Easy-to-moderate cycling featuring undulating routes with more frequent short ascents, and a mix of shorter and longer days.
The season for this holiday is:
04 May - 30 September 2019
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| °C | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| mm | 46 | 32 | 40 | 42 | 48 | 59 | 70 | 60 | 53 | 43 | 53 | 49 |
7 nights: 04 May - 30 September 2019
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 4 May - 16 June | £1145 | £285 |
| 17 - 28 June | £1170 | £395 |
| 29 June - 2 September | £1195 | £415 |
| 3 - 23 September | £1145 | £285 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | -£35 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £115 |
Includes accommodation, meals, bike hire, luggage transfers and any other services integral to the holiday as described, plus cycling notes and maps, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.
Electric bikes available: add £130 per person
Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.
7 nights: 04 May - 30 September 2019
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 4 May - 16 June | £1195 | £285 |
| 17 - 28 June | £1225 | £395 |
| 29 June - 2 September | £1245 | £415 |
| 3 - 23 September | £1195 | £285 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | -£105 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £180 |
Includes all elements in the 'cycle price', plus a return ferry crossing between Dover and Calais with P&O Ferries for your party and one car.
Electric bikes available: add £130 per person
A supplement of £35 per car per single journey applies for outbound travel 5-7 Apr & 19-21 Apr, and for inbound travel 21-22 Apr 2019. A supplement of £45 per car per single journey applies outbound on Fridays & Saturdays 24-25 May & 12 Jul-17 Aug 2019 inclusive, and inbound on Saturdays & Sundays 1-2 Jun & 19 Jul-2 Sep 2019 inclusive.
Room upgrades (£ per person per night)
| Solthus am See | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sea view: 04 May - 30 Sep 2019 | £8 |
Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room
Prices include an extra day’s hire of a standard bike. If you are upgrading to an e-bike, add a further £21pp per day.| Hotel am Jungfernstieg (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 04 May - 30 Sep 2019 | £80 | £117 |
| Solthus am See (with dinner) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 04 May - 30 Jun 2019 | £124 | £188 |
| 01 Jul - 03 Sep 2019 | £135 | £205 |
| 04 Sep - 30 Sep 2019 | £124 | £188 |
7 nights, staying in Romantik Hotel (5 dinners)
| 4 May - 15 October 2019 | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 4 May - 16 June | £1245 | £325 |
| 17 - 28 June | £1265 | £435 |
| 29 June - 2 September | £1305 | £455 |
| 3 - 30 September | £1245 | £325 |
| 1 - 8 October | £1225 | £420 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | -£35 | n/a |
| Single traveller supplement | £115 | - |
Travelling from the UK
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Birmingham - Berlin Tegel | Flybe |
| Birmingham - Hamburg | Eurowings, Flybe |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Bristol - Berlin-Schoenefeld | easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Cardiff - Berlin Tegel | Flybe |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Doncaster Sheffield - Berlin Tegel | Flybe |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Nottingham East Midlands - Berlin-Schoenefeld | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Leeds Bradford - Berlin-Schoenefeld | jet2 |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Liverpool - Berlin-Schoenefeld | easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| London City - Berlin Tegel | British Airways |
| London City - Hamburg | British Airways |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Gatwick - Berlin Tegel | easyJet |
| Gatwick - Berlin-Schoenefeld | easyJet, Norwegian |
| Gatwick - Hamburg | easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Heathrow - Berlin Tegel | British Airways, Eurowings |
| Heathrow - Hamburg | British Airways, Eurowings |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| London Southend - Berlin-Schoenefeld | easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Stansted - Berlin-Schoenefeld | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Manchester - Berlin Schoenefeld | Ryanair |
| Manchester - Berlin Tegel | easyJet |
| Manchester - Berlin-Schoenefeld | easyJet |
| Manchester - Hamburg | easyJet, Eurowings |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Newcastle - Berlin-Schoenefeld | easyJet |
This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time stated in the connecting travel section, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you. We charge £30 per person for our flight booking service (£50 for India and Nepal). Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.
