Rostock is a cute town in northern Germany that has a lot going for it and freight ferries to Rostock serve from Gedser, Trelleborg and Helsinki, as well as a few other cities in the region. The city resides in the German Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Rostock is a useful port with good facilities and an array of freight ferries to Rostock services. Sailings from Gedser in Denmark run every other hour and there are nine per day with a two-hour crossing time. The other main route is from Trelleborg in Sweden, with four sailings per day at 5 hours, 45 minutes.

The ferry companies that serve these routes are TT Lines and ScandLines, while Finnlines and Tallink-Silja also serve daily freight ferries to Rostock from Helsinki in Finland. Facilities at Rostock Ferry Port include bureaux de change, ATMs, cafés, restaurants, and shopping areas. All ships are also well equipped.

Rostock itself is lots of fun and is one of the Baltic’s largest port cities. The New Market square is the town highlight, loaded as it is with fine buildings such as the Baroque Town Hall. The Gothic Kerkhofhaus hails fro the 1400s and is another must-see landmark, while the Universitätsplatz is Northern Europe’s oldest university.

With freight ferries to Rosto you also get to enjoy golf courses and a beach at Warnemünde, while the city also has a zoo and a large collection of hotels, eateries, shops and bars. In addition, the towns of Lubeck and Rugen are also nearby and worth visiting.

Tags: Freight ferries, Germany, Helsinki, Rostock, Scandlines, Trelleborg, TT Lines