While travel companies are collapsing like houses of cards, people who prefer to relax abroad are increasingly mastering independent tourism, one of the varieties of which is travel by own car. Traditionally, for road trips for Russians, the most popular is the European direction. However, the way to Europe by car is not close. For example, travelers from St. Petersburg have to travel about two thousand kilometers to the same Germany before their European adventure begins. In the normal scenario, this is two days of travel, and if you do not move in chase mode, then all three. Now add the same time for the return trip and you get 4 days just to get to Europe and return. Agree that this is an extra waste of your precious time. But there is another way to get to Europe by car in less time and at the same time in complete comfort.

2. This way is to travel by ferry Finnlines making regular flights between Helsinki (Finland) and Travemünde (Germany). Instead of winding kilometers around the CIS countries, the Baltic states and Eastern Europe, you just need to get to Helsinki to the port of Vuosari and the eurotrip will start from this point. From this seemingly inconspicuous building, where tickets are sold and check-in takes place.

3. If tickets are purchased in advance through the company's website Finnlines, then you can not waste time on registration, but immediately go to the Check-In checkpoint located at the end of the building. All registration actions will be carried out right here. For each passenger will be issued boarding pass, a ticket for the car will also be issued. After that, all that remains is to wait for the start of loading, follow the signs to the ferry and, leaving your steel horse on the cargo deck, board the ship. All! Meet Europe!

4. An important point. After loading, access to the cargo deck will be closed until the arrival at the port of destination. Therefore, you should worry in advance and take with you all the things that you may need during a sea voyage. However, the ship's staff is very responsive and if the passenger still needs to go to his car, it will always be possible to agree. To do this, you just need to contact the reception desk located on deck 7. Other issues are also resolved there, for example, if one of the passengers has lost their boarding pass, which is also an electronic key to the cabin.

5. On the Helsinki-Travemünde route, the company Finnlines carries out transportation by three completely identical ferries: Finnstar, Finnmaid, Finnlady. Thanks to this, the company has the opportunity to make daily flights both in one direction and in the other, which is a definite plus for the freedom of travel planning. There is no need to choose a special day. You can simply buy a ticket and hit the road at any time when it is convenient. Such a schedule is very convenient for cargo transportation, which is actively used by trucking companies.

6. Compared to other ferries operating between the Baltic countries, ferries Finnlines more focused on the transportation of vehicles. The number of cabins on their board is somewhat less than on other ferries, but their number does not affect comfort at all. Rather the opposite. Just like on other ferries, the standard four-berth cabin can be either with or without a window. But if in the same St.Peterline and Viking such a cabin has an area of ​​8.5 sq.m, then standard four-bed cabins Finnlines have an area of ​​10 sq.m. Of course, there is always an opportunity to increase the level of comfort. For example, take a cabin with an enlarged up to 16 sq.m. area or treat yourself to a Lux, Suite or Suite Deluxe cabin. The latter is comparable in size to a small apartment - 38 sq.m. and the comfort of a luxurious hotel room.

7. Each cabin, regardless of its size and beds, is equipped with its own bathroom and shower, and is also equipped with all the accessories necessary for a comfortable stay - bed linen, towels, hairdryer, cups. Larger cabins also have a refrigerator. What is not a real hotel for you? In addition, with the real Sea View, because outside the window of the room is not just visible somewhere coastline. Sea all around!

8. Interior passenger area also looks like a very normal hotel, except that the ceiling height is somewhat lower than usual.

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11. The journey from Helsinki to Travemünde takes 27 hours according to the carrier's statement. In winter, it takes a couple of hours longer. Thus, the travel time is a little more than a day, which is already half as much as the land route on its own. But the most important thing is not even that. The main thing is that when traveling by ferry, you can forget about the steering wheel and completely relax, indulging in a leisurely pastime on board. The ferry departs from Helsinki at 17.00 and arrives at the port of Travemünde at 21.30. During this time, the ship's main restaurant will offer two dinners and one brunch - a kind of breakfast that smoothly flows into lunch. The cost of the meal package per adult is 72 EUR. This price includes the superior dinner, brunch and dinner. Small but nice detail. Dinner superior - dinner on the day of departure, includes an unlimited amount of draft beer and wine. On the day of arrival, such joy is no longer there, since most passengers will need to drive after dinner.

