Travemünde - Karlshamn

Getting there and the Travemünde terminal

The ferry departs from the Skandinavienkai, one of the largest ferry ports in Europe; for your sat nav, use Zum Hafenplatz 1, 23570 Lübeck-Travemünde. By car, take the A1 to Lübeck, switch to the A226 at the Bad Schwartau interchange, which becomes the B75, then take the Skandinavienkai exit straight to the TT-Line terminal. Without a car, bus route 50 runs from Lübeck ZOB to the harbour building Monday to Saturday, with route 34 on Sundays; if you're arriving by train, change at Lübeck-Kücknitz. There's a chargeable long-stay car park right at the port for anyone crossing without a vehicle.

Check-in and departure

With a vehicle, you check in at the self check-in kiosk in Travemünde: scan the barcode on your booking confirmation, collect your boarding card and cabin key, then follow the signs to the berth. Check-in usually opens two hours before departure and closes 30 minutes beforehand, or 60 minutes for groups; the same deadlines apply even if you've already checked in online. Foot passengers check in at the terminal building.

Karlshamn requires more lead time: check-in at the TT-Line AB terminal building, Öresundsvägen 49-0, 37431 Karlshamn, opens around two hours before departure and closes 90 minutes beforehand. If the office is closed, you can collect your boarding passes at the multi-kiosk outside the building. You'll need to show a valid passport or ID card at check-in or on board, and children need their own ID. Build in some buffer time: if you miss the deadline you won't be able to board, and the vehicle decks are closed during the crossing.

On board

This is an overnight route, so a cabin is part of every booking. The Nils Holgersson, one of TT-Line's Green Ships running on LNG, is currently scheduled on the route; depending on the departure, other ships from the fleet may also be used. On board you'll find restaurants and cafés, lounges and a shop. Payment is card only, billed in euros; you won't need Swedish kronor for the crossing.

On some sailings the ferry calls at Trelleborg on the way before continuing to Karlshamn. In some cases you change ships there; a TT-Line follow-me car then guides you across the port to your connecting ferry. The timetable shows which departures run direct and which stop over.

Vehicles, bikes and pets

Cars, motorbikes, motorhomes and caravans can all travel; the fare depends on the vehicle's length, so give the exact dimensions when you book. What to bear in mind with a motorhome is covered in the motorhome guide. Charging points for electric cars are available on the Green Ships. Cyclists check in at the kiosk in Travemünde and must wear high-visibility vests while crossing the port; in Karlshamn, cyclists follow the foot passengers' shuttle bus to the ship.

Pets are welcome on all TT-Line ferries and must be declared when you book. For the night you book a pet cabin, and numbers are limited; your dog can't stay in the vehicle, as the car deck is closed during the crossing. Dogs are allowed on a lead on the passenger decks.

Arrival in Karlshamn and onward travel

Karlshamn is a town of around 30,000 people in the province of Blekinge and one of southern Sweden's major ports. The TT-Line terminal is on the edge of town on Öresundsvägen, with the nearest cash machine about two kilometres away in the centre. Next to the TT-Line office, you can park free for up to seven days with a permit from the office; camping isn't allowed there.

Without a car, you can take Blekingetrafiken's bus route 5, which since June 2026 has linked the ferry terminal directly with Karlshamn Resecentrum station; tickets are available in the Blekingetrafiken app, or a taxi is another option. By car, you'll be on the E22: Karlskrona is a good hour's drive east, Kalmar and the island of Öland are around two hours away, and Stockholm is roughly five to six hours away. Heading west, the E22 runs via Kristianstad to Malmö and the Öresund region.

Tickets and fares

TT-Line offers the crossing as an affordable SMART ticket with no refund on cancellation, or the more flexible FLEX fare, which lets you rebook or cancel free of charge up to 24 hours before departure; you'll then be refunded the fare minus the cost of the FLEX option. If you book the outbound and return together, the return package for cars saves you up to 20 percent on the ticket price. Because the route only runs about once a week, booking early pays off more here than on the Trelleborg routes; the booking window shows current prices for your date, and the prices page gives an overview.