The Baltic Sea is one of the busiest passenger shipping areas in the world. The nine countries bounding the Baltic Sea have well-developed ferry connections to each-other. This list includes all international ferries in the Baltic Sea region. There are some domestic ferries (e.g. in Poland, Germany, Åland Islands etc) which have been omitted for clarity. We've also included some ferries that only start or end in the Baltic Sea, for example some ferries to Norway or Denmark.
As the data shows, the southern Baltic Sea has many more ferries traveling short distances, for example the many crossings between the north coasts of Germany and Poland with Denmark and Sweden. In the northern Baltic Sea, the name “ferry” is used, however “overnight cruise” would be more realistic. Besides the ferry crossings between Helsinki and Tallinn, and a few around the Åland islands, most ferries resemble cruise ships.
Because there are so many ferry operators and routes in the Baltic Sea, this data is in constant motion. Every year new operators and routes come and go. We hope this list of ferry routes is useful to you, but please double-check with the ferry operators before making any travel plans.
Map of the Baltic Sea RegionAt a Glance
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Total Routes
46
Active Routes
10
Countries
15
Operators
Routes by Country
List of Ferry Routes from Denmark
List of Ferry Routes from Estonia
Discontinued
DFDS Seaways
PaldiskiEstonia
HankoFinland
—
Discontinued
Tallink Silja
TallinnEstonia
TurkuFinland
Seasonal sailing
List of Ferry Routes from Finland
Active
Eckerölinjen
ÅlandFinland
StockholmSweden
—
Active
Finnlines
TurkuFinland
StockholmSweden
Via Åland
Active
Finnlines
ÅlandFinland
StockholmSweden
—
Active
Finnlines
TurkuFinland
ÅlandFinland
—
Active
Finnlines
HelsinkiFinland
LübeckGermany
—
Active
Wasa Line
VaasaFinland
UmeåSweden
—
Discontinued
DFDS Seaways
HankoFinland
PaldiskiEstonia
—
Discontinued
St. Peter Line
HelsinkiFinland
Saint PetersburgRussia
—
Discontinued
Stena Line
HankoFinland
StockholmSweden
Discontinued route from Hanko to Nynäshamn
Discontinued
Tallink Silja
HelsinkiFinland
RigaLatvia
Seasonal sailing that is occasionally offered
Discontinued
Tallink Silja
TurkuFinland
TallinnEstonia
Seasonal sailing
List of Ferry Routes from Germany
Active
Bornholmslinjen
SassnitzGermany
RønneDenmark
—
Active
Finnlines
LübeckGermany
HelsinkiFinland
—
Active
Finnlines
LübeckGermany
MalmöSweden
—
Active
FRS Baltic - FRS Königslinjen
SassnitzGermany
TrelleborgSweden
—
Active
Scandlines
RostockGermany
GedserDenmark
—
Active
Scandlines
PuttgardenGermany
RødbyDenmark
—
Discontinued
Stena Line
SassnitzGermany
TrelleborgSweden
Stena Line discontinued this route
List of Ferry Routes from Latvia
Discontinued
Tallink Silja
RigaLatvia
HelsinkiFinland
Seasonal sailing that is occasionally offered
Discontinued
Tallink Silja
RigaLatvia
StockholmSweden
Seasonal sailing that is occasionally offered
List of Ferry Routes from Lithuania
List of Ferry Routes from Norway
List of Ferry Routes from Poland
Active
Finnlines
ŚwinoujściePoland
MalmöSweden
—
Active
Unity Line
ŚwinoujściePoland
YstadSweden
—
List of Ferry Routes from Russia
Discontinued
St. Peter Line
Saint PetersburgRussia
HelsinkiFinland
—
List of Ferry Routes from Sweden
Active
Eckerölinjen
StockholmSweden
ÅlandFinland
—
Active
Finnlines
StockholmSweden
TurkuFinland
Via Åland
Active
Finnlines
StockholmSweden
ÅlandFinland
—
Active
Finnlines
MalmöSweden
ŚwinoujściePoland
—
Active
Finnlines
MalmöSweden
LübeckGermany
—
Active
FRS Baltic - FRS Königslinjen
TrelleborgSweden
SassnitzGermany
—
Active
Unity Line
YstadSweden
ŚwinoujściePoland
—
Active
Wasa Line
UmeåSweden
VaasaFinland
—
Discontinued
Stena Line
StockholmSweden
HankoFinland
Discontinued route from Hanko to Nynäshamn
Discontinued
Stena Line
TrelleborgSweden
SassnitzGermany
Stena Line discontinued this route
Discontinued
Tallink Silja
StockholmSweden
RigaLatvia
Seasonal sailing that is occasionally offered