Marina Kröslin on the Peenestrom: getting there, harbour info and sailing destinations

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Marina Kröslin is in the village of Kröslin on the Peenestrom, on the mainland side opposite Peenemünde and north of Wolgast, between the Greifswalder Bodden and the island of Usedom. Here you can read how to get to the start of your sailing trip, exactly where the marina is, where to park and shop, what sailing weather to expect, which sailing destinations are nearby, and what skippers need to know about berthing and the bridge in Wolgast.

Where is Marina Kröslin?

Marina Kröslin is part of the BALTIC SEA RESORT and lies in the village of Kröslin, directly on the Peenestrom. On the other side of the water is Hafen Peenemünde at the northern tip of Usedom, where the Peenestrom flows into the Baltic Sea. The yachts lie at illuminated floating pontoons in front of the harbour grounds on Hafenstraße. On land, the marina includes a yacht shop, restaurant, boatyard halls and the wellness and recreation complex with its mini-market.

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The site was formerly a berth for naval vessels of the National People's Army of the GDR. It has been a marina since 1998 and now has 500 berths for sailing and motor boats. The municipality of Kröslin also includes the fishing village of Freest with its fishing harbour, about 2.4 kilometres further north.

Arriving for the start of your sailing trip at Marina Kröslin

The nearest railway station is Wolgast. From there you travel to Kröslin by bus or taxi. By car, you reach it via the A 20.

From the airport to Marina Kröslin

Heringsdorf airport on Usedom has flights in the high season; as things stand (November 2026), on Saturdays from Kassel, Luxembourg and Zurich. Hire cars are available at the airport and should be reserved in advance, and there are also regional buses to the seaside resort of Heringsdorf. From there, you continue to Kröslin by train or hire car.

By car, train or bus

By train, you travel as far as Züssow on the line to Stralsund. There you change to the RB23 regional train, which runs via Wolgast to Usedom. At Wolgast station, bus 274 departs towards Lubmin. It only runs Monday to Friday, with some journeys running only on school days and others only during the holidays. At weekends, take a taxi from Wolgast.

By car, take the A 20 to the Gützkow exit and continue towards Wolgast. As things stand (November 2026), the access road from Wolgast to Kröslin is completely closed as far as the junction with Bergstraße. You therefore drive via Groß Ernsthof, Rubenow, Wusterhusen and Lubmin to Freest, and from there to Kröslin. The harbour has two charging points for electric cars, with space for four vehicles.

Parking

In front of the harbour grounds there is a limited number of free parking spaces, subject to availability. On the grounds themselves you pay a fee, and parking permits are available from the Yachtshop. A car parking space at the harbour costs €31.50 per week, or €126 for the whole season (as of November 2026).

The car parks on Hafenstraße and Seestraße are about 200 metres from the pontoons. There is more parking at the Steghouse restaurant and on Fritz-Reuter-Straße.

Arrived early: waiting time at the marina

You can eat at the Steghouse restaurant at the harbour. The resort's wellness and leisure complex has saunas, a gym and a hairdresser. You can hire bicycles, kayaks and SUP boards at the resort.

Showers and sanitary facilities

The marina has sanitary facilities with family showers, as well as washing machines, tumble dryers, a drying room and an ironing area. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the grounds.

Shopping for the trip

You can do your basic shopping at the mini market in the wellness and leisure complex on Seestraße, about 300 metres from the pontoons. It stocks fresh fruit and vegetables, frozen goods, delicatessen salads at the fresh counter, dairy products, cold meats and cheese, tinned food, drinks and spirits. Bread rolls and bread are baked fresh there several times a day. The mini market includes a post office point.

Larger supermarkets, including Netto, Edeka, Lidl, Aldi and famila, can be found in Wolgast, about 7.5 to 8 kilometres as the crow flies. While the road from Wolgast to Kröslin is closed, you drive there by car via Freest and Lubmin.

You can get boat accessories, rope, charts, sailing clothing and shoes at the Yachtshop at Hafenstraße 9. If something is not in stock, the Yachtshop will order it for you.

Doctor, pharmacy and emergency services

The Praxis für Allgemeinmedizin Reim (general medical practice) is on Seestraße, about 300 metres from the pontoons. The nearest hospital is the Kreiskrankenhaus Wolgast, about 7.7 kilometres away. There are several pharmacies in Wolgast, about 7.5 to 8 kilometres away.

