Travemünde port: Skandinavienkai
The Finnlines ferry to Helsinki leaves from here. Address, getting there by car, bus and train, parking and check-in times at a glance.
The key facts about Skandinavienkai
By car, bus, train or taxi
By car
From Hamburg and the south take the A1 to the Bad Schwartau junction, then the A226 towards Lübeck-Travemünde to the exit “Skandinavienkai”. Enter “Skandinavienkai” or “Zum Hafenplatz” in your sat nav.
By train and bus
The bus from Lübeck-Travemünde Skandinavienkai station to the terminal has been discontinued; it is about 2.5 km on foot. Better: a bus from Lübeck Hauptbahnhof/ZOB or from Travemünde Strand station to the stop “Skandinavienkai Terminal”. Current times are on the Finnlines port page.
By taxi
Lübeck taxi centre: +49 451 81111. Book ahead for a late arrival the evening before.
Check-in for the ferry to Helsinki
- Vehicles: from 20:30 the evening before, closing 2 hours before departure. Loading starts around 23:00; vehicles over 2.10 m high board later.
- Power for your vehicle: check in by 23:30.
- Vehicles over 3.8 m (buses, tall motorhomes): check in at the Hafenhaus.
- Reduced mobility in a vehicle: by 23:00.
- Foot passengers: before 23:00 – the boarding bus runs only until midnight.
The times in your booking confirmation are binding.
Sources: finnlines.com – Travemünde · finnlines.com – Check-in · Wikipedia – Skandinavienkai · Last checked 23.10.2026
Germany’s gateway to Scandinavia
Skandinavienkai is one of five terminals of the Port of Lübeck, run by Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft. On 650,000 m² it has 11 berths and 2,000 m of quay for ferries to Sweden, Finland and Latvia. The service building was designed by Finnish architect Pekka Salminen.
The ferry from Helsinki arrives in the evening around 21:00. If you don’t want to drive far after that, there are hotels in Travemünde and Lübeck.
Questions about Travemünde port
Yes, in the paid, unguarded long-term car park right at the port for €9 a day. A camera reads your number plate; pay at the machine in the Hafenhaus, via the EasyPark app or online.
By bus from Lübeck Hbf/ZOB or Travemünde Strand to “Skandinavienkai Terminal”, or by taxi. From Skandinavienkai station it is about 2.5 km on foot.
Check-in opens at 20:30 the evening before and closes 2 hours before departure; foot passengers before 23:00.