Rostock to Gedser ferry times and today's sailings
Scandlines · 2 h · 8 sailings today · 48.4 km
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Scheduled
- First sailing
- 04:15
- usual time
- Last sailing
- 22:30
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 2 h
- Sailings a week
- 63
- Distance
- 48.4 km
- 26.1 nmi
Punctuality: 0 sailings measured so far, 50 needed. How we measure
Operators on this route
| Operator | Sailings in the next 7 days | Crossing time |
|---|---|---|
| Scandlines | 63 | 2 h |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct | 06:0009:0011:1513:3015:4518:0020:1522:30 |
|---|---|
| Mon 26 Oct | 01:3004:1506:0009:0011:1513:3015:4518:0020:1522:30 |
| Tue 27 Oct – Fri 30 Oct | 04:1506:0009:0011:1513:3015:4518:0020:1522:30 |
| Sat 31 Oct | 00:4506:0009:0011:1513:3015:4518:0020:1522:30 |
Timetable published from 24 Oct 2026 to 25 Dec 2026.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Rostock | ||
| Rostock | Wind from SW 16–19 knBeaufort 4–5gusts 33 knwaves 1.6–1.8 m10 °Cprecipitation up to 0.5 mm/h | Wind from SW 7–18 knBeaufort 3–5gusts 31 knwaves 0.6–1.9 m8–11 °C |
| Mid-crossing | ||
| Mid-crossing | Wind from SW 28–30 knBeaufort 7 · near galegusts 43 knwaves 2.3–2.4 m12 °Cprecipitation up to 0.5 mm/h | Wind from SW 17–32 knBeaufort 5–7 · near galegusts 43 knwaves 1.0–2.5 m10–12 °C |
| Gedser | ||
| Gedser | Wind from SW 23–30 knBeaufort 6–7 · near galegusts 45 knwaves 1.9–2.1 m11 °Cprecipitation up to 0.7 mm/h | Wind from SW 18–32 knBeaufort 5–7 · near galegusts 44 knwaves 1.0–2.2 m10–11 °Cprecipitation up to 0.1 mm/h |
Forecast issued 25 Oct, 13:09. It doesn’t tell whether a sailing will run: that is up to the operator.
Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Wind converted from m/s to knots and the Beaufort scale. Waves come from the nearest sea point of MET’s ocean model, which covers north-west Europe only; gusts only where MET forecasts them (the Nordic area).Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Models ECMWF IFS and ECMWF WAM (© ECMWF, CC BY 4.0), 9 km grid: wind in knots converted to the Beaufort scale, temperature at sea level, precipitation (rain, showers and snow) as the hourly total shown for the hour it falls in, waves and mean wave period from the model’s nearest sea point, visibility shown only below 5 km; nearby places in the same grid cell share the same figures.Daily lows and highs, and the hour with the most precipitation, worked out by ferrywhere. Each figure comes from MET Norway where MET forecasts it, otherwise from Open-Meteo.
Questions about this route
How many ferries are there from Rostock to Gedser today?
There are 8 sailings today from Rostock to Gedser: the first at 06:00, the last at 22:30.
How long is the ferry from Rostock to Gedser?
The crossing takes 2 h.
Which ferry companies sail from Rostock to Gedser?
The route is operated by Scandlines.
What time is the first and last ferry from Rostock to Gedser?
The first ferry usually leaves at 04:15 and the last at 22:30, local time in Rostock.
How often does the ferry from Rostock to Gedser run?
63 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
Scandlines currently sails from Rostock to Gedser every day, 8 to 10 times a day. The first departure is usually at 04:15 and the last at 22:30.
The crossing covers 48.4 km (26.1 nmi) and takes 2 h. In the next 14 days, 7 of the 98 sailings arrive the day after they leave. The route links Germany and Denmark.
The published timetable changes on 1 November 2026: from then on there are 35 sailings a week, compared with 63 before. The return crossing from Gedser to Rostock has the same number of sailings a week.
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Ports
- Rostock: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Gedser: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
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Sources and licences
- Kilde: Scandlines Danmark ApS via Dataudveksleren (Vejdirektoratet) — CC BY 4.0 · Licence: CC BY 4.0Feed last read on 25 Oct 2026.
Timetable last changed on 23 Oct 2026.