Puttgarden ⇄ Rødby · 45 min · about 19 km
Puttgarden Rødby plus Helsingør Helsingborg: two short ferries to Sweden in one ticket
Heading for Gothenburg, the west coast or Stockholm?
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Then the better way into Sweden is often not the bridge but the 20 minute ferry from Helsingør to Helsingborg: less driving, no Copenhagen ring road, and Scandlines sells it together with Puttgarden Rødby as one combination ticket. We took the Helsingborg to Helsingør ferry on the way home ourselves.
What the combination ticket costs
One way, car up to 6 metres with up to 9 people, as listed on scandlines.com on 22 September 2026. These are “from” fares; the booking shows the price for your date.
| Ticket | From | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Combination ticket Standard, ferry plus Helsingør Helsingborg | 99.75 € | Puttgarden Rødby Standard ticket plus one crossing of the Øresund by ferry, in one booking |
| Motorbike, ferry plus Helsingør Helsingborg | 46.50 € | One way for a motorbike with up to 3 people |
| Combination ticket with the Øresund Bridge, for comparison | 101.25 € | The other combination; the Flex version (166 €) exists only with the bridge |
Booked separately you would pay Scandlines 61.10 € for a Standard crossing and the Helsingør Helsingborg operator its own fare; the combination is usually the cheaper and simpler way, because both crossings sit in one booking with one confirmation. There is no Low Price and no Flex version of this combination, and a return is two single tickets.
Ticket guide: which ticket suits your trip?
Choose how you travel and what kind of trip it is. You see which tickets fit, what they allow and their from-fare on scandlines.com, checked on 28 September 2026.
These are indicative from-fares, not a quote. What your crossing costs depends on date, departure and availability, and you only see it in the booking.
From fares for a single crossing: Low Price from €48, Flex from €118. A given departure can cost more. The difference between the tickets is not comfort, it is how flexible they are.
What each ticket allows when plans change
Low Price
from €48
Online only and on a limited number of departures, more often early, late, at night and on weekdays. Good value if your departure time is fixed and you reach the port with time to spare.
Only valid for the booked departure: not earlier, not later, no refund. You can upgrade to a more flexible ticket beforehand for a fee plus the fare difference.
Check the fare for your dateStandard
from €61.10
This from-price applies if you book at least 3 days ahead, while tickets at that price last. Valid for the booked departure and any other departure with space on the same day.
Booked later or on the day, Standard costs more: compare the fare in the booking. Another day: 30 euros plus any fare difference. At the harbour from €111.
Check the fare for your dateFlex
from €118
Free changes and refunds, a reserved space, priority boarding.
Almost two and a half times the Low Price from-fare. Worth it if your date may still change or you want to be able to cancel for free.
Check the fare for your dateWith the from-prices, the 1-day ticket is €24 below two Low Price tickets, and it is valid on every departure of the day.
A day trip to Copenhagen: what fits into one day
1-day ticket
from €72
There and back on the same calendar day, all departures in both directions, up to 9 people in the car.
The return has to be on the same day.
Check the fare for your dateTwo Low Price tickets
from €96
Two single crossings, each on a fixed departure.
Costs more than the 1-day ticket, and each ticket is only valid for its own booked departure. Usually less practical for a day trip.
Check the fare for your dateWith Scandlines an ordinary return is two single crossings. Which ticket works out cheapest depends on your travel days and how fixed your departure times are. Going out from Germany on a Friday and back on the Sunday, the weekend ticket (from €93) is cheaper than two Low Price tickets (from €96) and more flexible too.
Changing and cancelling: the rules per ticket
Weekend ticket
from €93
From Germany, out on Friday and back on Sunday, on any departure with space on those two days. A car with up to 9 people.
Only for exactly that pattern. Rebooking is possible for a fee; other days are not covered.
Check the fare for your dateTwo Low Price tickets
from €96
Lowest from-fare on other travel days, if both departures are fixed and you reach the port with time to spare.
Each ticket is only valid for its own booked departure. Miss one and that ticket is lost, and you need a new one for that crossing. Not available on every departure.
Check the fare for your dateTwo Standard tickets
from €122.20
On both travel days you can take an earlier or later ferry with space if you have to.
Each ticket is tied to its day, another day costs 30 euros plus any difference. The from-price applies if you book at least 3 days ahead.
Check the fare for your dateEasy Return
from €174
Out on a fixed departure, back on a ferry with space. Online only.
Considerably more than two Standard tickets. Scandlines offers it for limited periods, currently for outward trips from 1 September to 20 December 2026. Do the sums before you take it.
