The islands of Sylt and Römö are separated by barely 6 kilometers. With FRS Syltfähre you can get from List on Sylt to Havneby on Römö in just under 40 minutes. Reason enough to take a closer look at Denmark's southernmost Wadden Sea island. We would be happy to tell you why we highly recommend a visit to Römö.
Rømø, here we come!
Good mood and entertaining variety are recommended travel companions - especially for a family of four with children aged six and eight. With this goal in mind, we were looking for a special highlight for our vacation on Sylt. At first, the island of Rømø did not appear on the top of our list. We had perceived it so far as a pure transit island with unspectacular connection to the Danish mainland. Far from it - that was soon to become apparent. The fact that our children are passionate about boat travel brought us to the FRS Syltfähre. From List, it calls at Rømø up to 32 times a day. When we learned that the ferry ride could be combined with a hop-on hop-off tractor bus tour of the island, we quickly booked our combined ticket online for a day trip from Sylt to Rømø - and back.
A ferry trip that makes you hungry
Arriving in List harbor early in the morning, our kids were amazed at all the things that disappear into the belly of the FRS Sylt ferry "RömöExpress": Bicycles, cars, trucks, caravans, motor homes and even horse trailers. We enjoyed the exciting departure from the harbor in List, thanks to the passable weather, of course from the open deck of the ship. There we made ourselves comfortable on one of the benches, enjoyed the view of the Wadden Sea and admired the flying skills of the seagulls that accompanied us. While our youngest was still wondering why we couldn't sink with such heavy vehicles on board, the older one announced that he was acutely hungry. After all, sea air whets the appetite. So, we strolled to the onboard restaurant, which - to my great delight as a fish lover - is run by GOSCH Sylt. Fortified with delicious fish sandwiches, we looked at the clock and were surprised to find that the 40-minute crossing was almost over. So, we got ready for our first Rømø discovery trip.
Off the ferry, into the tractor bus
Havneby on Rømø welcomed us with beautiful weather and Danish friendliness. Right next to the pier of the FRS Sylt ferry, our tour started with the rattling tractor bus. A local tour guide greeted us warmly in German and confirmed that with our day ticket we could hop on and off at will at the nine stops along the route. Since we had forgotten the youngest's headgear on Sylt, we decided to get off right at the first stop, in Havneby. In the sports and outdoor store Westwind we quickly bought a good replacement. After another stroll - including a super tasty snack in a Danish bakery - we continued our tour with the tractor bus.
Captain's yard and bone fence
At the next stop of our little trip, we embarked on a journey into the history of Rømø: From the exit point "Dancenter", we walked a good 20 minutes towards the north. This brought us to the National Museum kommandergården, a commander's court that has been there in its present form since 1749. It bears witness to the prosperity of the captains who spent most of their lives on the high seas doing lucrative whaling. When we visited the painted living quarters, we gained interesting insights into the world of that time and the living conditions of the people. In the neighborhood of the museum, especially the manageable size of the Toftum Skole, the oldest and at the same time smallest school in Denmark, caused incredulous amazement among our children. Also, very impressive for them, but also for us adults: the skeleton of a sperm whale that stranded on Rømø in 1992 and is now exhibited in the barn next to the museum. Spurred on by this impressive sight, we set off in search of Rømø's well-known whalebone fence - despite a rising appetite for lunch. After a walk of another 10 minutes, we discovered the at first somewhat unspectacular looking bone fence. But even our children were impressed when we read on the information board that the special bones there defy wind and weather for about 250 years.
Schedule
Schedule
Our FRS Sylt ferries "RömöExpress" and "SyltExpress" shuttle up to 32 times daily between Havneby on Römö and List on Sylt. In summer, the last ferry departs for Römö at 9 pm. This way you can enjoy Sylt particularly long.
Our ferries "RömöExpress" and "SyltExpress" run up to 32 times a day between Römö and Sylt. On board, you can expect a restaurant with delicious dishes as well as a selection of GOSCH products, shopping opportunities and open decks with beach chairs, lots of fresh air and a North Sea feeling.
The car ferries are a particularly inexpensive way to reach Sylt. Our prices for cars apply to vehicles up to 6 metres in length. All accompanying persons are already included in the price. A reservation is free of charge.
