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... and it gets even worse: since 1st July 2015, the fine is 60€ nationwide (§265a Strafgesetzbuch) ...

Thanks for that info. Just shows how you take the familiar for granted. There are signs on all the buses and trams but I had not noticed the change in the amount of the fine

Anni

I took the train from Copenhagen to Berlin in September. We had to debark the train at the ferry and then carry our luggage onto the ferry and then board a different train on the other side of the crossing. I was told this was because Denmark was worried about people without paperwork boarding the train and entering their country. I know there were guards at the train car going to some places in Hamburg. They were making sure you had your tickets and passports before boarding the trains.

 

But as Anni stated, in normal circumstances, you can leave your luggage on the train. I had planned on doing that but was unable to do so. I did purchase a lock that connects two bags together in case I was able to leave my luggage on the train. That might be a good thing to purchase just in case - it was like $15 or so.

 

With respect to the tickets, I would purchase from the DBahn website. I think you can purchase 90 days out and I would purchase when the option becomes available to make sure you get the ticket you want.

 

https://www.bahn.com/i/view/GBR/en/

 

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The inconvenience of having papers checked before you boarded the train and transferring from train to ferry and back to another train happened at the height of the refugee crisis and was due to the number of refugees using this route to get to Sweden through Denmark and the need for control. While it lasted it was a ..... nuisance but as the flow of refugees diminished it became unnecessary and soon got back to normal.

 

BTW the DB web site given is OK but it, and the one for the USA, are aimed at advertising all the special offers for tourists and seem a bit cluttered.

http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en is a direct translation of the official German site and takes you straight to the enquiries page. It is in English, simpler to use (just my personal opinion) and is sometimes updated earlier than the overseas sites. You can still find the offers etc. there but on separate pages. For details of how to book all types of tickets on-line through this site please see the 'How to Book' page on my web site.

Good advice re. booking early as the special fares, which are available 90 days before the date of travel, are limited in number and go quickly on the popular routes.

Happy travelling :)

Anni

http://www.travelanni.webs.com

Hi, I have added a page on my web site for cruisers berthing in LP 31 and LP 41.

 

These berths are also in Rostock but in the Overseas Port on the other side of the river.

 

You can either take the bus to the nearest rail station, Lutten Klein, the s-Bahn to Rostock main station and the RB train to Bad Doberan or a taxi direct to the main station and then the train to Bad Doberan.

 

For full details, time tables etc, see the LP31/LP41 and Bad Doberan pages on the web site. The ticket which you need is the same, 3 zone VVW day ticket.

 

Happy cruising, :)

 

Anni

 

http://www.travelanni.webs.com

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Hi, I have added a page on my web site for cruisers berthing in LP 31 and LP 41.

These berths are also in Rostock but in the Overseas Port on the other side of the river.

You can either take the bus to the nearest rail station, Lutten Klein, the s-Bahn to Rostock main station and the RB train to Bad Doberan or a taxi direct to the main station and then the train to Bad Doberan.

For full details, time tables etc, see the LP31/LP41 and Bad Doberan pages on the web site. The ticket which you need is the same, 3 zone VVW day ticket.

Happy cruising, :)

Anni

http://www.travelanni.webs.com

Thank you :)

Hello

I arrive in Warnemunde in August in a party of 4. We are looking at enjoying the delights of the Molli but can you give some advice please?

What is the best and easiest way to get to and from the cruise port to Bad Doberan? It seems that a bus is the least complicated and direct route but most info seems to be about the train travel. Any idea on costs ?

Hello

I arrive in Warnemunde in August in a party of 4. We are looking at enjoying the delights of the Molli but can you give some advice please?

 

What is the best and easiest way to get to and from the cruise port to Bad Doberan? It seems that a bus is the least complicated and direct route but most info seems to be about the train travel. Any idea on costs ?

Drop me an e mail and I'll send you my 'how to do it' sheet for the Molli.

Simon

We will depart river cruise in Passau and take train (Bayern ticket for 4 people) on a Sunday.