Check the fare for your dateBooked separately, a Standard ferry ticket (€61.10) and the Øresund Bridge online (420 DKK, about €56) come to about €117.10 if you book the ferry at least 3 days ahead. The combination ticket starts at €101.25. Compare both totals for your date in the booking.
Ferry plus Øresund Bridge: the sums and how it works
Combination ticket with the Helsingør Helsingborg ferry
from €99.75
Puttgarden Rødby plus the 20 minute ferry across the Øresund. Good for Gothenburg, the west coast and Stockholm via the E4.
Check in the booking how long the Øresund crossing is valid around your ferry departure.
Check the fare for your dateCombination ticket with the Øresund Bridge
from €101.25
Puttgarden Rødby plus the bridge from Copenhagen to Malmö in one booking. Good for Malmö, Skåne and the east coast.
Combination tickets are not available as Low Price.
Check the fare for your dateCombination ticket Flex with the bridge
from €166
Free changes and refunds, priority boarding.
Flex only comes with the bridge, not with Helsingør Helsingborg.
Check the fare for your dateWith a motorhome or caravan you can book Low Price too, with the length surcharge. It stays tied to one departure: with a caravan on the hook a delay on the motorway quickly becomes a missed ferry, and then the ticket is lost. With Standard you take the next ferry with space on the same day.
Over 6 metres a length surcharge is added, which Scandlines only shows in the booking. The measurement includes a bike rack and the drawbar. Low Price also exists over 6 metres, with that surcharge on top. Length bands, lanes and boarding for motorhomes and caravans.
Low Price
from €48 plus length surcharge
Online only and on a limited number of departures, more often early, late, at night and on weekdays. Good value if your departure time is fixed and you reach the port with time to spare.
Only valid for the booked departure: not earlier, not later, no refund. You can upgrade to a more flexible ticket beforehand for a fee plus the fare difference.
Check the fare for your dateStandard
from €61.10 plus length surcharge
This from-price applies if you book at least 3 days ahead, while tickets at that price last. Valid for the booked departure and any other departure with space on the same day.
Booked later or on the day, Standard costs more: compare the fare in the booking. Another day: 30 euros plus any fare difference. At the harbour from €111.
Check the fare for your dateFlex
from €118 plus length surcharge
Free changes and refunds, a reserved space, priority boarding.
Almost two and a half times the Low Price from-fare. Worth it if your date may still change or you want to be able to cancel for free.
Check the fare for your dateThe 1-day ticket is a car fare. For longer vehicles the length surcharge is added, the exact fare is shown in the booking.
Over 6 metres a length surcharge is added, which Scandlines only shows in the booking. The measurement includes a bike rack and the drawbar. Low Price also exists over 6 metres, with that surcharge on top. Length bands, lanes and boarding for motorhomes and caravans.
1-day ticket
from €72 plus length surcharge
There and back on the same calendar day, all departures of the day.
Return on the same day. Much more expensive at the harbour than online.
Check the fare for your dateTwo single crossings, each with the length surcharge. With a motorhome or caravan you can book Low Price in each direction too. Book early for July and August, spaces for long vehicles can go faster.
Over 6 metres a length surcharge is added, which Scandlines only shows in the booking. The measurement includes a bike rack and the drawbar. Low Price also exists over 6 metres, with that surcharge on top. Length bands, lanes and boarding for motorhomes and caravans.
Two Low Price tickets
from €96 plus length surcharge
Lowest from-fare if both departures are fixed and you reach the port with time to spare.
Each ticket is only valid for its own booked departure. Miss one and that ticket is lost. Not available on every departure.
Check the fare for your dateTwo Standard tickets
from €122.20 plus length surcharge
On both travel days you can take an earlier or later ferry with space if you have to.
Another day costs 30 euros plus any difference.
Check the fare for your dateTwo Flex tickets
from €236 plus length surcharge
Free changes and refunds, a reserved space.
Mostly worth it if your travel days may still change.
Check the fare for your dateCombination tickets exist for long vehicles too. On the bridge a higher toll class applies from 6 metres. Enter the real length in the booking and you see the total.
Over 6 metres a length surcharge is added, which Scandlines only shows in the booking. The measurement includes a bike rack and the drawbar. Low Price also exists over 6 metres, with that surcharge on top. Length bands, lanes and boarding for motorhomes and caravans.
Ferry plus Øresund Bridge: the sums and how it works
Combination ticket with the Øresund Bridge
from €101.25 plus length surcharge
Ferry and bridge in one booking.
