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Germany Coastal Towns
Lübeck, Rostock and Kiel were the most booked of the 52 coastal towns in Germany on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, with an estimated 20,347, 11,220 and 10,336 stays. August is the busiest month across them, and the typical stay is 5.0 nights.
Figures are AirROI estimates. How they are made
Among the 22 towns with 200+ homes
- Most booked of these 22
- Lübeck 20,347 stays
- Highest revenue per home of these 22
- Sankt Peter-Ording €20,432 a year
- Highest rated of these 22
- Fehmarn 4.79 out of 5
- Lowest nightly rate of these 22
- Kiel €97 a night
- Longest typical stay of these 22
- Kiel 6.4 nights
Ranking
Germany Coastal Towns Ranked by Airbnb Stays
Every one of the coastal and beach towns in Germany with 100 or more Airbnb homes and recent stays, most booked first.
| 1 | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein. Includes Travemünde. | 20,347 | €158 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Includes Warnemünde. | 11,220 | €142 |
| 3 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | 10,336 | €97 |
| 4 | Fehmarn, Schleswig-Holstein. Includes Burg auf Fehmarn. | 9,018 | €151 |
| 5 | Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein. Includes Westerland, Kampen and Wenningstedt. | 7,496 | €203 |
| 6 | Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony | 6,893 | €122 |
| 7 | Scharbeutz, Schleswig-Holstein | 6,798 | €165 |
| 8 | Sankt Peter-Ording, Schleswig-Holstein | 6,748 | €190 |
| 9 | Timmendorfer Strand, Schleswig-Holstein | 6,051 | €171 |
| 10 | Binz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 5,306 | €186 |
| 11 | Norden, Lower Saxony | 4,817 | €132 |
| 12 | Wangerland, Lower Saxony. Includes Horumersiel, Hooksiel and Schillig. | 4,701 | €140 |
| 13 | Büsum, Schleswig-Holstein | 4,568 | €147 |
| 14 | Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 4,233 | €119 |
| 15 | Grömitz, Schleswig-Holstein | 4,015 | €160 |
| 16 | Butjadingen, Lower Saxony | 4,011 | €147 |
| 17 | Wurster Nordseeküste, Lower Saxony. Includes Dorum-Neufeld and Wremen. | 3,541 | €153 |
| 18 | Norderney, Lower Saxony | 3,275 | €165 |
| 19 | Zingst, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 3,169 | €162 |
| 20 | Kühlungsborn, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 3,066 | €139 |
| 21 | Sellin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 3,040 | €153 |
| 22 | Dornum, Lower Saxony | 2,986 | €117 |
| 23 | Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 2,626 | €163 |
| 24 | Heiligenhafen, Schleswig-Holstein | 2,553 | €121 |
| 25 | Borkum, Lower Saxony | 2,303 | €148 |
| 26 | Sierksdorf, Schleswig-Holstein | 2,289 | €147 |
| 27 | Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein | 2,030 | €152 |
| 28 | Prerow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 1,967 | €169 |
| 29 | Wenningstedt-Braderup (Sylt), Schleswig-Holstein | 1,804 | €235 |
| 30 | Zinnowitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 1,777 | €125 |
| 31 | Friedrichskoog, Schleswig-Holstein | 1,743 | €153 |
| 32 | Varel, Lower Saxony | 1,721 | €122 |
| 33 | Dahme, Schleswig-Holstein | 1,606 | €136 |
| 34 | Boltenhagen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 1,576 | €145 |
| 35 | Mönchgut, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Includes Baabe and Thiessow. | 1,477 | €144 |
| 36 | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony | 1,456 | €185 |
| 37 | Rerik, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 1,412 | €155 |
| 38 | Graal-Müritz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 1,385 | €145 |
| 39 | Börgerende-Rethwisch, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 1,357 | €149 |
| 40 | Kellenhusen, Schleswig-Holstein | 1,346 | €147 |
| 41 | Neustadt in Holstein, Schleswig-Holstein | 1,312 | €159 |
| 42 | Juist, Lower Saxony | 1,287 | €182 |
| 43 | Glowe, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 1,260 | €172 |
| 44 | Laboe, Schleswig-Holstein | 1,094 | €154 |
| 45 | Wyk auf Föhr, Schleswig-Holstein | 1,091 | €158 |
| 46 | Göhren, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 1,073 | €136 |
| 47 | Putbus, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 1,044 | €139 |
| 48 | Großenbrode, Schleswig-Holstein | 1,017 | €158 |
| 49 | Insel Poel, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 994 | €147 |
| 50 | Born a. Darß, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 943 | €174 |
| 51 | Breege, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 919 | €142 |
| 52 | Dranske, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 752 | €214 |
Figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, and stays count Airbnb bookings only. Typical stay is a booking's length, occupancy the share of available nights booked, and revenue the yearly average per home, before costs. Guest rating is out of 5. Airbnb data files some places as one district or township, so Lübeck and rows like it cover several towns.
