Bergen-Oslo-Copenhagen-Warnemünde

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Two Questions regarding travel options for mode and length of time between origins and destinations.

 

Question 1:Our Hurtigruten voyage will end September 10, 2014 in Bergen. We plan to spend the balance of the day in Bergen and take a train to Oslo that evening where we will spend the night the next full day and evening. The morning of the next day we will travel by train and a ship (ferry?) to Copenhagen. How long is the voyage from Oslo to Copenhagen?

 

Question 2: Upon our arrival in Copenhagen we will stay the afternoon/evening and night following our arrival, and the next full day and night. The next day we will depart Copenhagen for Warnemünde. What is the best way to get from Copenhagen to Warnemünde and how long does it take. We need to be in Warnemünde several hours before we board another ship at 7:00 pm for a 10 day repositioning cruise ending in Genoa, Italy.

 

In summary, what (if any) options do we have for Oslo-Copenhagen and Copenhagen-Warnemünde?

[Danish viking]

There are no direct trains between Oslo and Copenhagen.

You can get a train to Gothenberg and the change to a train to Copenhagen, but we are talking about a 7-8 hour train journey if not longer.

But there is a direct cruise ferry (DFDS Seaways) deparding at 16:30 from Oslo that arrives in Copenhagen at 10:30.

 

From Copenhagen there are several options.

 

1) take the train to Lübeck or Hamburg, The train will board the Rødby Puttgarden ferry.

 

Then you either change to a train to Rostock from either Lübeck or Hamburg.

 

From Rostock you take the S-Bahn to Warnemunde a few 100 metres from the terminal.

 

2) Or you take a train to Nykøbing F, the above train to Hamburg also stops here.

 

Then take a bus to Gedser and here get the Gedser Rostock ferry.

 

In Rostock you will end on the wring side of the river, you will most likely pass the cruise ship when entering the harbour.

 

From the ferry terminal the cheapest thing to do is to take the shuttle into Rostock and then take the S-bahn to Warnemunde.

 

There is a tunnel crossing the river a little bit south of the ferry terminal so its perhaps better to take a taxi from the ferry terminal to the cruiseship.

 

Other solutions involves taking a plane to Berlin or Hamburg and then take a train from there to Rostock.

There was plans to open a direct route from Copenhagen to Rostock with 3 daily departures but nothing has been announced yet.

Edited January 31, 2014 by Danish viking

[Travelanni]

There are no direct trains between Oslo and Copenhagen.

You can get a train to Gothenberg and the change to a train to Copenhagen, but we are talking about a 7-8 hour train journey if not longer.

But there is a direct cruise ferry (DFDS Seaways) deparding at 16:30 from Oslo that arrives in Copenhagen at 10:30.

 

From Copenhagen there are several options.

 

1) take the train to Lübeck or Hamburg, The train will board the Rødby Puttgarden ferry.

 

Then you either change to a train to Rostock from either Lübeck or Hamburg.

 

From Rostock you take the S-Bahn to Warnemunde a few 100 metres from the terminal.

 

Or you take a train to Nykøbing F, the above train to Hamburg also stops here.

 

Then take a bus to Gedser and here get the Gedser Rostock ferry.

 

In Rostock you will end on the wring side of the river, you will most likely pass the cruise ship when entering the harbour.

 

From the ferry terminal the cheapest thing to do is to take the shuttle into Rostock and then take the S-bahn to Warnemunde.

 

There is a tunnel crossing the river a little bit south of the ferry terminal so its perhaps better to take a taxi from there.

Hi, Danish Vikings directions are spot on but I would add one small thing.

As I assume you will be travelling with luggage it would be better to take the train to Hamburg main station and change there to a direct train to Rostock. If you go via Lübeck you need to change in Bad Kleinen which is simply a change-over halt and has neither elevators nor escalators. The two platforms are at opposite sides of the station (two flights of stairs and a tunnel) and the change over is sometimes a bit tight. Just a small point but worth considering.

If you require help with train times etc. please ask. The best site for up to date information on trains from Copenhagen is

http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en

There will be very good fare deals for Copenhagen - Warnemünde available for your travel dates on the above site from 10th June 2014. (the present offer for a ticket booked three months in advance is 39euro if booked on-line as against the standard fare of 101euro).