Connecting travel options - flying via Berlin Schönefeld Airport
| Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
|---|---|---|
| rail Berlin HB to Stralsund HB (3h15), walk Stralsund HB to hotel (0h05 - 0h20) | £50 | 1400 |
| Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
|---|---|---|
| walk hotel to Stralsund HB (0h05 - 0h20), rail Stralsund to Berlin HB (3h15) | £50 | 1430 |
Connecting travel options - flying via Berlin Tegel
| Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
|---|---|---|
| rail Berlin HB to Stralsund HB (3h15), walk Stralsund HB to hotel (0h05 - 0h20) | £50 | 1400 |
| Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
|---|---|---|
| walk hotel to Stralsund HB (0h05 - 0h20), rail Stralsund to Berlin HB (3h15) | £50 | 1430 |
Connecting travel options - flying via Hamburg
| Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
|---|---|---|
| rail Hamburg HB to Stralsund HB (3h), walk Stralsund HB to hotel (0h05 - 0h20) | £65 | 1500 |
| Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
|---|---|---|
| walk hotel to Stralsund HB (0h05 - 0h20), rail Stralsund to Hamburg HB (3h) | £65 | 1500 |
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We were blessed with good weather, impressed by Rugen's cycle tracks and delighted by the abundance of wild flowers on the roadsides. The bikes were comfortable and well-prepared. A great holiday week.
The whole holiday was excellent. A great insight into the island of Rügen. Loved the varied itinerary. Fun getting the little boat and ferries. The train went well too. The food was fabulous in particular the Hotel Solthus and Romantik. The bags were always in our rooms waiting for us. Happy with the bikes too. Some parts were tough but complimented by opportunity for easy days. Money well spent. Had a great time.
We have used Inntravel several times in the past for cycling trips and they are hard to beat. The unusual location attracted us to this holiday (Rugen Island) and it did not disappoint. The culture and history on the island is fascinating, the cycling was mainly away from traffic and the views were impressive. Everyone we met was friendly and helpful, and there were very few english speakers (a plus for us - an opportunity to brush off our high school German!)
We were blessed with good weather, impressed by Rugen's cycle tracks and delighted by the abundance of wild flowers on the roadsides. The bikes were comfortable and well-prepared. A great holiday week.
The whole holiday was excellent. A great insight into the island of Rügen. Loved the varied itinerary. Fun getting the little boat and ferries. The train went well too. The food was fabulous in particular the Hotel Solthus and Romantik. The bags were always in our rooms waiting for us. Happy with the bikes too. Some parts were tough but complimented by opportunity for easy days. Money well spent. Had a great time.
We have used Inntravel several times in the past for cycling trips and they are hard to beat. The unusual location attracted us to this holiday (Rugen Island) and it did not disappoint. The culture and history on the island is fascinating, the cycling was mainly away from traffic and the views were impressive. Everyone we met was friendly and helpful, and there were very few english speakers (a plus for us - an opportunity to brush off our high school German!)
We had lots of highlights: E bikes - brilliant for the older cyclist. The landscape, the peace and quiet and the cycle paths, which made travel very stressless. The hotels, the fish brötchen for lunch and the local beer, in all its varieties. Hiddensee, which is like going back in time.
Interestingly, we did not meet any other English visitors. Rügen is clearly a very popular destination for German holidaymakers.
An absolutely brilliant holiday. At the end we really wished we could do it all over again. The quality of information, equipment and hotels were all excellent. As ever you choose small hotels with character and excellent service from very friendly people. Rugen was a fascinating place to visit, with such beautiful seaside towns and lovely villages. I think that we were lucky to visit in May because the rape fields were in full flower and were so beautiful - I would recommend this time of year for the trip. I really liked the fact that very few people spoke English either, made it feel like we were truly in a different place.
It is a lovely walk directly from the hotel at Lohme through the Jasmund National Park along a well-marked trail to Sassnitz from where there is an hourly bus back. Peters bakery and cafe on the seafront at Sassnitz for lunch.
Cyclists are well-catered for with a good network of safe cycle paths. It is popular with locals and holiday-makers alike of all ages and abilities.
Rügen is a beautiful island and deserves to be better known. We saw no UK visitors whilst we were there, and apart from a couple of Dutch cars one day, all the visitors were German. A knowledge of German helps.
