Arrival & parking in Rostock & Warnemünde
As in all inner cities, parking areas are also usually scarce in Rostock. That is why here we are providing you with an overview of multi-storey car parks and parking areas in Rostock und Warnemünde. Insofar as it is available, you can see the opening hours for multi-storey car parks and can view the location of parking areas on the map. In addition to free parking areas in Rostock, you will also find fee-based parking areas in Warnemünde, right on the beach.
Journey to Rostock & Warnemünde
The City of Rostock is the largest city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is located on the axes Berlin – Copenhagen, Hamburg – Szczecin and is accessible via the motorways A19 and A20, Rostock airport as well as express trains and ferry connections via the Baltic Sea.
The well-developed highways A19 and A20 as well as roads along enchanting landscapes lead directly to Rostock. The Warnowtunnel offers the shortest way across the Warnow (toll). There are many direct and fast connections starting all around Germany to get to Rostock by long-distance trains (ICE or IC connections from Deutsche Bahn).
The city is also easily accessible from the high sea. Use the ferries to and from Scandinavia. The ferries from the ports of Gedser (Denmark) and Trelleborg (Sweden) run several times a day. Fly straight to the beach! The Rostock-Laage airport is located in the south of Rostock, next to the A19.
Rostock Hauptbahnhof (main railway station)
Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 4
18055 Rostock
Deutsche Bahn (DB)
IC lines to: Rostock-Berlin-Leipzig - Nuremberg-Munich, Hamburg, Schwerin, Stralsund, Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Halle (S), Cologne, Leipzig, Magdeburg, Munich, Stuttgart and Karlsruhe
By car to Rostock/Warnemünde
The Hanseatic City of Rostock is located directly in the hub between the metropolises Berlin, Hamburg, Copenhagen and Szczecin. The motorways A19 and A20 meet here. The A19, a part of the European route E 55, links the Hanseatic City with metropolises throughout Europe, from Sweden to Greece. The A20 motorway forms the link from Schleswig-Holstein to Szczecin.
Occasional traffic restrictions on the A19 motorway
Current information for arriving by car:
Due to the construction of a new bridge on the A19 (Waren/Müritz junction), there may be temporary disruptions on the route between the Wittstock junction and Rostock (planned completion of construction work: 2020).
Depending on the destination, the following alternative routes are recommended in order to bypass the construction site for the journey to the Baltic coast:
From the direction of Hamburg:
- Via the A1 motorway in the direction of Lübeck, and from there on the A20 motorway towards the coast or your holiday destination
- Via A24 motorway to the Schwerin junction, further on the A14 motorway in the direction of Wismar, and from there on the A20 motorway towards the coast or your holiday destination
From the direction of Berlin:
- Via the A10 motorway westwards towards the Berliner Ring, further on the A11 motorway in the direction of Stettin, and from there on the A20 motorway towards the coast or your holiday destination
- Via the A10 motorway westwards towards the Berliner Ring, further on the A24 motorway to the Schwerin junction, further on the A14 motorway in the direction of Wismar, and from there on the A20 motorway towards the coast or your holiday destination
Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof [central bus station] (ZOB)
Platz der Freundschaft
18059 Rostock (am Hauptbahnhof/Süd)
FlixBus
Connection: Rostock - Berlin (trip duration: 2.40 h); Rostock - Hamburg (trip duration: 3 h)
Rostock Airport
Flughafenstraße 1
18299 Laage
info@rostock-airport.de
www.rostock-airport.com
South of Rostock, directly along the A19 motorway. Shuttle connections from/to Rostock.
The regional bus company rebus will bring you from ZOB Rostock to Rostock-Laage airport and back with the FlughafenTicket (airport ticket). The journey to the airport bus or the continuation of the journey to the residence or holiday resort in the Hanseatic City and in the Rostock administrative district with the transport association Verkehrsverbund Warnow is also included in the price of € 9.80 per person (reduced € 7.50) / € 24.50 for families.
Rental cars are also available. Please book in advance.
Scandlines Deutschland GmbH
Am Bahnhof 3a • 18119 Warnemünde
www.scandlines.de
Connection: Rostock-Gedser (trip duration: approx. 2 h)
TT-Line GmbH & Co KG
Überseehafen • 18147 Rostock
www.TTLine.com
Connection: Rostock-Trelleborg (trip duration: 5,30 h – day; 7 h - night)
Stena Line Scandinavia AB
www.StenaLine.de
Connection: Rostock-Trelleborg (trip duration: 5,30 h – day; 7 h - night)
Warnowquerung GmbH & Co KG
Zum Südtor 8, 18147 Rostock
Tel. +49 (0)381 63 72 231
www.warnowquerung.de
Tunnel (toll) connects the regions east and west of the Warnow River, such as the seaport, Graal-Müritz, Fischland-Darß with Warnemünde and Kühlungsborn
Parking spaces & car parks in Rostock & Warnemünde
Rostock Airport
Rostock-Laage Airport is the largest transport airport in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is ideal for Baltic Sea holidaymakers and business travellers.
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Rostock Ferry Service
TTLine – Sweden pros since 1962 from Travemünde, since 1992 from Rostock
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easy Parken Warnemünde
Park in Warnemünde during your cruise and use the comfortable service from easy Parken.
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Warnow Tunnel
The 790 metre-long Warnow Tunnel, Germany’s first privately financed road construction project, was opened in 2003.
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Rent a car
Would you like to discover the city or region on your own? Then take a hire car.
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Taxi
Are you looking for a taxi? Then you have come to the right place.
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Rent a car
Go on a voyage of discovery through Rostock and the region with a hire car. Numerous car hire services are available.
On the morning of the cruise start, you will find a multitude of car hire services in or directly opposite the Warnemünde Cruise Centre. It is recommended to reserve hire cars. The keys are mostly handed over using drop off boxes, which are deposited in the Warnemünde Cruise Center.
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Taxi
Would you like to be chauffeured through Rostock? You can do this quickly, easily and comfortably by taxi. There is a taxi rank directly in front of the Warnemünde Cruise Center. Cars are regularly available here at cruise calls. You can also find further taxi ranks here:
Taxi ranks in Warnemünde:
- Warnemünde Cruise Center
- Warnemünde church square
- Warnemünde train station
- Warnemünde, Hotel NEPTUN, Kurhausstraße
Taxi ranks in Rostock city centre:
- Rostock central train station
- Rostock, Lange Straße
- Rostock, University square
- Rostock, Neuer Markt
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