1. If the river boat docks at the dock in town, can we reasonably walk to the train station? We have no mobility limitations and can handle our luggage.

2. Do we need to purchase train ticket in advance?

Edit: title should be: "Passau to MUC airport via train"

Looking at a map, IF you dock at Donaustrasse it is about 15 minutes by car to the station. IF you are downtownish at Fritz-Schaefer-Promenade it is a 4 minute car ride, so most likely very doable on foot in 20 mins. if you don't have a lot of luggage to drag around.

I posted this in another thread and it was suggested I post it here instead. I was told there is a bus that runs from Travemunde to Lubeck, but I do have a few more questions. Any guidance/advice/input would be appreciated!

We will be on the msZuiderdam. Our itinerary says we will be at Travemunde (Lubeck) on Sat, Aug 6. We haven't been able to find a lot of information about Travemunde and how to get to Lubeck from there. Can anyone advise:

1) I found our ship docking at "Skai"...which I then assumed meant "Skandinavienkai". Will we be docking at "Skandinavienkai"? Is that correct or is "Skai" a different terminal?

2) Assuming there is a bus, can we pick it up at Skai? How do we find the bus stop? Is there a specific route number and direction to look for?? Do we have to change buses (we don't live in an area with public transport.....so this is all new for us:eek:)?

3) Do we need euros or can we use credit card? If credit card, is it from a manned-booth or ticket machine? Or do we just pay driver? Will they make change or do we need the exact amount?

Anything else we should know? Thanks!!!

There seems to be some confusion on another thread as to which tickets are valid where and the system of inspection so, as the fine ( to say nothing of the embarrassment:o) for having the wrong ticket could really spoil your day (40€ per person), I will try to clarify.

 

Warnemünde/Rostock only - Local single tickets each way valid for whole journey on both train and tram.

Warnemünde/Rostock and Bad Doberan - VVW 3-Zone Day ticket (per person 8€, Group up to 5 persons 24€) valid on bus, tram, s-bahn plus RB between Bad Doberan and Rostock.

Warnemünde/Rostock to Schwerin, Wismar, Stralsund etc. - Mecklenburg Lander Day ticket (23€ for 1 person plus 4€ for each additional person, max 5) valid on all s-bahn, RE and RB (red trains) throughout Mecklenburg, not valid on buses or trams. You will also need single local tickets if the journey begins before 9am or for the tram between the main station and the city centre if you want to spend time in Rostock City.

 

On the RE and RB trains the ticket will be checked by the inspector who is part of the train crew. The Lander ticket does not need to be validated but it must be signed if it was bought on the day or you must produce the nominated form of ID if you bought it on-line..

On the local bus, tram and s-bahn, where there is only a driver, the 'trust' system operates. Tickets are randomly checked by roving inspectors working in two's and three's, dressed like ordinary members of the public, who hop on and off anywhere and you are only aware of their presence when they hold up their ID and say 'Fahrschine, bitte'. The driver then does not release the doors until they have inspected every ticket.

 

Sneaky:rolleyes:! And they are tough too, I speak from bitter experience as they fined me 40€ for simply failing to validate my ticket.

 

So traveller beware - have the right ticket and validate local area tickets in the little yellow box either on the train platform or inside the bus/tram at the start of the day. You need only do this once.

 

Hope this is clear. you can find more info, in English, on

http://www.verkehrsverbund-warnow.de/tickets-fares/tickets.html

 

or on the tickets page of my web site.

 

Happy cruising :)

 

Anni

http://www.travelanni.webs.com

Hi Anni,

I am arriving at Warnemunde on monday 22nd Aug.

My plan is to go to Schwerin (as the castle will be closed, so I will just spend some time walking around the gardens or the town centre) and then go to bad doberan for the molli (yes I know it is a bit rushed) then take the train back to Rostock then to Warnemunde.