12. The restaurant works on the principle of a buffet. The variety of dishes is unlikely to impress the regulars of Turkish or Egyptian all-inclusives, but it is quite capable of satisfying the needs of all passengers on the ship. But since this is a buffet, then there will not be without a queue for dishes. Luckily, it moves fairly quickly and dissipates just as quickly. If you come to dinner not at its beginning at 18.30, but a little later, then it is quite possible to avoid the need to stand in line of hungry people with plates.

13. The menu is constantly changing. The set of dishes is different not only on the first and second days of the trip, but flight from flight. Everything is prepared just before dinner or breakfast by a whole team of cooks under the guidance of the ship's chef.

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15. Despite the fact that the first dinner is more than hearty, varied and flavored with quite tolerable wine, there remains a certain feeling of understatement.

16. Breakfast the next day puts everything in its place. First of all, precisely because this is not an ordinary breakfast, but a brunch. The menu contains both dishes traditionally offered for breakfast in hotels - scrambled eggs, sausages, bacon, sausage and cheese cuts, fruits and sweets, as well as dishes more suitable for a lunch meal - soups, hot meat and fish dishes. By the way, if you buy food vouchers in advance, you can come twice during brunch. For example, have breakfast in the morning, then be lazy on the bed or take a walk in the fresh sea air on the deck, and then come in again and have lunch.

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18. Dinner in the main restaurant ends at 20.00. But passenger service does not end with one restaurant. On board there are several more bars with a varied set. alcoholic beverages and snacks. So even the most voracious will not have to starve. By the way, free wi-fi is available in the bar area located on deck 11. True, on the high seas, the only way to access the Internet is satellite technology, so the speed of such access, to put it mildly, leaves much to be desired. The channel is so weak that it is barely enough for a text chat. You can afford to check your mail or download your Instagram, but nothing more. So, traveling with family or in the company of friends, nothing will distract from real live communication.

19. About passengers with children in the company Finnlines also not forgotten. On the ferries, on the same deck 11, a full-fledged children's playroom is equipped.

20. For the leisure and comfort of passengers, there is also a small gym and a full-fledged free sauna - you can’t do without it, this is a Finnish ferry. But the very beauty lies not inside, but outside the ship - on the open decks. This is where you can fully experience the romance of sea travel. If the weather allows, here you can sit at an open table and, without interrupting your journey, meet the sunrise and spend the sunset. During the ice period, you can sunbathe on a sun lounger during the day, lazily sipping a beer, and at night admire the stars that shine especially brightly in the open sea.

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23. In the meantime, you are enjoying doing nothing, the ferry, doing its work with concentration, takes you to Europe, from where you can continue the journey, rested, without wasting on trifles. By the way, an important point. The ferry arrives at the port of Travemünde in the evening. In terms of continuing the journey, this is not very convenient because you have to go at night or immediately stop for the night somewhere nearby. But if you plan your trip in such a way that the arrival falls on Saturday, then you can stay for the night right on board the ferry.

Helpful information:
Company Finnlines constantly holds various promotions that allow you to save on the cost of sea travel. When buying a ticket through the site, you can choose the so-called special fare. On the one hand, it does not allow you to return the ticket or make any changes to it, but on the other hand, it allows you to significantly save in price.
In addition, on the official page in

The engine is the most expensive part of a car. Experienced motorists are well aware that in addition to the timely replacement of filters, antifreeze and oil, other factors, such as regular engine washing, also affect the extension of its service life. A clean engine is less likely to overheat and run longer without interruption. However, washing the “heart” of a car is not as easy as it might seem at first glance. There are many different electronic components under the hood of the car, which can be easily damaged if handled carelessly.

Motor cleaning methods

The traditional and most unsafe methods of cleaning the engine compartment are manual dry cleaning and washing with high pressure water. Improper execution of the procedure can lead to quite serious consequences - a breakdown of the power unit and the ignition system.

The safest alternative to traditional methods is steam engine washing in Moscow. The procedure takes place with the help of a steam generator that produces steam under high pressure. The washer directs the steam jet at different angles, cleaning the most hard-to-reach places underhood space. The main thing is that the electrical contacts and elements remain dry, which means that the probability of a short circuit is minimized.

Advantages

In addition to the fact that washing a car engine with dry steam guarantees the integrity of the electrical wiring and ignition system, it has other positive qualities. In comparison with analogues, the procedure takes more:

• fast. On average, washing the engine compartment takes 20-40 minutes;
• environmentally friendly. The procedure for cleaning the engine compartment is carried out without the use of chemical detergents;
• economically. The steam cleaner consumes significantly less water than the most modern equipment and does not require sewerage;
• effectively. Using the service of a steam engine wash in Moscow around the clock, the car owner can easily get rid of persistent contamination with bitumen, tar and oil. And since no water is used during washing, there are significantly fewer dirty smudges.

disadvantages

Cleaning the engine should be done with extreme care. The steam jet supplied from the atomizer under high pressure (6-8 atmospheres) has a high temperature (about 160 °C on average). Therefore, in order to avoid serious injuries, it is better to entrust this event to professionals.

