Freight ferries to Sassnitz are provided by Scandlines from Trelleborg in southern Sweden and are the shortest and the quickest connection between the two nations. It is situated on Rugen Island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state, northern Germany, and also takes in services from some Baltic destinations.

Sassnitz Ferry Port is right on the sea in a deepwater harbour ad entails no river journey, making crossings fast and reliable. There are five daily freight ferries to Sassnitz from Trelleborg with Scandlines at a time of 3 hours, 45 minutes. The crossing is a good 50 miles or so and easily beats driving through Denmark a roundabout way.

There are also freight ferries to Sassnitz from Ronne, as well as several weekly crossings from Bornholmstrafikken. Facilities onboard Scandlines are very good, with well priced food and drink at snack bars and cafés, plus there is also a bit of shopping and entertainment to forward to and the scenery is pretty.

Facilities at Sassnitz Ferry Port are naturally not as all-encompassing, but there is a café and vending machines for snacks and drinks, along with toilets and access for the disabled. You can access to port when heading back in for the return journey via highway 96.

The town of Sassnitz itself is pretty and worth a look. It is on Rugen Island on the Jasmund peninsula and is the main gateway to the beautiful Jasmund National Park in the island’s centre. There is also a fine floating museum on an old British submarine in town, along with a zoo.

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