Your day, step by step

  1. 08:30

    Walk about five minutes to Warnemünde station and buy a Rostock day ticket in the DB Navigator app or at a machine.

  2. 09:00

    S-Bahn to Rostock Hauptbahnhof, about 20 minutes, then on to the Marienkirche at Neuer Markt.

  3. 10:00

    Marienkirche and its astronomical clock of 1472.

  4. 11:00

    Walk the streets of the old town around the church.

  5. 12:00

    S-Bahn back to Warnemünde.

  6. 12:45

    Lunch on the Alter Strom, or fresh fish from the fish market on the Mittelmole.

  7. 14:00

    Climb the lighthouse, then walk out along the Westmole.

  8. 15:00

    Beach time; hire a Strandkorb beach chair if it is sunny.

  9. 16:15

    Walk back to the Cruise Center, about 5–10 minutes.

  10. Latest you can leave Warnemünde (Alter Strom, beach, lighthouse)16:15
  11. 16:30

    Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.

Where to leave from, and when

16:15
15:30
16:00
Leaflet © OpenStreetMap · Routes: Google

on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.

Going further? Leave by these times

  • Warnemünde (Alter Strom, beach, lighthouse)Walk, about 5–10 min16:15
  • Rostock centreS-Bahn train to Warnemünde, about 20 min from the Hauptbahnhof, then a 5-min walk15:30
  • Warnemünde (ship at Rostock Seehafen)Ship's shuttle or transfer; not walkable16:00
  • BerlinTrain, 2 h 46 min at best to Rostock Hbf with changes (DB, October 2026), then about 20 min S-Bahn; ship's excursion strongly advised12:30

Where people get Rostock-Warnemünde wrong

Trying Berlin by train on your own and running out of time to get back.

Built from our Rostock-Warnemünde guide, checked against 15 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.

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