How often to

If the car body is washed as it gets dirty, then cleanliness under the hood should be done no more than 1-2 times a year. As a rule, this need arises:

1. at in large numbers oil smudges in the engine compartment;
2. before bringing the diagnostics of the engine and attachments;
3. when performing pre-sales preparation.

The price of washing the engine with hot dry steam

The cost of steam cleaning is an order of magnitude higher than the classic one. However, the end justifies the means. The money saved at a steam car wash is unlikely to cover the costs of diagnosing, purchasing and replacing equipment that has become unusable.

To Tula with your own brewer? Nonsense! We'll take the samovar to Germany! And at the same time we will take with us children and ... a family car.

Hmm... They won't let you on a plane with such luggage. But the ferry from St. Petersburg to Germany will also accept such passengers. It remains only to find out the cost of tickets, the ferry schedule and you can pack your things. Oh ... And how long will the voyage last? What can you take with you? How are the cabins set up? Should I bring sandwiches or will they serve food there?

There is nothing better than a water trip!

Those who have never traveled this way always have a lot of questions. Don't worry, we got it all figured out. And those who read the article to the end will navigate this route no worse than inveterate travel agents.

Is a ferry more convenient than a car or an airplane?

It depends where you are going and what you are bringing with you. Naturally, the ferry is not the fastest mode of transport. But it allows you to transport bulky goods and not sit all the way in a chair.

There will be plenty of free space for children to run around!

Traveling by ferry is convenient for those who:

• wants to drive around Germany in his car (and take it to Germany on the same ferry);
• carries bulky cargo (equipment, vehicle);
• travels with children who are tired of sitting still all the time;
• not against passive rest at the beginning of the holiday (the ferry has all the conditions for this);
• afraid of air travel.

The ferry is a lifeline for those who are afraid of flying!

Arseniy (26 years old, Pskov):

“We wanted to drive around Germany with friends in our car, only with our company, without any tourist groups and mass tours. We went to Germany by ferry. There is no other way to get a car. Is it possible to go on it, but then it is not known how much we would get to Germany. And so we had a pleasant rest for 2.5 days, took a steam bath in the sauna, talked. True, they left all the laptops in the car, they thought they could pick it up later. But it turned out that it was impossible to get to the cars until the arrival. Well, nothing, and without films, we had a great time. ”

Why go on a ferry today?

Ferry transportation between St. Petersburg and Germany is provided by the company Finnlines. Her ferries Transrussia and FinnPartner go along the route Peter-Lübeck, with a 2-hour stop in Ventspils (Latvia). You can depart both from St. Petersburg and from Ventspils.

You can buy tickets online at Parom.de.

Cabin dimensions significantly increase the cost of the ticket.

The cost of a ferry crossing to Germany from Russia is calculated by the formula: base ticket price * number of people + cost of transporting a car (for Vehicle over 6 m long).

Base prices:

• for an adult - 250-300 EUR;
• for a child 13-17 years old - 125-150 EUR;
• for a child 6-12 years old - 60-75 EUR;
• for a child under 5 years old - 15 EUR.

These prices include the cost of meals (excluding alcohol), cabin, basic (15 EUR) and port fees (15 EUR). The cost of the trip varies according to the time of year. During the summer months prices are higher.

Bringing a car with you is a very sensible idea!

If you are driving a passenger car (up to 6 m long), then it is more profitable to issue an auto package. This service will cost from 350 to 750 EUR. The total amount depends on the number of people (1-4) and the season (from June to August the cost is higher). Finnlines offers a 20% discount on the cost of the return trip if you buy a round trip ticket or car package right away.

Now there is no service for booking tickets for this ferry via the Internet. Tickets can only be purchased through travel agencies. A list of intermediary firms can be found on the Finnlines website.

With the owner even to the ends of the world!

Pets are not allowed on the ferry from St. Petersburg to Germany. You have no one to leave your faithful dog with? Then more reasonable. There are even special toilets for dogs on the decks.

Vacation vacation, and on the ferry - on schedule!