• 112: Ambulance service, emergency doctor and fire brigade
• 110: Police
• 116 117: out-of-hours medical service
• At sea: VHF channel 16 (call sign Bremen Rescue) or telephone +49 421 536870, the maritime rescue coordination centre of the sea rescue service in Bremen

What does Marina Kröslin offer?

Marina Kröslin has 500 berths on lit floating pontoons with walkable finger pontoons, and water and electricity connections. There is also a floating fuel station for diesel and petrol, a boatyard and four storage halls.

Feature	Details
Location	Kröslin on the Peenestrom, opposite Peenemünde
Berths	500, on floating pontoons with finger pontoons
Electricity and water	at the pontoon
Berth fee for day visitors	€3.20 per metre of boat length, including electricity, water and waste disposal; catamarans: length times 1.5 (2026 prices)
Advance booking	online via the website, until the evening before
Fuel station	floating fuel station, diesel and petrol
Cranes	Travel lift up to 65 tonnes, tower crane up to 2 tonnes, mast crane up to 500 kilograms
Operator	MARINA KRÖSLIN GmbH im BALTIC SEA RESORT, Hafenstraße 9, 17440 Kröslin
Phone	Berth management +49 38370 251-19
Website	baltic-sea-resort.com

Equipment

The marina includes a boat washing area where waste oil, batteries and waste are disposed of in an environmentally responsible way. The boatyard on site employs boatbuilders, yacht electricians, engine specialists and joiners, and also offers rigging services. Boats spend the winter in the four partly heated halls or in outdoor storage. A yacht shop of around 120 square metres, a fashion boutique, a children's playground and a customer centre with leisure activities and tourist information complete the offering.

What is the weather like for sailing in Kröslin?

In the sailing area around the Greifswalder Bodden, the wind mostly blows from the west to southwest. In spring, however, easterly to north-easterly winds are common.

Tides play hardly any role in the Baltic Sea; fluctuations of 10 to 30 centimetres are typical. The wind has a stronger effect: a sustained strong north-easterly wind piles water up against the German coast and raises the water level, while a sustained south-westerly wind lowers it. When strong winds push water from the Baltic Sea into the Szczecin Lagoon, a strong current can run in the Peenestrom at times.

In late spring, sea fog often forms on the Baltic Sea when warm air moves over the still cold water. Visibility can then suddenly drop sharply. The Deutscher Wetterdienst (German Weather Service) issues wind warnings from 6 Beaufort and gale warnings from 8 Beaufort for the Baltic coast.

Which sailing destinations are near Kröslin?

From Kröslin, you can reach the Greifswalder Bodden and the open Baltic Sea to the north. To the south, the Peenestrom leads past Wolgast to the Achterwasser and on to the Szczecin Lagoon.

• Peenemünde: The harbour lies directly opposite, at the northern tip of Usedom. There you will find the Historisch-Technisches Museum on the history of the Army Research Centre, the Phänomenta and a submarine you can look round.
• Wolgast: The town on the Peenestrom has a historic old town with St. Petri church and a town harbour where sailing yachts also moor. You can visit the birthplace of the painter Philipp Otto Runge.
• Usedom and the Achterwasser: In the hinterland of Usedom, in the Krumminer Wiek, lies the natural harbour of Krummin with 160 berths for long-term and day visitors.
• Greifswald: You reach the town via the Greifswalder Bodden, and the way into town leads through the Wiecker Klappbrücke, a bascule bridge that opens at fixed times. Find out more in our profile of Harbours in Greifswald and Wieck.
• Rügen and Lauterbach: The municipal harbour of Lauterbach lies on the Rügischer Bodden in the southeast of Rügen, opposite the island of Vilm. It is around 2 kilometres to the town of Putbus. Further west, the Strelasund leads to Stralsund; see our profile of harbours in Stralsund.
• Szczecin Lagoon: The Peenestrom connects the lagoon with the open Baltic Sea. On the way there, you pass the Peenebrücke in Wolgast and the Zecheriner Brücke near the town of Usedom.

Excursion boats run to the small islands of Ruden and Greifswalder Oie off the mouth of the Peene, but access to the nature reserves there is limited. On the Greifswalder Bodden, a ban on sailing and mooring applies along large stretches of coast: in the nature reserves and around the island of Riems all year round, while other stretches of shore and bays may only be entered from May to September.

What can you do on a day in port in Kröslin?

Kröslin is a small village, and the places worth visiting on a free day are within the municipality and across the water in Peenemünde.

