Check-in at the harbour
View check-in times for all ticket types and look up the correct check-in lane at the harbour.
Buy a ticket for car etc.
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Passenger cars up to 6 meters long should buy a ticket in the blue lane.
In the blue lane, you can buy a ticket from a machine up to 15 minutes before the scheduled departure.
You can pay with the following payment cards: Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, Visa Electron, JCB, Diners Club, American Express.
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Passenger cars longer than 6 metres must buy their ticket in the yellow lane.
In the yellow lane, a staff member will assist you, and you can buy your ticket up to 15 minutes before the scheduled departure.
You can pay with cash and the following payment cards: Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, Visa Electron, JCB, Diners Club, American Express.
Please note: A handling fee of 15 EUR applies to tickets purchased in the yellow lane. Save the handling fee by booking your ticket at scandlines.com or in our app.
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If you are travelling with a trailer, please buy your ticket in the yellow lane at the harbour, no later than 15 minutes before the scheduled departure.
In the yellow lane, a staff member will assist you, and you can buy your ticket up to 15 minutes before departure.
You can pay with cash and the following payment cards: Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, Visa Electron, JCB, Diners Club, American Express.
Please note: A handling fee of 15 EUR applies to tickets purchased in the yellow lane. Save the handling fee by booking your ticket at scandlines.com or in our app.
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If you are travelling with a camper or in a caravan, please buy your ticket in the yellow lane.
In the yellow lane, a staff member will assist you, and you can buy your ticket up to 15 minutes before the scheduled departure.
You can pay with cash and the following payment cards: Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, Visa Electron, JCB, Diners Club, American Express.
Please note: A handling fee of 15 EUR applies to tickets purchased in the yellow lane. Save the handling fee by booking your ticket at scandlines.com or in our app.
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If you are travelling in a disability car, please buy your ticket in the yellow lane.
In the yellow lane, a staff member will assist you, and you can buy your ticket up to 15 minutes before the scheduled departure.
You can pay with cash and the following payment cards: Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, Visa Electron, JCB, Diners Club, American Express.
Please note: A handling fee of 15 EUR applies to tickets purchased in the yellow lane. Save the handling fee by booking your ticket at scandlines.com or in our app.
Our recommendation: If you are travelling in a disability car or with passengers with reduced mobility, we recommend that you arrive at the harbour well in advance – preferably 30 minutes before the scheduled departure. This gives us a better opportunity to place your vehicle appropriately on the ferry’s car deck. Read more about disability cars on board.
Buy a ticket for motorcycle etc.
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If you are travelling by motorcycle or moped, please buy your ticket in the yellow lane.
In the yellow lane, a staff member will assist you, and you can buy your ticket up to 15 minutes before the scheduled departure.
You can pay with cash and the following payment cards: Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, Visa Electron, JCB, Diners Club, American Express.
Please note: A handling fee of 15 EUR applies to tickets purchased in the yellow lane. Save the handling fee by booking your ticket at scandlines.com or in our app.
Buy a ticket for gangway passengers
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In Rødby, Puttgarden and Gedser:
Buy your ticket from a ticket machine in the boarding building up to 15 minutes before the scheduled departure.Please note: It is important that you are on the boarding bridge at least 15 minutes before the scheduled departure.
It takes approximately 5–10 minutes to walk from the ticket machine to the boarding bridge, so we recommend that you arrive at the harbour in good time.
In Rostock:
Buy your ticket from a ticket machine in the Fährcenter building up to 30 minutes before the scheduled departure.
Buy a ticket for a bicycle
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If you are bringing your bicycle on board, you must buy a bicycle add-on together with a gangway ticket.
In Rødby and Puttgarden:
Buy your ticket in the yellow lane, where a staff member is available, up to 15 minutes before the scheduled departure.In Gedser:
Buy your ticket from a machine in the boarding building no later than 15 minutes before the scheduled departure.In Rostock:
Buy your ticket in the yellow lane, where a staff member is available, up to 30 minutes before the scheduled departure.(No handling fee is charged for bicycle add-ons and gangway tickets purchased in the yellow lane.)
When will you board the ferry?
If you buy your ticket at the harbour, you will be placed on the first ferry with available space on board.
In most cases, there will be space available, but on peak travel days – especially during the summer months – ferries may be fully booked.
Would you like to buy your ticket at the harbour and be absolutely sure of boarding the first arriving ferry?
Then we recommend purchasing a Flex ticket at least 15 minutes before the scheduled departure – it includes priority boarding.
How much does it cost to buy a ticket at the harbour?
Please note that our tickets for cars and motorcycles have a harbour price and an online price.
It is always cheaper to book your ticket online before you arrive at the harbour. See tickets and prices.
