Small boat
Gdansk to Sopot
One way, 1.5 hours
- StartStara Stocznia 2
- FinishSopot marina
- On boardWine and a map
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Boat trip from Gdansk to Sopot, river to open bay
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Answer in brief
A boat trip from Gdansk to Sopot runs in the summer season, on a one-way small-boat cruise past the shipyard or on the scheduled white boats, with the train as the easy way back.
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- Gdansk to Sopot boat1.5 hours · per person starting at €42
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A boat trip from Gdansk to Sopot swaps the train window for the shipyard cranes, the harbour mouth and the open gulf. Here is when the boats run, what the crossing costs and how to get back.
Editorial team, sopotcruise.click · Updated November 9, 2026 · Takes 8 min
Key facts
- One-way cruise1.5 hours from Gdansk to Sopot marina, from €47.
- Scheduled boatsGdansk to Sopot ran in the 2026 high season, ending on 12 October.1,2
- Tickets in GdanskDesks by the Green Gate and at Wartka 4.3
- Back by trainLocal SKM and POLREGIO trains run back along the coast.4
- Then sailThe yacht cruise leaves from the same marina, from €22.
Can you really go from Gdansk to Sopot by water?
Yes, and people have done it for a century. The national tourism body traces sea links from Sopot to Gdansk, Gdynia, Puck and the Hel Peninsula back to 1922, a time when seaplanes also landed beside the pier.5 The pier was built for it: its side and lower decks let passenger ships and yachts tie up.6 A boat trip from Gdansk to Sopot is still a fine way to arrive.
Today there are two kinds of crossing. One is the scheduled boat run by Zegluga Gdanska, which in the 2026 high season sailed Gdansk, Sopot and back, Gdansk to Sopot and on to Hel, and Gdansk to Hel.1 The other is a small-boat cruise sold as a one-way trip, starting by the old shipyard in Gdansk and finishing at Sopot marina.
Both are seasonal. Zegluga Gdanska ended its Gdansk to Sopot and Gdansk to Sopot to Hel sailings on 12 October 2026 and kept only its Gdynia to Hel line until 31 October.2 In winter the train is the only practical link, which is no hardship: it is quick, frequent and runs along the same coast, just without the sea view.
Ways to get there
Gdansk to Sopot by boat or by train
| Option | Season | What you see | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-way cruise | Bookable dates | Shipyard, harbour, bay | A scenic arrival |
| Scheduled white boat | Until mid-October2 | River and bay | A fixed timetable |
| SKM train | All year | Tricity suburbs | Speed and evenings |
| Breakfast catamaran | Bookable dates | Coast or river | A slow morning |
Seasons as the operators state them for 2026; check the current timetable before you set out.2
The one-way cruise past the shipyard and out to sea
The cruise from Gdansk to Sopot that you can book online leaves from Stara Stocznia 2, beside the Second World War museum; the trip takes 1.5 hours. Allow 20 minutes for the shipyard stretch, 20 more beside Westerplatte and 40 across open water to Sopot. It costs from €47 and has a handful of reviews averaging 4.3.
Every guest gets a glass of wine and a map that describes the main sights on the way. The listing is candid that the open sea can bring waves, worth knowing if anyone with you gets queasy on boats. A professional helmsman runs the boat, so all you need to do is find a seat on the side facing the shore.
A matching listing sells the trip in reverse: Sopot marina to Gdansk, also 1.5 hours and from €47, finishing back at Stara Stocznia. That direction suits anyone staying in Sopot who wants a day in Gdansk, arriving by river into the heart of the city and returning by train in the evening. Either way, sit on the side facing the land for the first part of the trip: the cranes, the dry docks and the old warehouses are close enough to read their names, and the map handed out on board describes the main sights.
Time on the water
The one-way cruise, leg by leg in minutes
- Shipyard20
- Westerplatte20
- Open bay40
Leg times as the Gdansk to Sopot cruise listing gives them; the whole trip takes 1.5 hours.
The scheduled boats and where to buy tickets
The larger boats are run by Zegluga Gdanska, the white-fleet operator that also sails to Hel.1 Its high-season list for 2026 included a round trip from Gdansk to Sopot and back and a line from Gdansk via Sopot to Hel.1 Departure times are published per route on the operator's site; read the one for your date before fixing the day.
Its Gdansk ticket desks stand on the Long Riverbank by the Green Gate and at Wartka 4, beside the Olowianka footbridge.3 Both are a short walk from the Old Town, and the boats leave from the river frontage nearby. Arrive early on a sunny July weekend, when the queue at the desk can be the slowest part of the trip.
In Sopot these boats tie up at the pier, where the marina lists the commercial operators allowed to sail from it under agreements with the city: Aquatom, Statek Pirat, the Hel to Sopot water tram and Zegluga Gdanska.8 The pier operator adds that cruises on the Gulf of Gdansk are open to anyone who wants to join.8
Pick your crossing
How to go between Gdansk and Sopot
Answer for your day and see the way to travel that fits it.