• Passenger ferry to Peenemünde: A small ferry crosses from Kröslin to Peenemünde. The landing stage is around 350 metres from the marina entrance.
• Cycling tour around the Peenestrom: The loop of just under 30 kilometres takes you from Kröslin by ferry to Peenemünde, along the dyke beside the Peenestrom to Wolgast and back on the mainland. You can hire bicycles at the resort.
• Kröslin and Freest: The village of Kröslin is home to the Christophorus Church, built in 1305. Around 2.4 kilometres to the north lies the fishing harbour of Freest. In the local history museum in the former customs house at the edge of the village, on the way towards Spandowerhagen, you can see the Freest fishermen's rugs. The design and knotting craft of the Western Pomeranian fishermen's rugs have been recognised as intangible cultural heritage since 2023.

For skippers: mooring, bridges and sea weather in Kröslin

You enter Marina Kröslin from the Peenestrom via a buoyed and lit channel. You can reserve a berth online up to the evening before.

Registration and Berthing

• You submit your berth request using the form on the marina's website. The berth management office is staffed Monday to Friday from 8 am to 12 noon and from 1 pm to 4 pm. In the evening and at night, from 5 pm to 2 am, there is a security patrol on site.
• The boats lie in box berths on floating pontoons with walkable finger pontoons.
• Comfort berths have finger pontoons on both sides, fenders all around the box and fixed holding poles on the pontoon for the mooring lines. They can be booked on request and with early reservation.

Approach

On the Peenestrom, turn off at buoy PN17/KR1, opposite Peenemünde harbour, into the buoyed and lit channel to the marina. In the harbour, follow the size of your vessel and the signage. Between Rügen and Usedom lies the Greifswalder Bodden, with an average depth of 5.6 metres. In the east, the shallow Boddenrandschwelle (Bodden edge sill) separates it from the Baltic Sea, where the water is only 1.5 to 2.5 metres deep.

Peenebrücke Wolgast

If you want to go south from Kröslin into the Achterwasser or to the Szczecin Lagoon, you have to pass through the Peenebrücke in Wolgast. According to the current notice from the Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Ostsee (as of November 2026), it opens at fixed times:

• 16 March to 15 October: daily at 05:45, 07:45, 12:45, 17:45 and 20:45
• 16 October to 15 March: daily at 05:45, 08:45, 12:45 and 17:45

The other openings apply only to commercial shipping with prior registration. The bridge stays open for 15 minutes at most. Pleasure craft signal their intention to pass 10 minutes before the opening by waiting near the guide structure or the waiting dolphins. Two long blasts on the sound signal support this indication. On the way to the Szczecin Lagoon, there is also the Zecheriner Brücke, which likewise opens only at fixed times.

Which sea weather forecast applies in Kröslin?

The official sea weather forecast for the North Sea and Baltic Sea is issued by the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), Seewetterdienst Hamburg. It includes wind, visibility and sea state for the Baltic Sea areas, including the Western, Southern and Southeastern Baltic. In addition, there are the DWD coastal warnings, which are broadcast around the clock for the German Baltic coast: wind warnings from Beaufort 6, storm warnings from Beaufort 8, plus gust and thunderstorm warnings.

You can read the current report on the DWD sea weather page.

Sailing trips from Kröslin on Törnfinder

You can find sailing trips along the entire German coast under Sailing in Germany, and offers across the whole sailing area under Sailing in the Baltic Sea and all sailing areas in the trip overview.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get to Marina Kröslin by train?

Take the train to Wolgast, changing at Züssow for the RB23. From Wolgast, bus 274 runs Monday to Friday to the Kröslin Hafen stop; at weekends, take a taxi.

Which airport is near Kröslin?

Heringsdorf airport on Usedom, which has flights in the high season. From there, continue by hire car or by bus and train.

Where do I park at the start of the trip in Kröslin?

It's free in front of the marina grounds, as long as spaces are available. Inside the grounds, you park with a parking permit from the yacht shop, for €31.50 per week.

Is there a supermarket at Marina Kröslin?

Yes, a mini market in the wellness and leisure complex. It stocks food, drinks and everyday essentials, and bread rolls are baked there several times a day. Larger supermarkets can be found in Wolgast.

Are there showers at Marina Kröslin?

Yes, the sanitary facilities include family showers. There are also washing machines, tumble dryers and a drying room.

When does the bridge in Wolgast open?

From mid-March to mid-October it opens daily at 5:45, 7:45, 12:45, 17:45 and 20:45; in the winter half-year at 5:45, 8:45, 12:45 and 17:45. Motorboats wait at the guide pier ten minutes before the opening.