The ferry departs from St. Petersburg on Tuesdays at 20:00. He arrives in Lübeck on Friday at 6:30. You can leave Lübeck on Saturday at 19:00. Then on Tuesday, at 8:00 you will already be in St. Petersburg. You must arrive at check-in two hours before the departure of the ferry. In total, your sea trip will last 62 hours (each way).

On board, the travel time will fly by unnoticed.

You can follow the changes in the schedule on the official website of the company. The same situation is on the Helsinki-Rostock route.

If you have already planned a trip to Germany by ferry, you can use the Helsinki-Travemünde route. This is a convenient way for those who travel by ferry for the first time: the journey time is 27 hours, instead of 62.

Find out without a ferry! Through which countries and customs will you have to make your way, what do motorist tourists write about this event? What to bring? What can you be fined for in Germany? How to park and what documents to bring with you? Experienced travelers will tell about this and much more.

Kirill (34 years old, St. Petersburg):

“For the whole journey there was the only negative moment, and that was at the very beginning of the journey. We arrived with my family at the port, but we couldn't find the ferry. We turn to the port staff, and they say that there is no such ferry here and should not be. Half an hour of wandering, of course, solved the problem, but they also made me nervous. Tickets are still not cheap.

Although the trip itself fully compensated for everything: cozy cabins, similar to rooms in good hotel, delicious food, get-togethers on the deck, free sauna. All this allowed me to quickly put an unpleasant incident out of my head and tune in to the upcoming vacation.

How to have fun in the middle of the Baltic Sea?

On the Finnlines ferry, even long 62 hours can be spent in maximum comfort.

There are ways to pass the time:

• Visit the sauna, jacuzzi and mini-pool.

Children will appreciate the bubbling jacuzzi.

• Work out on the trainers.
• Have lunch at a restaurant. The food here is delicious, and most importantly - 4 times a day. The restaurant has a pretty good buffet. There are fruits, vegetables, desserts, fish and meat dishes. The food is always high quality and fresh. Drinks include tea, coffee, juice, water and milk. You can also get a can of beer or soda for free.

The menu is designed for various gastronomic preferences!

• Get acquainted with the structure of the ferry, look at different decks.
• Sit at the bar.
• Watch TV in the cabin. But do not expect to find Russian-language channels. If you find English-speaking ones - already happiness.
• Have fun with the kids in the play area.

The little ones will find something to their liking in a special playroom.

• Go to the store. Here you can get jewelry, books, sweets, cards, cosmetics, hygiene items, toys, souvenirs. Although you can calm down, be patient until Germany and buy all this a couple of times cheaper. This is not duty free, so don't expect fabulous prices. Except fabulously high.
• Work in the conference room.

A comfortable deck chair, gentle sun and a favorite book… Welcome to the deck!

• Read the news on the Internet (there is free Wi-Fi on the ferry). Please note that there is internet on the class ferry Transrussia, on a ferryboat FinnPartner I'll have to limit myself to books and TV.

You can also just sit with a book on the deck or lie on the bed in the cabin. Cabin area - 20-24 sq. m. In addition to the bed, there is a toilet, shower, radio, telephone, safe, refrigerator, TV, table and wardrobe.

It is possible to feel all the charm of a holiday without leaving the cabin.

Vera (42 years old, Kirovsk):

“Last spring, my family (me, husband and son) rode this ferry. I don't usually trust online reviews. But now I'm sure: the laudatory reviews about Finnlines ferries are deserved. We went in early March and there were few people on the ferry: truckers and only 3 families. Despite this, the bar and restaurant always opened on time, and the sauna and jacuzzi were regularly cleaned. Even the shop, which, even with a full ferry, operates only a few hours a day, worked according to the announced schedule.”

love boat trips? Ready to spend 2.5 days on a cruise on Baltic Sea? Then the ferry from St. Petersburg to Lübeck is the perfect way to get to Germany. You will admire the sea and gain strength before the start of the active phase of your journey.

Tina Krainichenko

Passengers traveling by car on train No. 31/32 Moscow - Helsinki "Leo Tolstoy" can simultaneously arrange travel for themselves and their car through the territory of Finland on Finnish trains railways VR companies or on company ferries Tallink Silja Oyj and Finnlines Oyj to Germany, Sweden, Estonia and Latvia.

Ferries are multi-deck cruise ships with restaurants and shops on board. Cabins for passengers have different class and area. Cars are placed on a special deck separately from passengers.