If I want the harbour and the shipyard from the water
The one-way cruise
It spends 20 minutes each on the shipyard and Westerplatte before the open bay.
If I am staying in Sopot and want a day in Gdansk
The reverse cruise
Sopot marina to Stara Stocznia in 1.5 hours, from €47.
If I travel in November
The train
The Gdansk to Sopot boats ended their season on 12 October in 2026.2
If I want breakfast on the water
The breakfast catamaran
A 2-hour cruise from Sopot or Gdansk with a buffet.
If I want to sail once I am in Sopot
The Sopot yacht cruise
Yachts sail from the pontoon you land at, from €22 for 50 to 105 minutes.
Bookable boats
Three ways onto the water between the cities
Small boat
Sopot to Gdansk
The reverse trip
- StartSopot marina
- FinishStara Stocznia
- PassesWesterplatte, shipyard
Catamaran
Breakfast catamaran
Sopot or Gdansk start
- Length2 hours
- FoodBreakfast buffet
- HelmSteer with the crew
Landing at Sopot pier, and the gate you skip
Arriving by water has a small bonus. The Hel to Sopot water tram points out that passengers who land in Sopot do not pay for the pier, since the admission fee is charged only to people walking on from the town side.9 Leaving Sopot by boat is different: you then need a pier ticket to reach the departure point at the far end.9
That gate ticket runs to PLN 10 for grown-ups and PLN 5 for 3- to 16-year-olds.10 The 2026 charging season lasted from 10 April to 30 September, with fixed hours early and late and no break at all from 27 June to 31 August.11,12 Out of season you walk on and off for nothing. Landing by boat and leaving by boat later? Then pick up a gate ticket on land before heading back out along the pier.13
Step off the boat and you are 458 m out over the water, at the head of a pier 511.5 m long.7 Walk slowly towards town: the view back to the marina, the lighthouse beside the pier and the long beach either side is a fine one. At the landward end the promenade leads straight up Monciak, the car-free street that runs from the pier into town.14
The crossing
From the shipyard quay to Sopot pier
Boarding
Stara Stocznia 2
The one-way cruise leaves near the Museum of the Second World War.
First leg
The shipyard
About 20 minutes along the Gdansk Shipyard.
Second leg
Westerplatte
About 20 minutes past the peninsula at the harbour mouth.
Open water
Across the bay
Some 40 minutes over the gulf to Sopot.
Landing
Sopot marina
At the head of the pier, 458 m out over the sea.7
Afterwards
Train or yacht
Sail from the marina or take the train back.4
One way by boat, back by train
The classic plan is boat out, train home. The transport authority of Gdansk points to SKM and POLREGIO trains as the quick way between the Tricity cities and on along the coast.4 The SKM line measures 32.652 km end to end, Gdansk Glowny to Rumia, with Sopot on the way.15,4 Gdansk Glowny, the main station, is the easiest place to board for the ride back, a short walk from the Old Town where the boats start.
Buy the train ticket before you board and keep it until you get off, since tickets are checked on board. Sopot station sits at the top of Monciak, a few minutes on foot from the pier, so you need no taxi at either end. The local line calls at a string of small stations, so read the platform signs for Sopot rather than counting, and head seaward when you leave the station for the shortest walk down to the pier.
The train is also your safety net. If the wind is too strong for the boat, or the last sailing has gone, the train still runs. That makes it sensible to do the boat leg first, while the day is calm, and keep the train for the return, when timing matters more than the view. If the forecast puts a stiff onshore breeze in the afternoon, make the crossing in the morning instead.
Video
Gdansk Old Town and the boat ride to Sopot
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Since 1922 the resort of Sopot has had nautical connections with Gdansk, Gdynia, Puck and the Hel Peninsula and a special jetty close to the pier was a dock for seaplanes bringing passengers from Germany.
For the crossing
Before you board in Gdansk
Tickets3
- Book the one-way cruise ahead, or buy a Zegluga Gdanska ticket at the Long Riverbank desk3
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before on the cruise
- A train ticket for the way back, bought before boarding
On board3
- A windproof layer for the open bay
- Something for seasickness if waves are forecast
- A seat on the shore side for the views
Boat, train or both: which is right for you
Choose the boat when the trip itself is the point. You see the cranes of the shipyard, the mouth of the port and the whole curve of the bay, and you arrive at the end of a pier rather than at a suburban platform. Slower than the train it may be, yet it makes a cruise from Gdansk to Sopot out of a simple transfer.
Choose the train when time is short, the weather is rough or you are travelling outside the boat season. It is the everyday link along the Tricity.4 It also suits families with pushchairs and anyone who would rather not risk a choppy crossing. In the cold months it is the obvious choice, and both stations sit handy for the sights: Gdansk Glowny near the Old Town, Sopot within strolling distance of beach and pier.