Happy planning and cruising :)

Anni

www.travelanni.webs.com

[Danish viking]

The timetables for Sunday the 14th of september, please correct me if the timetable is wrong.

 

 

Østerport st 11:24 Intercity Express direction: Hamburg

Lübeck Hbf 15:37

 

Lübeck Hbf 16:02 Regional Express direction: Szczecin Glowny

Güstrow 17:43

 

Güstrow 18:14 S-Bahn direction: Warnemünde

Warnemünde 19:09

 

But as you see you will get to the cruiseship too late.

 

The earlier departure is going before your ferry from Oslo is docked.

 

If you use this option you´ll need to take the 09:24 departure from Østerport (or 09:42 from København H)

 

 

The more direct aproach is this one.

 

 

 

Østerport st 11:58 Regional train direction: Rødby Færge

Nykøbing F 14:03

 

Nykøbing F 14:40 Bus 740 direction : Gedser Færge

Gedser Færge 15:20

 

Gedser Færge 15:30 Scandlines ferry to Rostock

Rostock seehafen 17:15

 

Taxi to the cruise terminal 15 minutes

 

 

Arrival, no later than 17:45.

[Travelanni]

Two Questions regarding travel options for mode and length of time between origins and destinations.

 

Question 1:Our Hurtigruten voyage will end September 10, 2014 in Bergen. We plan to spend the balance of the day in Bergen and take a train to Oslo that evening where we will spend the night the next full day and evening. The morning of the next day we will travel by train and a ship (ferry?) to Copenhagen. How long is the voyage from Oslo to Copenhagen?

 

Question 2: Upon our arrival in Copenhagen we will stay the afternoon/evening and night following our arrival, and the next full day and night. The next day we will depart Copenhagen for Warnemünde. What is the best way to get from Copenhagen to Warnemünde and how long does it take. We need to be in Warnemünde several hours before we board another ship at 7:00 pm for a 10 day repositioning cruise ending in Genoa, Italy.

 

In summary, what (if any) options do we have for Oslo-Copenhagen and Copenhagen-Warnemünde?

 

Hi,

I understood from the above that you would be staying in Copenhagen and travelling direct from there to Warnemünde on 14/9/2014

Danish Viking's timetable is correct but travelling via Güstrow has the same problems as via Bad Kleinen, no elevators or escalators, and does not offer the reduced fares. To me, whilst the train-bus-ferry trip is scenic, and on the face of it shorter, it is a messy way to get from A to B with luggage and offers a lot of opportunities for things to go wrong, eg the ferries are often late and disembarkation takes at least 20mins. Just a personal opinion, I love this trip but not if I have time constraints.

 

The direct route would be to take one of two trains from Copenhagen Hbf.

 

7:42 ICE to Hamburg Hbf arr. 12:16

12.25 RE to Rostock Hbf arr. 14.52

15.03 S-bahn to Warnemünde arr. 15.24

 

9:42 ICE to Hamburg Hbf arr. 14:16

14:25 RE to Rostock Hbf arr. 16:51

17:03 S-bahn to Warnemünde arr. 17:24

 

The 9 min transfer in Hamburg is plenty, just a matter of up from one platform with an escalator or elevator and down onto another platform. Same with the change over in Rostock. The ship is a five minute walk from the train station in Warnemünde. On both these options the special fares which I mentioned before will be available.

 

I am not trying to disagree with Danish Viking, he does a fantastic job here, just pointing out another alternative.

 

Happy planning and cruising :)

Anni

www.travelanni.webs.com

Edited February 1, 2014 by Travelanni

[Danish viking]

Its funny but I try to think about a station in Denmark with no elevators or other step free acces points. :D

 

But maybe I misunderstood the travel plan but I thought that he/she would arrive in Copenhagen Sunday morning with the ferry from Copenhagen.

 

In that case the trip over Puttgarden would take to long.

 

But its possible with an earlier departure 9:42 or 07:42 but then it wouldn't collaborate with the 10:30 arrival of the ferry.