Bornholm

[reb0118]

Quite fancy taking a wee trip to Borrnholm (the Danish Island between Sweden & Poland) via the DFDS ferry to Esbjerg thence via København & Ystad to Rønne for a few days before heading to Sassnitz & Stralsund (Germany)for a week.

Late September/early October - should just get the last crossing in.

Any tips or ideas?

I will be taking the mother (over 65) and I will have FIP passes for Denmark & Germany. I have heard that FIP passes are valid on "DSB Ferries" does this include the København via Ystad to Rønne route?

 

[gordonthemoron]

Sassnitz Ferry Port (Mukran) is quite a hike from Sassnitz railway station so get a taxi there or to another DB station close by

 

[Gordon]

Make the most of the UK - Esbjerg ferry - due for closure

 

[davetheguard]

Stralsund is a really good place to base yourself for days out by train. It's also a pleasant old town with attractive architecture in the Altstadt.

Trips across to Ruegen island and its narrow gauge steam railway; also to the slightly further away island of Usedom (the last station on the line is in Poland) are worth doing, although unfortunately you can't use a free pass or FIP on the Usedomer Baderbahn (even though it's 100% owned by DB).

A recommended non-rail trip is to the car-free island of Hiddensee: the ferry goes from the old port in Stralsund town centre. It serves all three ports on the flat & sandy Hiddensee island, and you can easily walk from one to another, or take one of the horse-drawn buses that meet the ferry....

Ticket wise, the local Laender ticket covers all the local trains, even as far as Swinemunde on Usedom (see above) and Stettin in Poland. It's obtainable from DB in the UK, or via the easy-to-use ticket machines at Stralsund station.

We stayed at the friendly family-run Pension Altstadt Moench (but their English was limited) in the old town and booked via booking.com, but there are other hotels nearer -and next to- the station.

Be sure to try the local Schwarzbier! (black beer)

 

[gordonthemoron]

the local beer in Stralsund is v.good

 

[30907]

Sassnitz Ferry Port (Mukran) is quite a hike from Sassnitz railway station so get a taxi there or to another DB station close by

Or use the Sassnitz town bus (Route 18) leaving the port at 15.18 (which I assume is timed to suit the ferry!)
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A recommended non-rail trip is to the car-free island of Hiddensee: the ferry goes from the old port in Stralsund town centre. It serves all three ports on the flat & sandy Hiddensee island, and you can easily walk from one to another, or take one of the horse-drawn buses that meet the ferry....

Hiddensee has a "proper" bus too, or you could hire bikes like everyone else (assuming mother is an active over 65).
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Ticket wise, the local Laender ticket covers all the local trains, even as far as Swinemunde on Usedom and Stettin in Poland.

We stayed at the friendly family-run Pension Altstadt Moench (but their English was limited) in the old town and booked via booking.com, but there are other hotels nearer -and next to- the station.

There's a local bus-and-rail ticket called the Bernstein Ticket (2 varieties, mainland and Ruegen IIRC), or if you stay at the InterCity by Stralsund Hbf you get free use of regional transport including Ruegen.

 

[dutchflyer]

Re Ferries: NO, the DSB does not run any ferries anymore. When they did, only those that also carried trains were included, and that always excluded Bornholm, which never had any DSB proper ferries. I think in the distant past it was a kind of Bornholm local govmt. enterprise.
DSB used to run special boattrains Kobenhvn-Ystad connecting with ferries, but I think thats now also a thing of the past.

 

[BRX]

Came across this thread as I'm planning similar trip.

You can get a combined train/ferry ticket from Copenhagen to Ronne on Bornholm, via Ystad. Fare is 328 DKK.

Connecting between ferry and train at Sassnitz (Mukran port) is a bit tricky; the no 18 bus mentioned above appears only to run on weekdays. However, the bus routes 20 and 23 run along the main road just behind the ferry terminal and these can take you to Sassnitz in one direction or Prora in the other, where there's also a train station.