Rügen overtakes Sylt: Beach basket prices shock vacationers 2025!

Rügen overtakes Sylt: Beach basket prices shock vacationers 2025!

Kühlungsborn, Deutschland - The beach basket prices on the German coast rise, and the Baltic Sea island of Rügen has now become the most expensive destination. The latest price analysis from [Merkur] (https://www.merkur.de/reandkorb-preise-2025- diese-tieberholt-Ssylt-Systes-Ziels-93814399.html) shows that vacationers in popular places such as Binz and Glowe have to pay a total of 18 euros per day for a beach chair. Another hot tip is Kühlungsborn, where the daily rent is 15.50 euros. These prices even exceeded the Sylt college, where beach chairs cost 17 euros in Morsum and 16.50 and 16 euros in Tinnum and Westerland.

Is that the perfect moment for an excursion? In fact, many families have to expect around 50 euros on a day on the beach, which also include the tourist tax. As reported Image, the prices for beach chairs on the Baltic Sea are almost two euros higher than at the North Sea. For many, this could be an incentive to catch alternative coastal goals.

price differences between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea

It is interesting to observe how different the prices are depending on the region. Favorable beach chair offers can be found on less well-known North Sea destinations such as Pellworm and Westerdeichstrich, where the daily rent is only 7 euros. Baltrum and Büsumer Deichhausen are also on the price list with 9 euros. In Dornum, Husum or Norddeich, beach lovers can get a sun cookie for 10 euros per day.

The cost of the tourist tax on the North Sea is also about 23 percent higher than on the Baltic Sea. An rnd are also called the highest tourist tax, which are located at places such as Spiekeroog at 5.50 euros per day, while Rügen's most beautiful corners with low sentences come up: Altfähr only demands 1.20 euros per day.

reasons for the price increases

The price increases for beach chairs have several causes. The increased costs for purchase, storage and staff mean that many landlords have to adapt their prices. Bernhard Sourdeau, head of the online platform Strandbutler, still sees no drastic price increases on a broad front. The bookings also seem to remain stable. In St. Peter-Ording, for example, rental prices for high season are 12 euros, which underlines the trend at stable prices in some regions.

A look at Borkum shows, however, that the prices for beach chairs were increased by around 15 percent, which results in a daily rent of 13 euros. Despite these increases, Rügen with its unbeatable prices for beach chairs remains the clear leader in Germany.