The questions i want to ask are,

a) it seems the lander ticket will fit the bill if i use it after 900am, but is it for unlimited use for a day (as you can see i am stopping by Bad Doberan on my return), so it will be 3 trips

b) For the regional RE or RB trains do we need to reserve in advance? (ie is it allocated seatng?) or will it be full? (as everyone will be boarding the 907 train.

c) Will the lander tickets be sold out or do i need to get them in advance? I don't think I will have internet access during my cruise, so are they easy to get in the train stations at warnemunde or rostock?

d) you said lander tickets do not have to be validated for regional trains but you said on s-bahn the tickets must be validated (or you get fined), so for lander tickets, do we need to validate for s-bahn trains?

e) I will have 2 ppl travelling using the lander tickets and you say the costs is extra 4 eur for the 2nd person, so is that 1 ticket (for 2 ppl) or 2 separate tickets? Just want a bit of clarity just in case i get stuck with the ticket vending machine (Those in Europe are a lot more sophisicated than ours here in Asia) I hope it is easy to buy from these ticket vending machines.

Thanks!

Dear Anni,

Can I ask for your advice? We are arriving at Warnemunde (Eclipse) on Wed August 3rd from 9:30 AM to 12:00 midnight. We spent a great deal of time last summer in Berlin, so we won't go back there this time.

We have rented a car. We have a 13YO son who loves, loves loves history particularly WWII. I have several military museums on the itinerary in other cities. He also loves science. We love art museums as well.

Can you suggest an itinerary or do you know of some museums that we can go to?

We were thinking of going to Hamburg. What do you think? We would love to hear your ideas!

Thanks so much in advance,

Stephanie, John, and Lucas

Hi Anni,

I can't see my original post so, I am reposting...

We arrive in Warnemunde on Wed Aug 3 at 9:30 AM depart at midnight. We spent a lot of time in Berlin last year (beautiful city!) so we wanted to do something different.

My 13 yo son loves, loves, loves history, particularly WWII and military (we have a few military museum stops in other ports. We all three love history and art.

We are renting a car and we are thinking of going to Hamburg. Do you think that is a good idea? Can you suggest that or another itinerary? DO you know of any good museums in any direction that you would recommend?

Thanks so very much for any suggestions and advice,

Stephanie, John and Lucas

Hi Anni,

 

I can't see my original post so, I am reposting...

 

We arrive in Warnemunde on Wed Aug 3 at 9:30 AM depart at midnight. We spent a lot of time in Berlin last year (beautiful city!) so we wanted to do something different.

 

My 13 yo son loves, loves, loves history, particularly WWII and military (we have a few military museum stops in other ports. We all three love history and art.

 

We are renting a car and we are thinking of going to Hamburg. Do you think that is a good idea? Can you suggest that or another itinerary? DO you know of any good museums in any direction that you would recommend?

 

Thanks so very much for any suggestions and advice,

Stephanie, John and Lucas

Hi, I am on holiday in Australia at the moment so do not have any info at hand but will do my best.

Hamburg is a very interesting place with some great museums but very little in the way of military history.

If you have car you have more possibilities than someone with public transport only as most military museums are a bit off the beaten track.

The one which springs to mind is Peenemunde, the site of the rocket development in the 30's and 40's. Also a military museum near Ribbnitz-Darmgarten not far from Warnemunde which I believe specialises in tanks etc. And a Cold War neuclear weapon control centre not far from Rostock but I am not sure Quite where. In Rostock there is the Stasi Museum housed in the old Stasi prison.

Sorry I can't be of more help but this is a question which has never come up before so I have never researched it. I suggest that you try googling 'Mecklenburg Military Museums'.

Happy cruising :)

Anni

http://www.travelanni.webs.com

Hi, I am on holiday in Australia at the moment so do not have any info at hand but will do my best.

Hamburg is a very interesting place with some great museums but very little in the way of military history.

If you have car you have more possibilities than someone with public transport only as most military museums are a bit off the beaten track.

The one which springs to mind is Peenemunde, the site of the rocket development in the 30's and 40's. Also a military museum near Ribbnitz-Darmgarten not far from Warnemunde which I believe specialises in tanks etc. And a Cold War neuclear weapon control centre not far from Rostock but I am not sure Quite where. In Rostock there is the Stasi Museum housed in the old Stasi prison.