Ferries Tallink Silja Oyj

• Helsinki - Stockholm (Finland - Sweden)
• Helsinki - Tallinn (Finland - Estonia)
• Turku - Stockholm (Finland - Sweden)
• Riga - Stockholm (Latvia - Sweden)
• Tallinn - Stockholm (Estonia - Sweden)

Route	Schedule	Travel time	car package price (travel for 1-4 people and a car)*	Ferries
Helsinki - Stockholm	daily		From 147 euros
Helsinki - Tallinn	daily		From 54 euro	M/S Star, M/S Superstar and M/S Silja Europa
Turku - Stockholm	daily		From 59 euros for morning departures; from 102 euros on evening departures	M/S Baltic Princess and M/S Galaxy
Riga - Stockholm	daily		From 148 euros	M/S Romantika and M/S Isabelle
Tallinn - Stockholm	daily		From 160 euros	M/S Baltic Queen and M/S Victoria I

When booking tickets for a vehicle, you must provide the exact length and height of the vehicle, which also includes any additional equipment (ski box, roof rack, trailer, etc.) and the vehicle registration number.

Registration of passengers with vehicles(the driver of the vehicle and up to 8 passengers, together with the driver registered for the flight in one booking) is made in the transport check-in on the basis of the ticket, passenger's passport, and registration documents for the vehicle.

Tickets for passengers with vehicles can also be checked in at the Tallink check-in counter near the D-terminal, please follow the directions posted at the port.

If, when registering a ticket, the dimensions of the vehicle exceed the dimensions specified during the booking, the passenger is obliged to pay the difference in cost. Vehicles that are larger than the size indicated at the time of booking are allowed on the vessel subject to availability on the car deck.

Registration of passengers with vehicles (including the Business Lounge) ends 1 hour before the departure of the vessel.

For safety reasons, the car deck is closed to passengers during the voyage. We recommend that you take with you all the luggage necessary for the trip when leaving the vehicle.

Port address in Tallinn

Lootsi 13, 10151 Tallinn
Tel. +372 631 8320 www.ts.ee
Opening hours: Mon.-Sun. 06:00 - 22:30

The following ships depart from the terminal: M/S Star, M/S Silja Europa, M/S Superstar, M/S Baltic Queen and M/S Victoria I

Finnlines Oyj Ferries

• Helsinki - Travenmünde (Finland - Germany)

Travemünde - seaside resort, one of the most famous and oldest in Germany. The distance from Travemünde to Hamburg on the highway is 57 km, to Hannover - 205 km, to Berlin - 336 km.

* Ferry fares depend on the demand for the direction and the date of purchase, the fare must be specified on the day of application.

Ferry cabinsFinnlines http://www.finnlines.com/paromy/uslugi_na_bortu/paromy_klassa_star_finnstar_finnlady_finnmaid_nordlink/kayuty_paromov_klassa_star

Schedule*

Registration

You must arrive at check-in at least 1.5 hours before departure. Registration is carried out through specialized machines.

Ports of departure/arrival of ferries

Finland, Helsinki

Port of Vuosaari / Vuosaaren Satama Hansaterminaali, Provianttikatu 5, 00980 Helsinki

Registration, tel: + 358 10 343 4810

The distance from Pasila station (where you arrive by car from Moscow) to Vuosaari port (where the ferry leaves from) is 16.6 km, travel time by car is about 20 minutes.

Driving directions in Helsinki:

Port address in Germany, Travemünde

Traveling in Finland

If you are going to rest in the north of Finland, we offer you a trip on the train of the Finnish Railways VR. Upon arrival at the station you need, you can continue the journey in your car.

VR trains consist of sleeping cars of different classes, a restaurant car and cars for transporting cars.

Routes of trains with car carriers:

• Helsinki - Rovaniemi
• Helsinki - Kemijärvi
• Helsinki - Oulu
• Helsinki - Kolari
• Turku - Rovaniemi
• Tampere - Rovaniemi
• Tempere - Kolari

Night trains with autocars depart from Helsinki, Turku and Tampere to the north of the country to the cities of Oulu, Rovaniemi and Kolari, then by car you can get to the ski resorts:

• Ylläs (35 km)
• Levi (80 km)
• Olos (80 km)
• Pallas (100 km)
• Hittah (150 km)

In the winter season, trains with car cars go to northern city Kemiyarmi, where the resorts of Pyhya (50 km), Salla (70 km), Ruka (130 km) are located.

Schedule

The trains run carriages with places for lying and for sitting of different classes. The more passengers go, the lower the price.

