Nordstern Reederei

Who they are

The Nordstern Reederei is a shipping company in Brandenburg an der Havel that sails the Havel and the lakes around the town, such as the Beetzsee and the Breitlingsee. It runs scheduled trips with a fixed timetable, group trips, charters for celebrations and companies and special trips throughout the year. Its largest boat is the Fritze B., in service since 2020, with up to 90 seats in the saloon and about 120 on the upper deck, partly covered.

What routes it runs

The scheduled trips last from an hour and a half to three hours. The two-hour town tour covers the Beetzsee, the Silokanal and the Breitlingsee and lets you see the centre from the water; the two-and-a-half-hour grand lakes tour passes the Kanincheninsel island; and there are two one-and-a-half-hour trips, the Fritze Bollmann one and the mills one. The timetables for each season can be downloaded as PDFs from its website.

The 2026 tickets cost €19 for an hour and a half, €22 for two hours, €25 for two and a half hours and €27 for three hours. Under-6s travel free and ages 6 to 13 pay half. There are discounts for groups of 20 or more, for over-65s on Mondays that are not public holidays and for people with disabilities with the letter B and their companion; they cannot be combined. Dogs pay €2.

Landing stages

It leaves from three points. The Salzhofufer is in the old town, below St John's church and at the foot of the Jahrtausendbrücke bridge, about five minutes' walk from the public car park at Nicolaiplatz. The other two are in the new town: the Wiesenweg one (Wiesenweg 23) and the Alfred-Messel-Platz one, beside the old municipal swimming baths, both near the former car park of the BUGA garden show, which is free, also for coaches. The nearest stop to these two is Kanalstraße.

Groups, charters and bookings

For parties, weddings, alumni reunions or companies it hires out its boats with tailor-made catering: a reception with sparkling wine, a cold or hot buffet, snacks or coffee and cake. A no-obligation quote can be requested on its website.

Scheduled tickets are booked in its online shop. The office answers the phone, +49 3381 226960, on Wednesdays from 10:00 to 14:00, except public holidays, and by appointment. The purchase and withdrawal terms are on its website, which is in German only.