Sorry I can't be of more help but this is a question which has never come up before so I have never researched it. I suggest that you try googling 'Mecklenburg Military Museums'.

Happy cruising :)

Anni

http://www.travelanni.webs.com

Last summer when we were on a Baltic cruise and thought we'd be renting a car in Rostock, Anni gave us a heads-up about the WWII history in Ludwigslust. If you go to her website and select "Ludwigslust", you can read about it. No museum, but a memorial and some interesting history.

Because we ended up not renting a car, we stayed in Warnemuende and Rostock. We went to the Stasi Museum in Rostock and found it fascinating. The museum is free and you get a free audio guide in English to explain the various exhibits. My spouse is fluent in German, so he could read the signs on the exhibits, but I got a LOT out of just listening to the audio guide. I had read that sometimes tours are offered, but they weren't doing it when we were there. (We were the only people in the museum for most of our visit.) If you have an interest in Cold War history, the Stasi Museum is worth a stop. You can probably see it all well in 60-90 minutes.

Firstly, I haven`t scrolled through all the pages of questions so I apologise if this is a repeat of one.

We will be in Warnemunde at the end of this month for the day. We have been to Berlin so are planning to spend the day in Warnemunde as it is described as a seaside town. My husband can`t walk great distances. We thought we could just stroll round and maybe have coffee or lunch somewhere. Do you think there is enough in the town to keep our interest for the day?

Firstly, I haven`t scrolled through all the pages of questions so I apologise if this is a repeat of one.

We will be in Warnemunde at the end of this month for the day. We have been to Berlin so are planning to spend the day in Warnemunde as it is described as a seaside town. My husband can`t walk great distances. We thought we could just stroll round and maybe have coffee or lunch somewhere. Do you think there is enough in the town to keep our interest for the day?

Have you had a look at Anni's website? Here is the link for the Warnemunde page http://travelanni.webs.com/warnemnde.htm

I think you will have enough to see, its a very relaxed little town.

Thank you all for your answers! It is so helpful!

May I ask one last one?

If we did this loop, it is doable? What order do you suggest?

We arrive in Warnemunde Wed Aug 3rd 9:30 AM- Midnight (we are renting a car)

Could we do a loop of Rostock, Ludwigslust, Sauchenhausen Memorial and Museum?

Any hints or tips on Rostock and Ludwigslust?

Thanks again so very much! I will post some photos of our adventures here afterwards, in case it help future travelers!

Stephanie

Have you had a look at Anni's website? Here is the link for the Warnemunde page http://travelanni.webs.com/warnemnde.htm

 

I think you will have enough to see, its a very relaxed little town.

Thanks for the link. It sounds lovely. I think we should enjoy the day there.

Thank you all for your answers! It is so helpful!

May I ask one last one?

 

If we did this loop, it is doable? What order do you suggest?

 

We arrive in Warnemunde Wed Aug 3rd 9:30 AM- Midnight (we are renting a car)

 

Could we do a loop of Rostock, Ludwigslust, Sauchenhausen Memorial and Museum?

 

Any hints or tips on Rostock and Ludwigslust?

 

Thanks again so very much! I will post some photos of our adventures here afterwards, in case it help future travelers!

 

Stephanie

See my Post #464 for info on Ludwigslust and Rostock.

:confused

Thank you all for your answers! It is so helpful!

May I ask one last one?

 

If we did this loop, it is doable? What order do you suggest?

 

We arrive in Warnemunde Wed Aug 3rd 9:30 AM- Midnight (we are renting a car)

 

Could we do a loop of Rostock, Ludwigslust, Sauchenhausen Memorial and Museum?

 

Any hints or tips on Rostock and Ludwigslust?

 

Thanks again so very much! I will post some photos of our adventures here afterwards, in case it help future travelers!

 

Stephanie

Not quite sure about your plans. Do you mean Sachenhausen concentration camp or the Stasi museum as suggested?