Route	Schedule	Travel time	car package price (travel for 1 person and a car)*
Helsinki - Rovaniemi Rovaniemi - Helsinki	Daily		From 206.29 euros
Helsinki - Kemijärvi Kemijärvi - Helsinki	Wed, Fri, Sat Tue, Sat, Sun		From 208.70 euros
Helsinki - Oulu Oulu - Helsinki	Daily		From 174.53 euros
Helsinki - Kolari Kolari - Helsinki	Wed, Fri, Sat Tue, Sat, Sun	10 h. 46 min. 11h46	From 192.28 euros
Turku - Rovaniemi Rovaniemi - Turku	Daily	13h 35 min. 13h 40 min.	From 179.96 euros
Tampere - Rovaniemi Rovaniemi - Tampere	Daily		From 180.35 euros
Turku - Kolari	Runs only in new year holidays

* Ferry fares depend on the demand for the direction and the date of purchase, the fare must be specified on the day of application.

Sale of auto packages opens 90 days and ends 5 days before the departure of train No. 31/32 Moscow - Helsinki "Lev Tolstoy".

The exact calculation of the cost of auto packages can be clarified at the box office North-Western Center for Transportation of Vehicles.

Tariffs for the travel of passengers and the transportation of their vehicles in the trains of the VR Group are available on the website www.vr.fi/ru

Arrange car travel, as well as book and purchase travel documents You can use VR Group trains and ferries in Moscow at the box office of the Moscow production site of the North-Western Vehicle Transportation Center, located at: Komsomolskaya Square, d. 3/B,

Behind additional information please contact the Unified Information and Service Center for free phone 8-800-775-00-00 .

Just the other day I returned from another exciting journey. We went on a passenger-and-freight ferry from Helsinki to Germany (port of Travemünde), by car. Today I will tell you in detail how this ferry works, and why it is so good for comfortable travel.

Why ferry?

Let's imagine that you live somewhere in the north-west of Russia and you want to take your family on a road trip around Europe by car.
There are three options:
- buy air tickets for the whole family and rent a car upon arrival. In this case, you will have to spend money on tickets and car rental. If you have a family of 3-4 people, then air tickets will cost a pretty penny + car rental, depending on the number of days;
- Drive your own car. If you live in St. Petersburg, then the distance, for example, from St. Petersburg to Hamburg is about 2000 km. The route will pass not the most the best roads Baltic States and Poland. Of course, those who drive will have a hard time. You will have to pay for gasoline, overnight stays in hotels, food, etc .;
- use the Finnlines Helsinki-Travemünde ferry. The distance from St. Petersburg to Helsinki is about 400 km. This is the only segment that you will have to drive. Next, you will board the ferry and go up to your cabin to enjoy a mini-cruise on the Baltic Sea. In this case, you will get to Germany in complete comfort with your own car for relatively little money.

The last option will be discussed today.

Ferry route Finnlines Helsinki-Germany

Finnlines' ferries leave Helsinki at 17:00 local time and arrive in the German port of Travemünde at 21:30 local time the next day. Thus, the length of the entire route in time will be a little more than a day. On the way back from Travemünde to Helsinki, the ferry departs at 3 am and arrives at 9 am the next day:

Ferry ticket prices from Helsinki to Germany

Finnlines offers several options for this route. The most popular and demanded is the car package, which includes the transportation of a car + a family cabin. The price of such an auto package now starts from 348 euros and depends on the season. Most low prices in winter, most expensive in summer. The cabin can accommodate up to 4 people. It is worth considering that the cabins offered are different. Their cost depends on the degree of comfort and area. There will be photos below, and I recommend that you familiarize yourself with the prices on the official website.
For those who do not want to overpay for a cabin, there is the option of buying seats in the women's or men's cabins, or seated accommodation (like on an airplane). In this case, the price per seat will start from approximately 70 euros.
Another important point: when buying return ticket on the ferry on the same route, you get a 20% discount.

How the ferry Helsinki - Travemünde works

So, after buying a ticket on the company's website, you need to arrive at the port of departure of the ferry in advance. The port in Helsinki where Finnlines is based is called Vuosaaren Satama Hansaterminaali and is located on address Provianttikatu 5, 00980 Helsinki.
If you arrived by car, there is no need to enter the terminal building, you need to immediately follow the car to the checkpoint, where, without leaving the car, you will be given electronic keys to the cabin, food stamps (you need to choose food separately on the website, more on that later ). In case you are traveling without a car, you need to check in at the terminal, from where you will be taken to the shuttle bus ferry.

