Rostock, the largest city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, is located on the Berlin-Copenhagen and Hamburg-Szczecin routes. It is easily accessible via the A19 and A20 motorways, express train connections, and Baltic Sea ferry services. To help with your journey, we have compiled some useful travel information to make your trip to Rostock as pleasant as possible.

The nearest international airports are Hamburg (IATA code HAM) and Berlin (IATA code BER), both offering a wide range of domestic and international destinations. From there, onward travel to Rostock can be conveniently made by train. Berlin Airport has direct intercity trains to Rostock every two hours, with no transfers required. For late arrivals in Berlin, the intercity bus from Berlin Airport to Rostock is also available, which can save you from an additional overnight stay in Berlin. Please note that the regional airport of Rostock primarily serves charter flights and does not offer regular connections.

As the largest city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Rostock is easily accessible by train. For a seamless journey to the MARESEC 2025 venue or your hotel, consider Deutsche Bahn's City Ticket option, which includes local public transport within Rostock. For more information and booking, please visit Deutsche Bahn.

Intercity bus services, primarily operated by Flixbus, offer direct routes to many cities across Germany and Europe. Rostock's central bus terminal (ZOB) is conveniently located near the main train station (Hauptbahnhof, Hbf), providing easy access to local public transport.

If you are traveling from Scandinavia, you can reach Rostock by taking one of the ferry lines that operate at the Port of Rostock, including Scandlines, StenaLine, and TT-Line. Public transport is available to take you from the port into the city.

Rostock is situated near the junction of the A19 and A20 motorways, providing excellent connectivity to various destinations: south to Berlin, west to Lübeck and Hamburg, and east to Stralsund, the island of Rügen, and Szczecin in Poland. For easy navigation to the conference venue or your hotel, you can use online map services like Google Maps or Bing Maps to plan your route efficiently.

Rostock offers an extensive public transport network, including suburban trains (S-Bahn), multiple tram lines, ferries, and several bus and night bus routes. Many lines converge at Rostock Hauptbahnhof, while others connect at various interchanges across the city. The night bus routes, F1 and F2 (nicknamed "Fledermaus"), meet at Saarplatz, ensuring 24-hour mobility throughout Rostock.

The city’s transport services are part of the public transport association Verkehrsverbund Warnow (VVW). All VVW members share the same ticket system, allowing easy transfers between trains, trams, buses, and ferries without needing to purchase a new ticket for each change. Journey planning within Rostock is easy with the VVW web app, and a complete map of routes and tariff zones is available on the VVW website.

Tickets can be purchased at suburban train stations or on board most trams and buses. Tickets bought on vehicles usually are pre-validated, whereas tickets from ticket machines require stamping before use.

We recommend using mobile ticketing apps for a seamless travel experience in Rostock. Deutsche Bahn customers may find it convenient to use the DB Navigator app to manage both local and long-distance tickets in one place. Alternatively, the VVW mobile ticketing app offers some additional features for local travel making it a versatile tool beyond ride planning and ticketing.