Finnlines
Operates in: DE, FI, SE, PL, BE
Motorhome score: 5/5
Strong point
The only ferry operator offering a genuine electrical hook-up on the vehicle deck in 2026 for your motorhome fridge, reservable when you book. On top of that the most generous height allowance at 4.40 m, a transparent motorhome package with published seasonal prices, a 20% return discount and 5% Star Club.
Watch out for
Sleeping in the motorhome is expressly forbidden and the vehicle deck is closed for the whole trip; the animal may not stay in the vehicle and a pet-friendly cabin is compulsory; SPECIAL fares cannot be amended.
Gas bottles
- Valve closed during the crossing
- Overnight stays allowed
- Declare at
- yes, a warning sticker on the gas locker and a declaration at check-in
- Particulars
- Gas bottles must be shut off before boarding and the gas locker should carry a warning sticker. Finnlines expressly prohibits sleeping in the motorhome on board as well as any use of gas on board. No published bottle or kg limit.
Pets
- Pets
- NO, animals may not stay in the vehicle
- Kennels on board
- No overnight stays
- Pet-friendly cabins
- yes, special pet-friendly cabins coded P including the Junior Pet Suite, a maximum of 2 animals per cabin; compulsory to book if you are bringing an animal
- Price indication
- a surcharge per animal on top of the cabin price, exact 2026 fares are in the booking engine
- Walking deck
- Overnight stays allowed
- Particulars
- There is a designated dog deck with a tree stump as a dog toilet. If you bring an animal a cabin is compulsory, even on sailings where you would not otherwise need one.
Dimensions & fares
- Height
- a maximum of 4.40 m high, the most generous height allowance of all the ferry operators researched
- Length
- the motorhome package applies up to 8 m; combinations up to 12 m can be booked online, anything longer via passenger services
- Max
- 12 m online, above that by telephone
- Surcharges
- anything mounted on the vehicle counts towards length and height
- Particulars
- yes, measured at check-in
Booking & flexibility
- Open ticket
- STANDARD offers flexibility, SPECIAL is the lowest price but cannot be amended or cancelled
- Cancellation & changes
- SPECIAL cannot be amended or cancelled, STANDARD is more flexible
- Early-booking discount
- the SPECIAL early-booking fares are substantially cheaper and the Hej promotion gives up to 55% early-booking discount, so book in the winter for the summer
- When it gets busy
- three seasons with sizeable price differences: the Germany–Finland motorhome package costs €711 in season I and €968 in season III
- Loyalty programme
- Star Club: 5% off all bookings plus access to exclusive early-booking fares, the best scheme in the Baltic for motorhomes
Vehicle deck during the crossing
- Vehicle deck during the crossing
- closed for the whole crossing for safety reasons
- Power on the vehicle deck
- YES, THIS IS THE EXCEPTION: you can reserve an electrical hook-up when booking so you can keep your fridge running. Leave a note on the windscreen so the deck officer knows power is needed; bring your own extension lead. In 2026 Finnlines is the only major northern European ferry operator to offer this for motorhomes.
- Accessibility & comfort
- The Superstar class (Finnsirius, Finncanopus) has lifts from the vehicle deck, spacious cabins and a wellness area; the Star class has a sauna and a buffet
Discounts
- Motorhome package Travemünde–Helsinki 2026 for 2 people plus a motorhome up to 8 m long and 4.4 m high including an inside cabin, one way, SPECIAL early-booking fare: season I from €711, season II from €839, season III from €968
- Motorhome package Travemünde–Malmö 2026: daytime sailing from €140, overnight sailing including an inside cabin from €214, evening sailing including a cabin from €279
- 20% return discount when you book the outward and return legs at the same time, 5% Star Club discount and 5% Camping Key Europe on passenger, pet, cabin and vehicle fares