1. Since we arrived by car, we immediately went to the ferry for loading:

2. If you look at the layout of the ferry, then most of it is occupied by cargo decks for cars. The upper part is residential and entertainment decks. They start from decks 7 to 12.
On the 7th deck there is a reception desk and residential cabins, including for accommodation with pets (yes, yes), decks 8 and 9 are residential with cabins, deck 10 - staff cabins, deck 11 - entertainment recreation areas and restaurants, 12th - access to the sun deck, as well as to the seating area:

3. When loading onto the ferry, staff will accompany you and show you the place of your parking. Loading is well organized, everything happens very quickly. There is even space for motorcycles. By the way, when buying an auto package, the size of the vehicle plays a key role in the cost:

4. We were placed on the 7th deck. We take things and head to the cabins. A very important point - during the entire flight, access to the car will be closed, so you need to take all the necessary things with you right away:

I propose to watch a 20-minute live broadcast from Facebook in which we are with Alexei Nadezhin ( ammo1 ) filmed an overview video of the Helsinki-Travemünde ferry device before its departure:

Accommodation on the ferry. Cabins

5. Taking things, we head to our cabin on the same deck. Cabins are opened with an electronic key that we were given at check-in:

6. My cabin is designed for 4 people. Two double beds, a sofa that can also be folded out into a bed, and an upper bunk bed like in a compartment. Be sure to have a bathroom (latrine), a small table with a chair and a WINDOW!

7. At sunset, it was especially beautiful:

8. Cabins, as I said, are different on the ferry. Here is one of the most budget options without a window:

9. And this is the most spacious and expensive cabin with several windows. These cabins are located in the bow of the ferry and the view from the windows is very impressive:

20. Each cabin has a TV. One of the channels constantly broadcasts information about the ferry, the weather in Helsinki and Travemünde and the current location of the ferry:

21. Since we are talking about cabins, it will not be superfluous to look at the most budget accommodation option. This is seat place for relax. Of course, you won’t be able to sleep well in such chairs, but if you decide to save money by abandoning the cabin, then this option is quite possible. For these places, there are special lockers for personal belongings that are locked with a key (on the right in the photo):

Ferry fun Helsinki - Germany

The entire 11 deck is completely reserved for entertainment. This is where passengers on the Helsinki-Travemünde ferry spend most of their free time.

22. For active rest The gym has two rooms. Two large treadmills overlooking the sea:

23. Well, what is a Finnish ferry without a real sauna? After the gym, you can plunge into the Jacuzzi overlooking the sea and warm up well in the Finnish sauna. Access to the gym and sauna is free for all passengers:

Massage room:

24. On the same floor there is a conference room for small presentations:

25. A play area is provided for the smallest passengers. Previously, it was located indoors, now the children have two huge portholes:

26. Moving on. During the voyage, there is a shop on board where you can buy souvenirs, clothes and other pleasant things:

27. There is even a zone slot machines. The machines accept euro coins and banknotes. I was lucky, I won 21 euros. You might be lucky too:

28. Also on deck 11 is a very comfortable seating area with two bars and tables by the windows. During the day and in the evening there is live music:

29. You can sit at any table overlooking the open sea and, listening to live music, realize that the choice of traveling by ferry was made correctly:

30. The ferry has several bars and a large dining room. I will talk about nutrition in more detail later:

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32. One of the bars where you can have a bite to eat during breaks between the main brunch dinners. Looking ahead, I’ll say that the main food is so varied that there is simply no room for such bars in the stomach:

Walk on the decks of the Finnlines ferry

33. Let's start the walk from the lowest deck 7 accessible to passengers. Lifeboats and a deck for walking with pets are located here. Yes. Another big plus when traveling by ferry is that you can bring your beloved dog or cat on board:

34. Toilets are specially equipped for them, and the cabins differ only in that they do not have carpet on the floor:

35. On the 11th deck there is an area with tables where you can comfortably relax on fresh air In any weather. The fact is that on all open decks in the open sea, a strong wind is felt. It is good if the weather is clear and there is no rain. If there is a storm, then being in open places is not comfortable enough. There are also special glass partitions that protect you from the wind. Rain is also not terrible, because. from above the overlap of the 12th deck:

36. If you leave the shelter of the partitions, then you will have a gorgeous view of the stern of the ferry:

37. Here you can enjoy the views of the open sea:

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39. If you climb the stairs to the deck above, then you will find yourself on the open deck 12, equipped with a helipad. It can be windy here, but this compensates for the magnificent view that opens on all four sides:

40. You can sunbathe. There are special chairs. Many people do this while traveling:

At sunset, it is especially good here:

41. If you look at bow ferry Helsinki - Travemünde, then we will see part of the captain's cabin. Are you curious about how a ship is run?

