Travel and means of transport
Rostock is the largest city in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. For this reason, it is very easy to reach both by public transport and by car. There is also a wide range of public transport options within the city. At this point we would like to show you the best way to get to the city and the easiest way to travel within the city.
Travelling to Rostock
Arrival by plane
Rostock has its own airport, altough the amount of air traffic is very small. Luckily, both Hamburg Airport and Berlin Brandenburg Airport are less than four hours away by train. From either of those cities, you can take ICE trains to get to Rostock.
Arrival by train
Rostock’s central station is located at Konrad-Adenauer-Platz and can be easily reached from multiple major cities in Germany and Europe. The german train company, Deutsche Bahn, usually offers journeys during all times of the day. These are some of them:
Arrival via Hamburg:
ICE 1578 (Stralsund Hbf)
ICE 1576 (Rostock Hbf)
ICE 1074 (Greifswald Hbf)
RE 1 (Rostock Hbf)
Arrival via Berlin:
ICE 2174/72 (Rostock Hbf)
ICE 2178/2176 (Rostock Hbf)
RE 5 (Rostock Hbf)
Arrival by car
Rostock is located at the Baltic Sea, just about 230km north of Berlin and 185km east of Hamburg.
It can be reached by car via several motorways (Autobahnen):
A 19: Berlin (A 10, A 24) - Wittstock - Rostock
A 20: Hamburg (A 1) - Lübeck - Rostock - Stettin (A 11)
and federal roads (Bundesstraßen):
B 103: Plau - Güstrow - Rostock
B 105: Lübeck - Wismar - Rostock - Stralsund
B 110: Insel Usedom - Anklam - Demmin – Rostock
or European roads (Europastraße):
B 103: Plau - Güstrow - Rostock
B 105: Lübeck - Wismar - Rostock - Stralsund
B 110: Insel Usedom - Anklam - Demmin - Rostock
Travelling in Rostock
Travelling in Rostock
Once you have arrived in Rostock you can travel by bus and tram, which are managed by Rostocker Straßenbahn AG (RSAG), or with the S-Bahn, which is managed by the Deutsche Bahn. Tickets are available via VVW-App by Verkehrsverbund Warnow, at most tram stations or from the bus driver.
You can find the current route maps here.