Doing both is usually best: boat out in the morning, an afternoon in Sopot, then the train back. If you want something more relaxed than a transfer, a breakfast cruise on a catamaran departs from Sopot or from Gdansk and lasts 2 hours, with a buffet and a glass of prosecco on board. Guests may also take a turn steering the catamaran with the crew, a nice touch for children who have never been at the wheel of a boat.
Adding a yacht cruise once you reach Sopot
The marina where the Gdansk boat lands is also where the Sopot yacht cruises leave. Sailings there cost from €22 for 50 to 105 minutes, with a drink without alcohol and the helm on offer. You are already past the pier gate, which saves walking out twice. Blue-flagged yachts moor along the harbour side facing the Meridian restaurant, so the meeting point is a couple of minutes from wherever your boat ties up.
A good rhythm is to book the yacht for an hour or two after your boat is due, leaving time for a coffee on the pier and a margin if the crossing runs late. The yacht cruise can be cancelled for free up to 24 hours before, so you can book it alongside the boat and adjust later. If the crossing is cancelled for wind, the same wind may also change the yacht route, but the skipper chooses a course to suit the conditions, sometimes towards the Orlowo cliffs and sometimes across the open gulf.
To end on the evening light instead, book the sunset sailing, from €26. Then the evening is simple: sail, walk back along the lit pier, eat in town and take the train to Gdansk. It is a full day on the water for the price of the fares and a train ticket, and it shows the bay in two moods: busy and industrial in the morning off Gdansk, open and quiet in the evening off Sopot.
FAQ
Quick questions get quick answers.
Is there a boat from Gdansk to Sopot?
Yes, in the summer season.
Zegluga Gdanska ran Gdansk to Sopot sailings in 2026 until 12 October, and a one-way cruise takes 1.5 hours.2
How long does the boat take from Gdansk to Sopot?
About 1.5 hours on the cruise.
It passes the shipyard and Westerplatte for 20 minutes each, then crosses open water for 40 minutes.
Where do boats to Sopot leave from in Gdansk?
The river frontage near the Old Town.
Buy at the Zegluga Gdanska desks by the Green Gate or on Wartka 4, both close to the Old Town.3
Do I pay for Sopot pier if I arrive by boat?
Not according to the water tram.
The fee is charged to people walking on from the town side; leaving by boat needs a ticket.9
Is boat out and train home a sensible plan?
Yes, and it is the easiest one.
SKM and POLREGIO trains connect Sopot with Gdansk and Gdynia, and they are the link when no boat sails.4
Does the boat run in winter?
No, the season ends in October.
In 2026 Zegluga Gdanska closed its Sopot season on 12 October, and the line rests over winter.2
Can the crossing be rough?
It can, on open water.
The one-way cruise listing warns of possible waves once the boat leaves the harbour.
Sources
- Zegluga Gdanska (zegluga.pl) · Rozpoczęcie sezonu wysokiego 2026 ↩
- Zegluga Gdanska (zegluga.pl) · Zmiana rozkładu rejsów od 12.10.2026 r. ↩
- Zegluga Gdanska (zegluga.pl) · Rozpoczęcie sezonu wysokiego 2026 ↩
- ZTM Gdansk, the city transport authority (ztm.gda.pl) · Jak podróżować po Gdańsku - informacje dla turystów ↩
- Polish Tourism Organisation (poland.travel) · Sopot ↩
- MOSiR Sopot, the city sports and recreation centre that runs the pier (mosirsopot.pl) · Molo w Sopocie ↩
- MOSiR Sopot, the city sports and recreation centre that runs the pier (mosirsopot.pl) · Molo w Sopocie ↩
- MOSiR Sopot, the city sports and recreation centre that runs the pier (mosirsopot.pl) · Rejsy pasażerskie ↩
- Tramwaj-Wodny.pl, the Sopot - Hel water tram (tramwaj-wodny.pl) · Sopot - Hel cruises ↩
- MOSiR Sopot, the city sports and recreation centre that runs the pier (mosirsopot.pl) · Cennik biletów na molo w Sopocie ↩
- MOSiR Sopot, the city sports and recreation centre that runs the pier (mosirsopot.pl) · Cennik biletów na molo w Sopocie ↩
- MOSiR Sopot, the city sports and recreation centre that runs the pier (mosirsopot.pl) · Cennik biletów na molo w Sopocie ↩
- MOSiR Sopot, the city sports and recreation centre that runs the pier (mosirsopot.pl) · Cennik biletów na molo w Sopocie ↩
- Sopot Tourism Organisation (visit.sopot.pl) · Top atrakcje w Sopocie ↩
- PKP SKM, the Tricity rapid rail (skm.pkp.pl) · Parametry linii kolejowej nr 250 ↩