42. Get acquainted. This is our captain. He is Swedish. He has operated this ferry for many years and is very satisfied with his work. When I asked if there were cases of severe storms in which the ferry felt unsure, he answered no. The fact is that Finnlines ferries have a very large margin of stability and reliability, and storms in the Baltic Sea are not as powerful as they are in other seas and oceans. Feel free to plan your Finnlines ferry trip any time of the year:

43. The captain's cabin occupies the full width of the bow of the ferry and has a large panoramic view:

44. To the right and left on the sides of the cabin there are floor viewing windows for precise mooring in the port:

45. Most of the time, the ferry is controlled by an autopilot, and the captain and his assistants only monitor the readings of the instruments and the course. The locator shows ships going in opposite and parallel courses. For example, the Sheksna ship is heading to the port of St. Petersburg:

46. ​​We leave the captain's cabin and return to the passenger realities. This is how the halls of the floors of the decks look like. There are three passenger elevators in the middle:

47. If you are not comfortable in the elevator or do not want to wait for it, you can use the stairs that connect all decks:

Meals on the Finnlines Helsinki-Germany-Helsinki ferry

I saved the best for last. If you have read this post up to these lines, then it's time to eat. Without exaggeration, I can say that the food on board the Finnlines ferry is just a belly feast.
It is advisable to order food on the ferry in advance separately when booking a ticket (it's cheaper). Meals are divided into several blocks depending on the flight.
Helsinki - Travemünde:
- dinner from 18.30 to 20.00
- brunch (from English breakfast + lunch). Shared breakfast and lunch. from 9.30 to 13.00
- dinner from 18.30 to 20.00
Travemünde - Helsinki:
- late dinner (soup) when boarding the ferry from 00.00 - 4.00
- brunch (from English bbreakfast + lunch). Shared breakfast and lunch. from 9.30 to 13.00
- dinner from 18.30 to 20.00
- breakfast from 7.30 - 8.45
Accordingly, the cost for a meal package for an adult on a flight to Travemünde is 73 euros, on the way back to Helsinki about 59 euros.
All meals are buffet style. If you didn't buy a meal package in advance, you can pay for it already on the ferry, but the prices will be more expensive. Read more about the cost of food.

48. At the time indicated above, a large restaurant opens, which is located on deck 11. It occupies the entire bow of the deck. When you check in for the ferry, along with your cabin key, you will receive a meal voucher (if paid in advance). The voucher will indicate the table assigned to you:

49. For me personally, a very pleasant surprise was the abundance of fish salads and cold fish appetizers. At home, except for a herring under a fur coat of fish, I practically ate nothing, but here my eyes simply ran wide. What can we say about the stomach?

50. I will tell you one secret. We were allowed access to buffet before the lounge was opened to passengers. This was done so that we could shoot everything in its untouched form. Can you imagine what it was like to shoot all this splendor on an empty stomach? So I apologize if the frames are "shaking" somewhere) This is from hunger)

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52. Meat dishes and snacks were also all right. There was even venison and duck:

53. Tablets with the names of dishes are duplicated in several languages, including Russian. This sometimes helped out when it was visually impossible to understand what the dish was prepared from:

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55. This fish is very tasty, if not incomparable:

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57. And what delicious bread is there:

58. Let's move on to dessert. Desserts are a separate song:

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60. Summing up, we can conclude that the food on the Finnlines ferry is beyond praise:

Satellite internet on board the Finnlines ferry

Since recently, satellite internet has been available on all Finnlines ferries throughout the entire route. If earlier it was free and worked only on deck 11 at one point at a terrible speed, now it is available in all cabins of the ferry at a decent speed (about 3 Mbps). Now you have to pay for it.
The Internet can be connected directly on board using wi-fi, the cost in this case will be as follows:

If you take care of it in advance and enable the service mobile internet even at the stage of ordering on the site, the cost of 12 hours of Internet will cost you 20 euros for two devices. The Internet is available without traffic restrictions.

As a final part, I offer a few shots taken from the Helsinki-Germany ferry during this May trip.

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62. Call at the port of Travemünde (Germany):

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64. Freight fellow Finnlines of our ferry. You can say that the younger brother. It is smaller and has only cargo decks:

65. That's it!

Thank you for reading to the end! There are more stories ahead from Berlin, Lübeck and amusement park in the center of Helsinki.