The ferry port with the shortest distance to Scandinavia. Whether a ferry, a cruise ship or a container ship, it is the perfect place for everyone to "see the ships".
On the northeast side of the Island of Rügen lies the ferry port of Sassnitz, Germany's seaport with the geographically and nautically shortest distance to Scandinavia, Finland, Russia and the Baltic States. It is also the easternmost deep-water port in the Federal Republic of Germany. The ferry port of Sassnitz looks back on a long tradition in ferry traffic. Due to the good connection to the hinterland as well as the geographical proximity to Scandinavia, Russia and the Baltic States, the ferry port of Sassnitz is an important hub for international passenger and freight traffic.