Trelleborg Ferry Port

Trelleborg port facilities

Trelleborg Ferry Port is large and well equipped to deal with large number of passengers using the port. Trelleborg ferry terminal offers facilities such as snack shop, a bureau de change, public telephones, toilets and a comfortable departure lounge.

Getting to Trelleborg

From Malmö, take the motorway E22 towards Trelleborg and follow the signs to the Trelleborg ferry terminal.

From Ystad, take R9 which takes you directly to Trelleborg and follow the signs to the ferry terminal.

The Swedish National Railway (Staens Järnvägar) takes you to the Malmö Central station. From there bus number 146 takes you to Trelleborg övre, from which point the ferry terminal is just a 10 minute walk.

About Trelleborg

In the 10th century, Trelleborg was conquered by the Danish Vikings. Later it was gifted by the Danish Royal family to a Swedish Prince Valdemar as a wedding gift but was later recaptured by the Danish and was held by them until they lost the whole of Skåne County to the Swedish in the 1658 war.

Trelleborg became an important trading town in the medieval period with German traders coming in to trade herring fish which is found abundantly in the waters around Trelleborg and its location on the Southern tip of Sweden made it even more accessible.

Trelleborg boasts of miles of sandy beaches and picturesque locations. Some of the interesting places to visit are the Trelleborg Ring Fortress built by the Danish Vikings around the 10th century, stone megalithic tombs, museums and enticing craft shops, the Trelleborg Museum and Blå Huset, a well-preserved traditional garden.