Karlskrona Gdynia Ferry

The Karlskrona Gdynia ferry route connects Sweden with Poland. Currently there is just the 1 ferry company operating this ferry service, Stena Line. The crossing operates up to 14 times each week with sailing durations from around 10 hours 30 minutes.

Karlskrona Gdynia sailing durations and frequency may vary from season to season so we’d advise doing a live check to get the most up to date information.

Karlskrona Guide

Karlskrona Ferry Port

There is no other city in Sweden with a character quite as distinctive as Karlskrona. Not only is it home to the nation’s one remaining naval base, it is also known to be the only Baroque style city in Sweden. Even its location is unique. The entirety of Karlskrona is strewn across the 30 islands of the Blekinge archipelago, a region shaped by a clutter of landmasses that pepper Sweden’s shattered southern shoreline. The city was founded as a military port in 1680 by King Karl XI, the name Karlskrona (meaning Karl’s Crown) preserving his legacy as one of the nation’s greatest ever monarchs. Since then the city has flourished, thanks largely to its symbiotic relationship with the harbour that bustles with trade from across the Baltic Sea. Nowadays Karlskrona is home to a spirited community who are passionately proud of their city’s architectural individuality and coastal culture; both qualities flaunted during Lövmarknaden (The Leaf Fair) that, every year on the day before midsummer’s eve, attracts thousands of visitors to the city squares. The port of Karlskrona is in the district of Toras found on an island to the east. It is a large facility formed of shipyards and warehouses that completely covers the south-western point of the roughly star-shaped landmass. The ferry terminal is located at the heart of the port. It is a modern building with a bright and airy interior spread over two floors. Amenities here include a check-in office bolstered by self-service ticket machines, customer toilets, vending machines selling both food and drink, a children’s play area, and a departure hall with plenty of seating. There is even a disco-ball (a vital addition to any 21st Century port), hanging from the ceiling. Due to Karlskrona’s reputation as an important transit hub in the south of Sweden, the port is supported by a range of transport links. The extensive Österleden highway, which snakes north along the border of the Kalmar and Kronoberg counties, cuts through the city centre and terminates outside the local train station. Though this station is over 6-miles away from the ferry terminal, it serves as one of the major routes into the city; trains here chugging back and forth to destinations including Stockholm and Malmo and even the cosmopolitan capital of Copenhagen across the Danish frontier. Those looking to travel more locally can make use of the city’s well-oiled network of buses that run downtown and to the towns on the outskirts. A single ferry route currently operates from the port in Karlskrona a number of times throughout the week. A service hosted by Stena Line sails south across a channel of the Baltic sea to the Polish port city of Gdynia on the opposite coast.

Gdynia Guide

Gdynia Ferry Port

Gdynia was little more than a quaint fishing village until, in 1920 at the height of the Polish–Soviet War, the Polish government decided it would be the ideal location for a major seaport. Once built, the docks and wharfs flourished and urban areas started to emerge around the harbourside. It wasn’t long until these areas, with the port at its heart, expanded to become the vibrant, modern city that exists today. Gdynia sits upon the perfectly curved shoreline of the Gulf of Gdansk that dents the north-eastern edge of Poland. Though the city itself is relatively new, it has absorbed much of the local area’s rich historical heritage. Between the modernist cityscape of apartment blocks and towers can be found structures built long before the turn of the 20th Century. The oldest and arguably most remarkable of these buildings is St Michael the Archangel’s church whose origins stretch back to the 1200’s AD. Its stone outer walls and stout wooden tower can be found in the Oksywie suburbs of the city, a region once settled by the prehistoric Oksywie people. The port of Gdynia is found on the eastern coast. It’s a sprawling collection of piers and wharfs that jut out into a shallow section of the Gulf of Gdansk known as Puck Bay. Though many of these piers are dedicated to servicing the cargo ships that sail to and from the prosperous markets that command the Baltic Sea, some have been developed into tourist hot-spots featuring shops, bars and even museums. The ferry terminal is located deep within the port complex, at the far end of the narrowing inlet of sea that cuts into the city. It is a relatively large facility with a host of passenger amenities including an indoor waiting room, vending machines selling hot and cold snacks and a streamlined self-service check-in point that allows passengers to move quickly through the terminal. The port is easily reached from the major city of Gdansk along the E28 motorway that connects the two areas. A major train station is found just a few minutes’ walk from the portside too, with trains snaking across the country to stops as far away as the centre of the country’s capital of Warsaw. One ferry route currently operates from the port in Gdynia. A Stena Line service regularly travels throughout the week to the town of Karlskrona on the southern coast of Sweden. It’s a route that takes passengers around the city’s Hel peninsula strip before heading north across the Baltic Sea.