The Rødby-Puttgarden ferry is transporting cars and trains across the Femern Belt from Denmark to north coast of Germany. The ferry route is by far the most used ferry connection from Scandinavian to Germany, and in the daytime, no less than four ferries is sailing forth and back non-stop. That means that a ferry leaves Rødby every 30 minutes. The route is operated 24 hours a day.
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The Rødby-Puttgarden ferries is part of the so called “Vogelfluglinie” (Danish: Fugleflugtslinie) – a nickname for the transport corridor between Denmark and Germany across Lolland and Falster to the German Island of Femarn. The ferry route was opened in 1963, together with new railway lines and motorways in both Denmark and Germany.
However, a new connection to replace the ferries between Denmark and Germany is being planned, probably in shape as an 18 kilometre long tunnel including motorway and railway under the Fermern Belt, scheduled to open in 2020.
Right next to the little village of Rødby, you will find Lalandia, one of Denmarks largest resorts with more than 400 summerhouses and smaller units plus a big water park (Aquadome), restaurants, bars, a cinema and a variety of sports activities as well as playgrounds and other recreational activities.
Rødby-Puttgarden – online booking
Facts on Rødby-Puttgarden ferry:
Ferry Company: Scandlines
Crossing time: 50 minutes
Meeting time before departure: 15 minutes
Scandlines terminal in Rødby:
Scandlines
Færgestationsvej 5
DK-4970 Rødby
GPS coordinates Rødby terminal: 54.655215, 11.351409
GPS coordinates Puttgarden terminal: 54.499032, 11.228843
Book Scandlines ferry tickets via Aferry:
Reservation by phone:
+45 33 15 15 15
By Henrik Lange, Highways-Denmark.com
Photo: Scandlines
