Editing Greifswald (section)

==Transport==
[[File:Greifswald Wieck.jpg|thumb|Greifswald is crossed by the [[Ryck]] river that flows into the [[Bay of Greifswald]].]]
According to a 2009 study, 44% of all people in Greifswald use their bicycle for daily transport within the city, which, at the time, was the highest rate in Germany.<ref>[http://www.greifswald.de/pressemitteilungen/mitteilung-lesen/article/greifswald-ist-fahrradhauptstadt-deutschlands.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1&cHash=d709927c7b Greifswald ist Fahrradhauptstadt Deutschlands, press release 2009-10-20]</ref> There are also public local and regional bus operators.
Local buses are run by [http://www.sw-greifswald.com/ SWG (Stadtwerke Greifswald)].

Greifswald is situated at an equal distance of about {{convert|250|km|abbr=on}} to Germany's two [[List of cities in Germany with more than 100,000 inhabitants|largest]] cities, [[Berlin]] and [[Hamburg]], which can be reached via the [[Autobahn 20]] by car in about two hours. There are also train connections to and from Hamburg (via [[Stralsund]] and [[Rostock]]), and Berlin. The popular summer tourist destinations [[Usedom]] and [[Rügen]] can be reached both by car and train.

[[Greifswald railway station]] connects Greifswald with [[Stralsund]], [[Züssow]], [[Usedom]], [[Angermünde]], [[Eberswalde]], [[Berlin]] and [[Szczecin]] (through [[Pasewalk]]). The station is also served by [[Intercity-Express|ICE]] and [[EuroCity]] services to cities in Germany and the [[Czech Republic]].

Greifswald has a port on the [[Baltic Sea]] as well as several marinas. The historic city centre is about {{convert|3|km|0|abbr=off}} off the shore, and can be reached by yachts and small boats on the river [[Ryck]]. The [[Bay of Greifswald]] is a popular place for sailing and surfing, with Germany's two largest islands, Rügen and Usedom, just off the coast.