Editing Rostock (section)

==Transport==
[[File:Rostock-hbf-nord.jpg|thumb|right|''Rostock Hauptbahnhof'' (main station)]]
[[File:Liniennetz Rostock und Umgebung.png|thumb|Transit map of Rostock]]
[[File:Sunset over Rostock harbour.jpg|160px|thumb|Rostock harbour at sunset]]

===Car===
Rostock can be reached by motorway (''[[Autobahn]]'') [[Bundesautobahn 1|A 1]] from [[Hamburg]] via [[Lübeck]] on [[Bundesautobahn 20|A 20]] and by [[Bundesautobahn 19|A 19]] from [[Berlin]] and A 20 from [[Szczecin]] in Poland.

===Public transport===
''[[Rostock Hauptbahnhof]]'' offers fast rail connections to [[Hamburg]] and [[Berlin]] and from there to almost any other European city.

Rostock is served by the [[Trams in Rostock|Rostock tramway network]], with six tram lines that serve the inner city as well as the suburbs. The city is also served by an extensive bus fleet, as well as a handful of ferries that cross the Warnow.

===Ferry/ship===
Rostock is Germany's largest Baltic port. Rostock is also home to a large ferry port. It is a main base for ferry operators [[Scandlines]] and [[TT-Line]], which both connect Rostock with major Scandinavian destinations. Furthermore, Rostock receives the highest number of cruise tourists in Germany every year.

Ferries leave for
* [[Helsinki]], Finland
* [[Gedser]], Denmark
* [[Trelleborg]], Sweden
* [[Nynäshamn]], Sweden
* [[Visby]], Sweden

===Air===
The [[Rostock–Laage Airport]] offers connections to major German and international destinations; regular flights to e.g. [[Munich]] are offered. The nearest larger international airports are in [[Hamburg]] and [[Berlin]]. There are also a number of airfields for smaller aircraft, such as Purkshof.

Rostock is also directly connected to [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport]] by the [[Intercity (Deutsche Bahn)|IC 17]].