Enter the real overall length, it sets both prices.
Check the fare for your dateCombination ticket with the Helsingør Helsingborg ferry
from €99.75 plus length surcharge
The short ferry instead of the bridge, for the west coast and Gothenburg.
Check the validity of the Øresund crossing in the booking.
Check the fare for your dateMotorbikes have their own, much cheaper fare, for up to three people.
Motorcycle ticket
from €31.70
One way for a motorbike or moped, up to 2.5 metres.
Secure the bike on the car deck.
Check the fare for your dateWith the from-prices, the 1-day ticket is €6.40 cheaper than two single crossings.
Motorcycle 1-day ticket
from €57
There and back on the same day, all departures. Good for a ride to Lolland or Møn.
Return on the same calendar day.
Check the fare for your dateTwo single crossings
from €63.40
If you stay overnight after all.
Costs more than the 1-day ticket.
Check the fare for your dateA return is two single crossings.
Two motorcycle tickets
from €63.40
One single crossing in each direction.
The change rules depend on the fare you choose.
Check the fare for your dateBoth combination tickets exist for motorbikes too.
Ferry plus Øresund Bridge: the sums and how it works
Combination ticket with the Helsingør Helsingborg ferry
from €46.50
Puttgarden Rødby plus the short ferry across the Øresund.
A return is two single crossings.
Check the fare for your dateCombination ticket with the Øresund Bridge
from €48
Puttgarden Rødby plus the bridge to Malmö.
A return is two single crossings.
Check the fare for your dateWithout a vehicle there is one listed ticket, and it is cheap.
Puttgarden ferry port on foot: the footbridge and the kiosk
1-day ticket for foot passengers
€11
There and back on the same calendar day. A bike costs €3 extra.
For a single crossing, for example on the way to Copenhagen, check in the booking what Scandlines offers. Foot passengers use the footbridge to the terminal in Puttgarden.
Check the fare for your dateThe route: 45 minutes, 200 kilometres, 20 minutes
The day has three legs. Puttgarden to Rødby on the Scandlines ferry, 45 minutes. Then about 200 kilometres and two hours ten on the E47 and E55 up through Lolland, Falster and Zealand, past Køge and Copenhagen’s western edge to Helsingør at the top of the Øresund. Then the second ferry: Helsingør to Helsingborg, 20 minutes across the narrowest point of the sound, with departures every 15 to 20 minutes for most of the day, so you rarely wait long. The Øresund ferries are run by Öresundslinjen, until 2024 called ForSea, and two of the ships are battery-electric.
Off the second ferry in Helsingborg you are straight onto the E6 north to Gothenburg or the E4 towards Jönköping and Stockholm, and the Copenhagen ring road never gets a look in. Rødby to Gothenburg this way is about 420 kilometres; via the bridge and Malmö it is about 460.
Ferry or bridge: when each one wins
The bridge version is on its own page: Puttgarden Rødby plus the Øresund Bridge. Starting east of Hamburg? Then check on the route comparison whether Rostock Gedser gets you to Helsingør sooner; Scandlines sells the same combination from Rostock.
How the two-ferry ticket works in practice
- One booking, two crossings. You pick the Puttgarden Rødby departure; the Øresund crossing is open within a window around it, which the booking confirmation states. You do not book a specific Helsingør Helsingborg departure, you simply drive to the port and take the next ferry.
- Check-in in Helsingør. Show the Scandlines confirmation at the Öresundslinjen check-in. Arrive a little before a departure and you are on it; the ferries load quickly.
- Changes. Standard rules: the next Puttgarden Rødby sailing with space on the same day is free, another day costs a fee plus any difference. See cancelling or changing a ticket.
- On the way home. Book the reverse combination: Helsingborg Helsingør first, then Rødby Puttgarden. Two single tickets, no return discount.
Ferry plus Helsingør Helsingborg: FAQ
Do I have to book a departure time for the Helsingør Helsingborg ferry?
No. Your crossing is valid within a window around your Puttgarden Rødby departure, and you take the next Øresund ferry when you arrive in Helsingør. They sail every 15 to 20 minutes for most of the day.
Is the ferry combination cheaper than the bridge combination?
By 1.50 euros at the September 2026 fares: 99.75 € against 101.25 €. Choose by destination, not by price.
How long is the whole trip from Puttgarden to Helsingborg?
About three and a half hours: 45 minutes ferry, two hours ten of driving, a short wait and 20 minutes across the sound.
Can I get this combination as Flex?
No. Flex exists only for the combination with the Øresund Bridge.