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- Guests moor in the West Harbour, the East Harbour and at the pontoons of the Barther Seglerverein, all directly in front of the old town.<\/li>\n
- By train, travel to Velgast and change there for the regional train to Barth. By car, take the A20 and the B105.<\/li>\n
- At the East Harbour there is a weekly car ticket for 15 euros, while at the West Harbour the day ticket costs 3.50 euros (as of November 2026).<\/li>\n
- The nearest supermarket is about 800 metres from the West Harbour.<\/li>\n
- The Barther Bodden is shallow and has fewer, smaller waves than the open Baltic Sea. From force 6 on the Beaufort scale, the Deutscher Wetterdienst issues a wind warning for the coast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Where are the berths in Barth town harbour?<\/h2>\n
In Barth town harbour, yachts moor at three places, which lie side by side on the south shore behind the west and east moles. The West Harbour forms the western part of the town harbour in front of the old town, and directly to the east of it is the East Harbour, where a new harbour basin is being built. On the west side of the town harbour, on the street Am Westhafen, the Barther Seglerverein has its own pontoons.<\/p>\n
Further west, a channel leads to the shipyard and the yacht service; to the east are the commercial harbour and the Zuckerhafen. Passenger ships to Zingst and Hiddensee depart from the Ballastkiste landing stage in the harbour.<\/p>\n
Arriving for the start of your sailing trip in Barth<\/h2>\n
Barth lies on the Bodden coast between Rostock and Stralsund, opposite the Zingst peninsula. You can reach the town by train, bus or car, and the centre is right behind the harbour.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nFrom Rostock-Laage Airport to Barth<\/h3>\n
The nearest commercial airport is Rostock-Laage, at the junction of the A19 and A20 motorways, about 28 kilometres from Rostock. You can pick up a hire car directly at the airport, but you need to book it in advance.<\/p>\n
For light aircraft, there is the Ostseeflughafen Stralsund-Barth right next to the town.<\/p>\n
By car, train or bus<\/h3>\n
By car, take the A20 to Rostock or Stralsund. From Stralsund, follow the B105 to the Barth turn-off. There are charging points for electric cars in Barth and along the approach roads.<\/p>\n
By train, you travel via Velgast. Intercity trains and regional trains stop there, and you change for the train to Barth. Barth station is also the interchange point for the buses.<\/p>\n
The buses of the Verkehrsgesellschaft Vorpommern-R\u00fcgen (VVR) connect Barth with the Bodden villages and with Fischland-Dar\u00df-Zingst. If no bus fits, the on-demand bus VVR-SURFER runs. The Strandlinie 210 bus runs between Barth, Zingst and Prerow. Since January 2026, overnight guests can travel on it with their guest card without an additional ticket.<\/p>\n
Parking<\/h3>\n
At the West Harbour there is the pay-and-display Hafen West car park, about 200 metres from the pontoons. One hour costs 0.50 euros, the day ticket 3.50 euros. For a sailing trip of a week or longer, the Am Osthafen car park is cheaper; it is about 300 metres from the West Harbour, at the East Harbour. There, in addition to the day ticket at 3.50 euros, you can get a weekly ticket for 15 euros and a two-week ticket for 25 euros. Further car parks are on Gartenstra\u00dfe and Hafenstra\u00dfe, each about 250 to 300 metres from the harbour.<\/p>\n
Showers and sanitary facilities<\/h3>\n
The town harbour has sanitary facilities and Wi-Fi. A marina building of its own, with showers and a washing area for sailors, is being built for the new basin in the East Harbour.<\/p>\n
Shopping for the trip<\/h3>\n
The nearest supermarket is a REWE about 800 metres south of the West Harbour, easily reached on foot. Lidl and Netto are each about 1.5 kilometres away; for a big shop, it is best to go by car.<\/p>\n
You can buy fresh and smoked fish directly at the harbour: a fisherman sells his catch at the East Harbour, and a smokehouse boat and a fish-roll cutter sell at the harbour. Boat supplies, paints and care products are available in the shop of the Barther Yacht-Service west of the town harbour, and nautical clothing in the marina shop at the town harbour.<\/p>\n
Doctor, pharmacy and emergency services<\/h3>\n
The Hafenpraxis Barth is about 150 metres from the West Harbour, and a general practice is about 400 metres away in the town centre. The nearest pharmacy is the Ostsee-Apotheke, about 700 metres south of the harbour. The nearest hospitals are the HELIOS Hanseklinikum Stralsund, about 22 kilometres away, and the Bodden-Kliniken in Ribnitz-Damgarten, about 24 kilometres away.<\/p>\n
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- 112: Ambulance service, emergency doctor and fire brigade<\/li>\n
- 110: Police<\/li>\n
- 116 117: out-of-hours medical service<\/li>\n
- On the water: VHF channel 16 or DSC on channel 70, call sign \u201cBremen Rescue\u201d, the maritime rescue coordination centre of the Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbr\u00fcchiger (DGzRS); by telephone around the clock on +49 421 53687-0. From German mobile networks you can also reach it near the coast via the short code 124 124.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
What does Barth town harbour offer?<\/h2>\n
Stadthafen Barth is considered the largest harbour in the Bodden waters between Barh\u00f6ft and Ribnitz-Damgarten. It is run by the town, and a harbour master based in the wheelhouse office on Hafenstra\u00dfe is on hand locally. Around the harbour you will find restaurants, caf\u00e9s, a bar on a fishing cutter and an artisan ice-cream maker.<\/p>\n
Equipment<\/h3>\n
Electricity and water are available throughout the harbour and are charged by meter together with the berthing fee. Sanitary facilities and Wi-Fi are available at the three floating pontoons of the Stadthafen. To the west of the Stadthafen are a shipyard with a lift for crane work of up to 180 tonnes and a yacht service with a boat fuel station for diesel and petrol, about 400 metres from the pontoons. There is an engine service in the harbour and a sailmaker at the commercial harbour.<\/p>\n
The commercial harbour has a public crane berth and a public slipway. The slipway is primarily reserved for rescue and emergency vehicles. Slipping costs \u20ac10, and you need to notify the harbour master at least 48 hours in advance.<\/p>\n
Berths at the Barther Seglerverein<\/h3>\n
The Barther Seglerverein is on the west side of the Stadthafen. It has 40 berths along the pier, at a fixed jetty and at a floating pontoon. In the season it keeps up to ten visitor berths with electricity and water connections free. In winter the club can lift boats of up to 45 tonnes out of the water and store them ashore.<\/p>\n
The new harbour basin in the east harbour<\/h3>\n
In the east harbour, the town is building a new harbour basin with 8,000 square metres of water surface and at least 70 berths at public pontoons on a former industrial site. In March 2025 the basin began to be flooded to a water depth of 2.80 metres. A longer harbour promenade, a playground and the marina building with sanitary facilities are also being built. The town has announced that completion is planned for mid to late 2026.<\/p>\n
Stadthafen Barth at a glance<\/h3>\n