By bike

Cycling in Świnoujście and on Usedom

Świnoujście is a good base for cycling: along the promenade to the German imperial spas, across the border on Usedom, or by ferry to Wolin towards Międzyzdroje.

4 routes

Cycling routes

Cycling route

Along the promenade to Heringsdorf and Bansin

The most popular cycling route in the region: along the sea and across the border to the three imperial spas on Usedom. Flat, safe and for the whole family.

11 km approx. 50 min

The harbour in Kamminke on the Szczecin Lagoon

Cycling route

Loop via Golm and Kamminke

A less obvious route through the German part of Usedom: up Golm hill with its memorial, to a fishing village on the Szczecin Lagoon and back via Ahlbeck.

31 km approx. 2 hr 15 min

Cycling route

To Międzyzdroje on the Velo Baltica

By ferry across the Świna and then east on the first section of the Velo Baltica coastal route, through the forests of Wolin island to Międzyzdroje.

16 km approx. 1 hr 15 min

The Piast Canal where it joins the Świna

Cycling route

To Karsibór, the island of birds

A short ride to Świnoujście's least known inhabited island, created when the Piast Canal was dug. Right next to the bird islands of the Świna delta.

9.8 km approx. 40 min

Practical tips for cyclists

The tunnel is not for bikes. Cyclists and pedestrians may not use the tunnel under the Świna. You cross the river on the free Bielik ferry (Warszów crossing), which takes cyclists. Off-season, when a bus takes over some of the ferry crossings, bikes are carried through the tunnel by a special vehicle with a trailer.
Velo Baltica. The Polish section of the Velo Baltica route (EuroVelo 10) starts in Świnoujście and runs east along the coast.
The German side. Cycling is not allowed on the promenade in Ahlbeck; cyclists have a separate, signposted path there. The resorts on the German side charge a spa tax (Kurtaxe); check the rules for day visitors on each resort's website.
Train with a bike. The UBB railway runs across the German part of the island from Świnoujście Centrum station, so you can finish a longer ride by train. Check the rules for taking bikes with the operator.