The former is close to Berlin, around 200klm from Warnemunde. Assuming you have the car by 10am and went to Berlin first you could be there by 12:30. The museum needs at least 2-3 hrs. Everything in Ludwigslust is accessible at any time but the museums in Rostock close at 6pm

However, if you mean the latter then the loop is definitely doable although I would do Rostock first as the museum has opening hours whereas the other places are accessible any time.

Although we have long evenings of daylight and some ships have quite late departures cruisers need to be aware that museums etc close at 6pm.

Happy cruising :)

Anni

http://www.travelanni.webs.com

Anni,

Thanks so much for taking the time to post all of this helpful information.

We will be arriving at Warnemunde on the Pullmantur Monarch on Sept. 10th. This is our final disembarkation, so it is a little different than most people who will be returning to a ship. We are considering taking the train to Berlin. Unfortunately, I am assuming that it will take longer to get off the ship since it is our final destination, but am not sure how much longer. We dock at 7am. If we wait to purchase train tickets until the day of, can we purchase the weekend special ticket for 42 Euros with each additional person only 4 euros additional? Our hotel is the Titanic Gendarmenmarkt in the Mitte area. Would the Berlin Potsdamer Platz be the correct destination?

Thanks again!

Hi TravelAnni and GradUT,

So sorry to be so confusing!!! Here is what I was thinking,

We are in Warnemunde on Wed Aug 3rd 9:30 AM to Midnight and are renting a car.

Here is what our thinking is after studying all of the info you have posted here:

Warnemunde port

Drive to Rostock and see the Stasi Museum (any other spots we should check out?)

Drive to a mid way point (between Rostock and destination Sauchaushausen Memorial and Museum)

Ludsigslust? (The history is great, but is there a museum to explore?)

Or Schwerin Castle?

Or another city?

Then to Sauchasushausen Memorial and Museum (visit for 2 hours)

Drive back to Warnemunde Port

If time, dinner at Warnemunde or walk around town before getting back on boat.

Hope that makes more sense, and if you can make comments just one more time, I would be grateful. We are not going to Berlin (We spent a lot of time there last summer and loved it!)

Stephanie

I am confused by your reference to "Sauchasushausen". I'm unaware of such a place in Germany. Are you referring to "Sachsenhausen", the former concentration camp just outside of Berlin? If so, that drive from Rostock will be at least 2 hours and in the opposite direction of Ludwigslust and Schwerin.

So, it would be possible to drive to Rostock and see the Stasi Museum and drive to Oranienberg to see Sachsenhausen, but by the time you got back to Schwerin, the castle would be closed. There is no WWII museum in Ludwigslust, but perhaps Anni can tell you if you can access the memorials in Ludwigslust and Woebbelin in the evening. (It doesn't get dark until late in northern Germany, so you could see the memorials after 6 pm as long as they aren't locked up.)

Hi,

Thanks for all the wonderful information posted here. I'll be in Warnemunde on Monday, August 1 with my family. Based on my research, it looks like many of the museums and the Schwerin castle will be closed on Monday. We plan on doing a loop which would include Schwerin, but I wanted to get your thoughts on whether there will be more to see in Lubeck or Wismar. We open to renting a car if that will give us more flexibility.

Thank you for your advice.

Hi,

Thanks for all the wonderful information posted here. I'll be in Warnemunde on Monday, August 1 with my family. Based on my research, it looks like many of the museums and the Schwerin castle will be closed on Monday. We plan on doing a loop which would include Schwerin, but I wanted to get your thoughts on whether there will be more to see in Lubeck or Wismar. We open to renting a car if that will give us more flexibility.

 

Thank you for your advice.

Hi, thank you for your appreciation.

Luebeck has more museums etc, some of which are open on Monday during the season, as well as great historical architecture but of course it is further away. It would be my choice with a car. A good site for information on the museums opening hours is

http://www.luebeck-tourism.de

This site is in English.

Wismar has lots of restored Medieval buildings and can be easily combined with Schwerin by train.

Naturally you are much more flexible with a car and could include short stops at other places too.

Happy cruising :)

Anni ( at present in Australia)

http://www.travelanni.webs.com