or online), check in at least 15 minutes before departure at the gangway building, scan the ticket at the speed gates and take the stairs or lift up to the gangway. A departures screen above the gates shows the next sailings. Tickets bought at the machine are valid on the day of purchase only, and bike tickets for the first departure after purchase.
Departure times are on the timetable, ticket types and prices on the prices page.
The terminal: an old station hall
Gedser was once the railway ferry port to Warnemünde and Grossenbrode, and the terminal is the old station: a red brick building with a glass roofed hall on green cast iron columns. Today it holds the waiting room, toilets (including an accessible one with baby change), a defibrillator, the Scandlines ticket machines and a small free exhibition by Museum Lolland-Falster called “Porten til Europa”, the gate to Europe, with a steam locomotive, ferry models and the story of the Cold War crossings. It is worth ten minutes while you wait.
The ticket machines work in Danish, English, German and Swedish. One takes cards only, with a 2.8 percent fee on company cards and private cards issued outside the EU. A separate unit takes euro cash. There is no café in the terminal, the nearest coffee is in the village.
Bus, train and bike
Movia bus 740 links the stop “Gedser Færgehavn” with Nykøbing Falster station, where trains run to Copenhagen. Bus 743 goes to the beach resort of Marielyst. Timetables are on rejseplanen.dk. The bus stop is right outside the terminal.
Gedser is where the Berlin Copenhagen cycle route and EuroVelo 7 reach Denmark. A sign in the village puts Copenhagen at 298 km and the North Cape at 3,204 km. Cyclists check in with the foot passengers and pay a 3 euro bike add-on. Bike tickets from the machine are valid for the first departure after purchase, so buy when you are ready to board.
In summer the “Gedser Rundfart” tourist train runs from the port around the village, timed to the ferry.
An hour in Gedser
The village is a ten minute walk from the port and has more than you would expect for a few hundred inhabitants: a Dagli’Brugsen supermarket, a pizzeria and grill, Café Købmandsgården with a brewery and B&B, Restaurant Bramgåsen, Toldcaféen and Gedser Bodega. The church with its tall brick tower stands by a pétanque court. Two kilometres south, Gedser Odde is the southernmost point of Denmark and Scandinavia, with a short walk to the tip. Gedesby, a few kilometres north, has the holiday homes and a wide beach.
Hotel Gedser and the B&B at Købmandsgården are the places to stay if you take an early or late sailing.
Gedser ferry port FAQ
What is the address of Gedser ferry port?
Scandlines gives Jernbanevejen 1, 4874 Gedser. Following the E55 to its end brings you to the check-in booths.
How early do I need to check in at Gedser?
Cars at least 15 minutes before departure, foot passengers at least 15 minutes before at the gangway building. In summer and with a motorhome or trailer, 30 to 45 minutes is more comfortable.
Can I buy a ticket at the port?
Yes, at the ticket machines in the terminal. For cars the harbour price is usually well above the online price, above all if you book ahead, so check the price on your phone first. Foot passenger tickets from the machine are valid on the day of purchase only.
Is there parking for foot passengers?
A sign at the port points to a car park 200 metres from the terminal. Ask Scandlines about long-term parking before you leave a car for several days.
How do I get from Gedser to Copenhagen without a car?
Bus 740 to Nykøbing Falster station, then the train to Copenhagen. Allow about 2.5 hours in total.
Is there anything to eat at the port?
Not in the terminal. The village, ten minutes on foot, has a supermarket and several cafés and restaurants, and the ferry has a cafeteria and buffet.
Sailing from Gedser? Check today’s fares and book directly with Scandlines.
Book ahead and save up to 50% compared with harbour prices.*
*For Standard tickets booked online at least 3 days before departure, compared with buying at the harbour on the day of travel. Limited availability at the Early Booker price.