The first day's cycling was the longest day by far. The bikes are heavy, solid models built to cope with the frequently very rough ground, and so by the end of the first day, and even though we would consider ourselves fairly fit, we were exhausted. But it did become easier as the week progressed. Day 4 with a walk in the national park was lovely, and the hotel had plenty of leaflets with walking routes. We took the suggested extension on Day 5, which was worth it. However, even though we checked the wind forecast as suggested (it was apparently a light wind), the long push back to rejoin the main route was tough, fighting the wind. Fields are huge, with no hedges or trees to provide windbreaks. In the interests of soil erosion and cyclists, Inntravel should petition Rügen farmers to plant windbreaks! Even if you don't do the route extension, you'll still encounter the wind for long stretches on the final leg to the ferry. The last day, on the Island of Hiddensee, was an absolute delight - like stepping back in time. Peaceful, beautiful and yes, a little bit windy too in places.
We were so lucky with the weather though, with sunshine throughout. The rain began 5 minutes after boarding the ferry back to the mainland. There weren't many hills, and some had signs telling cyclists to dismount. Permission to walk and push the heavy bikes up hills was fine by me. Most cycling is flat or gently rolling, but the 19th century cobbles in some villages were tough going.
The included dinners at the hotels Solthuss am See and the Panorama Hotel at Lohme were good, although we thought wine was relatively expensive. Germans seem to eat earlier than us in restaurants and when we were half-way through our meal at the village restaurant in Schalpode, we were the only diners left. If it's not peak season, you might want to consider dinner and transfers 7-8.30 pm, rather than the 7.30-9.30 arranged for us. Given the issue we'd had with our taxi transfer to the restaurant, arriving 30 minutes late, we had still finished two courses well before 9.30pm.
How did you arrange for the migrating cranes to turn up right on cue? As we passed through Neddesitz, nine called and flew circling over us. And you arranged for the train to Berlin to stop in the middle of nowhere but there were cranes feeding nearby.
The dining experience at all places was very good but exceptional at the Panorama - plus the welcome by Herr Ogilvie.
The whole holiday was a fascinating insight into what makes Germany tick. The people were so helpful [and didn't laugh much at my abysmal attempts to speak their language].
We really enjoyed the Konigsstuhl Visitor Centre near Lohme. The day cycling around Baabe was lovely, and we also appreciated the chance to see the grotesque Prora building and the work being done to convert some of it into luxury apartments!
An awesome experience. Ruegen is a lovely peaceful island. The cycling was good. The staff at the Soltus hotel in Baabe were lovely and we were greeted with sparkling wine. Food on the island was superb. The bikes were great. First try on an e.bike. Will do again.
Ruegen is a fascinating island and a real treat for cyclists. The cycle paths in some parts are the best we have experienced and although the cobbled streets were sometimes a challenge, overall the routes were excellent. Looking back we wished we had spent an extra night at Hotel Solthus am See. The day cycling around that area was one of the best, but we would also have liked to hop on one of the boats which stopped there, and explore the coast, and the hotel itself is lovely, with good facilities. I guess there's never enough time to do everything. We were impressed by how courteous car drivers were towards us. Sadly we can't say the same for a very angry pedestrian in Sellin, who berated me first in German, and then in English, for riding on a quiet pavement, instead of against the traffic in a one way street!
It really was a holiday island. The seaside towns with their elegant buildings, beautiful white beaches and old fashioned piers were a delight to explore and Hiddensee with its traffic free roads was a real place to relax and unwind. We loved all the different fish that we were able to try along with some of the other local produce.
An ideal island for a cycling holiday. The Baltic sunset at Lohme is very impressive.
Nothing open in Breege until noon but food and drink available at Wittower Fähre.
Fast moving traffic on road as warned about in cycling notes page 54.
Hiddensee sadly disappointing due to many visitors and this was not high season.
Bikes adequate, very heavy, which made them difficult to handle on the cellar ramp at the Scheelehof.
The cranes appeared on cue!
Despite the awful weather, we had a really pleasant holiday, with plenty to see in a lovely peaceful part of Germany. We really didn't rate your recommendation for the fish shack in Kleine Zicke, but found another on a different day which was exemplary, in the harbour in Breege - fantastic. Sassnitz was a real disappointment and definitely not worth the trip, but most of the other places were great.
A very enjoyable holiday with beautiful open landscapes and not much cycling on roads, certainly not too hard for a 71 year old and a 63 year old.
Day 1 - Slow amble through poppy-edged fields, woods and little villages. Highlight was coming across small bar at Gross Stresow in the warm sunny afternoon to cool off with a refreshing beer.
Another Inntravel holiday we fully enjoyed! Lovely cycling tours, very nice hotels with friendly staff and a good mix of cycling and relaxing.