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Trelleborg is a port city in Skåne, southern Sweden. Several ferries from other Baltic ports arrive here.

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By boat

Three different shipping companies runs ferry lines to Trelleborg. They mainly target trucks and car drivers, but it is possible to book tickets for pedestrians.

TT Line runs ferry lines from Rostock and Travemünde in northern Germany, and from Świnoujście in northwestern Poland to Trelleborg. TT Line offers the cheapest fares when booking online. Bookings via phone, email and at the port counter has an additional charge of €14. There is an environmental protection surcharge of €2. The 09:00 and 13:45 departures from Rostock takes approximately six hours, an adult passenger fare one-way trip begin at €24 (incl. car €40). The 09:30 departure from Travemünde takes approximately ten hours, an adult passenger fare one-way trip begin at €34 (incl. car €106). The 7:30 and 16:00 departures from Świnoujście takes between six and seven hours, an adult passenger fare one-way trip begin at €30 (incl. car €80). Weekend fares are normally at a higher price. It is possible to pay with credit cards and PayPal.

Stenaline runs ferry lines from Sassnitz on the island of Rügen and Rostock in northeastern Germany to Trelleborg. The 17:15 departure from Sassnitz takes four hours and 15 minutes, an adult passenger economy fare one-way trip begin at €12 (incl. car €45). The 07:40 and 15:15 departures from Rostock takes six hours, an adult passenger economy fare one-way trip begin at €17 (incl. car €55).

Unity Line runs a ferry line from Świnoujście in northwestern Poland to Trelleborg. The 10:30 and 16:00 departures from Świnoujście takes approximately seven hours, an adult passenger fare one-way trip begin at SEK 425 (incl. car SEK 900, additional passenger SEK 215). Bicycles can be taken on board for free. Unity Line deducts a 5% discount when booking online. It is possible to pay with credit cards, Swedish kronor (SEK) and Polish złoty (PLN) in cash.

Get around

Public transport

Skånetrafiken is responsible for public transport in Trelleborg and all of Scania. The green busses (stadsbuss) all have routes within Trelleborg, the yellow busses are regional busses to other cities in Scania.

It is not possible to use cash as payment in busses and trains. Tickets or cards must by purchased in advance, either in vending machines, at Skånetrafiken customer centers (kundcenter), at service partners (serviceombud or ombud) or via a smartphone app called Stadsbiljetten. Pre-paid JoJo-cards in denominations of 50 and 200 kroner, in form of a contactless non personalized smart card, can be purchased at Pressbyrån, 7-Eleven and Coop. JoJo-cards can be topped-up at the previous mentioned vendors, but also online at the Skånetrafiken website, where you need to register the JoJo-card. The smartphone app also supports an English language version.

Both the physical ticket (from vending machines) and the electronic ticket (JoJo-card and smartphone app) is valid for one hour as single fare (enkelbiljett), which begins immediately when the ticket is printed, scanned or activated. Transfer between rides is unlimited within this one hour.

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Routes through Trelleborg
END  S  N  MalmöGöteborg
Sassnitz  S  N  MalmöKalmar



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