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  • The Skane Jet enters Sassnitz harbour

    Port of Mukran demands better rail connection for ferry

    Sassnitz-Mukran (dpa/mv) • Tourist operators on the island of Rügen want to make it possible to travel from Berlin to Sweden by train and fast ferry in seven hours. "Climate-friendly and with few changes, that is our goal," said the chairman of the Destination Rügen - Cruise & Ferry Network association, Thomas Langlotz, on Thursday. In September, a new ferry connection between Sassnitz-Mukran and Ystad in southern Sweden operated by the shipping company FRS Baltic had started with a high-speed catamaran. It takes only 2.5 hours to cover the distance.

    (Press release in German) 

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  • Stadthafen Sassnitz

    Catamaran "Skane Jet" spends the winter in the city port of Sassnitz

    Sassnitz - The catamaran "Skane Jet" entered the city port of Sassnitz on November 3rd as scheduled. The Swedish ferry, which has been serving the "neue Köngislinie" between the port of Mukran and the Swedish partner port of Ystad since 17 September, will spend its winter break there. The berth time will be used for maintenance work.

    (Press release in German)

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  • High-speed catamaran to Sweden in 2021 earlier back in service

    The high-speed catamaran "Skane Jet" between Sassnitz-Mukran and Ystad in southern Sweden ended its season. Operation is to be resumed from the 20th of March.

    (Press release in German)

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  • The Northern Report: Speed Jet To Sweden

    Along the "Königslinie" across the Baltic Sea

    >> With Video

     

    (Press Release in German)

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  • The high-speed catamaran from an aerial perspective on the Baltic Sea

    FRS: New line between Rügen and Sweden

    FRS Baltic opens the reservation system for 2021 between Rügen and Sweden. It is now possible to make reservations for journeys in 2021 on a new ferry line that connects Sassnitz on the island of Rügen with Ystad in southern Sweden in just 2.5 hours from September 2020.

    (Press release in Polish)

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  • The Skane Jet passes the Sassnitz pier

    With FRS Baltic in only two and a half hours to Sweden

    The German shipping company FRS Baltic relies on a high-speed catamaran on the route between Sassnitz and Ystad. Here, Managing Director Moritz Bruns reports more about the new high-speed ferry and gives the network some tips for trips to Rügen and Skåne.

    (Press release in German)

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  • "Schweden-Blitz"-Ferry connects Sassnitz with Ystad

    The new high-speed catamaran travels in only 2,5h from Sassnitz-Mukran to Ystad in Sweden. The first passengers already used the high-speed catamaran for a weekend trip.

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  • Side view of the Skane Jet on the Baltic Sea in front of the chalk cliffs

    FRS Baltic opens reservation system for 2021 between Rügen and Sweden

    From now on, journeys can be booked in 2021 on the new ferry line, which has been connecting Sassnitz on Rügen with the southern Swedish city of Ystad in just 2.5 hours since September 2020.

    (Press release in Polish)

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  • The Skane Jet passes the chalk cliffs at high speed

    High-speed catamaran on maiden voyage from Sassnitz to Ystad

    The island of Rügen is again connected to Sweden by a ferry line. A high-speed catamaran sails to Ystad in southern Sweden in two and a half hours.

    (Press release in German)

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  • Stadthafen Sassnitz

    Sneak Premiere today for the new fast ferry to Germany

    Thursday was the sneak premiere of the new catamaran "Skane Jet", which will operate the Ystad - Sassnitz route in two and a half hours.

    (Press release in Swedish)

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  • The Skane Jet passes the chalk cliffs at high speed

    FRS operates the high-speed ferry from Sassnitz to Ystad

    The ferry line shipping company FRS is opening a new line connecting Sassnitz with Ystad. It will be the fastest connection between Germany and Sweden - the crossing takes 2.5 hours.

    (Press release in Polish)

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  • High-Speed-Catamaran docks for the first time on Rügen

    Yesterday the ferry, which will connect the island and Sweden on the new line to Sweden, was transferred to Mukran.

     

    (Press Release in German)

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  • High Speed Ferry next to the chalk cliffs of Jasmund.

    FRS Opens The Booking System Between Rügen And Sweden

    Bookings for the new ferry line, which will connect Sassnitz on the island of Rügen with Ystad in southern Sweden in just 2.5 hours from 17 September 2020 on, are now very welcome. Bookings are possible for crossings with the high-speed catamaran "Skane Jet" between 17th September and 1st November.

    (Press Release in German)

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  • High speed ferry FRS between Sweden and Rügen.

    From Germany To Sweden In Only 2 Hours And 30 Minutes: FRS Takes Over Traditional Ferry Route

    The ferry connection between the German island of Rügen and Sweden, historically known as the “Königslinie” (German for “King’s Line”), can look back on more than 100 years of history. The name originates from the German emperor and Swedish king who attended the festive route opening ceremony in 1897. When the previous operator withdrew from the service this year due to the Corona crisis, the end of the traditional ferry line was imminent.

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  • Human silhouettes at sunset, jumping into the air.

    Weiße Flotte Interested In "Königslinie" To Sweden

    Sassnitz (dpa/mv) • There is new hope for the discontinued ferry connection from Sassnitz to Sweden. The shipping company Weiße Flotte, belonging to company group Förde Reederei Seetouristik (Flensburg), considers to transfer a catamaran from South Spain to the Baltic Sea.

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