Money figures on this page are in euros, converted from US dollars at €0.86 per US$, the typical rate from November 2025 to October 2026.
By region
Stays and Top Town by Region
Town by town
Where the Top Towns Stand Out
7 of 8 are busiest in August. Rostock peaks in July. Among guests who left a review, Hamburg is the top home city in 5 of the 8. Apartments and condos are the largest home type in all 8. The lines below add what the table can't show, where one of the 8 most booked towns leads its peers or differs from the rest.
- Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein
Of the 22 coastal towns in Germany with 200 or more homes, Lübeck (Schleswig-Holstein) had the most Airbnb homes, at 946, and had the biggest share from abroad among guests who left a review, at 31%, in the 12 months to October 2026. Among guests who left a review, Berlin was the top home city for Lübeck, at 7.2%.
- Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
In the 12 months to October 2026, among guests who left a review, Berlin was the top home city for Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, at 20%.
- Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Of the 22 coastal towns in Germany with 200 or more homes, Kiel (Schleswig-Holstein) had the longest typical stay, at 6.4 nights, and had the highest occupancy, at 46%, in the 12 months to October 2026. Among guests who left a review, Berlin was the top home city for Kiel, at 7.3%.
- 4Fehmarn, Schleswig-Holstein
Of the 22 coastal towns in Germany with 200 or more homes, Fehmarn (Schleswig-Holstein) had the highest guest rating, at 4.79, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- 5Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein
Of the 22 coastal towns in Germany with 200 or more homes, Sylt (Schleswig-Holstein) had the highest nightly rate, at €203, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- 8Sankt Peter-Ording, Schleswig-Holstein
Of the 22 coastal towns in Germany with 200 or more homes, Sankt Peter-Ording (Schleswig-Holstein) was booked furthest ahead, about 87 days before arrival, in the 12 months to October 2026.
When to go
Busiest and Quietest Months
August, July and June rank as the busiest months for Airbnb nights across the coastal towns in Germany, and February and January as the quietest. August is the busiest month in 37 of the 52, while Rostock and Grömitz peak in July, and Wurster Nordseeküste in October. Across the 52 towns, nightly rates run lowest in November, at about €141, and highest in July, at about €163. Across the 52 towns, stays run longest in July, at 6.7 nights, and shortest in January, at 4.2 nights.
August ranks first, January last
Airbnb months in calendar order. The number is the month's rank, and 1 is the busiest. The bar shows its part of Airbnb nights.
- Three busiest months
- Other months
Month by month: rank, typical stay and nightly rate
| Rank | Month | Typical stay | Nightly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August | 5.6 nights | €161 |
| 2 | July | 6.7 nights | €163 |
| 3 | June | 5.3 nights | €156 |
| 4 | September | 4.4 nights | €146 |
| 5 | May | 4.6 nights | €153 |
| 6 | October | 4.5 nights | €149 |
| 7 | April | 4.4 nights | €149 |
| 8 | December | 4.4 nights | €147 |
| 9 | November | 4.5 nights | €141 |
| 10 | March | 4.5 nights | €148 |
| 11 | February | 4.4 nights | €148 |
| 12 | January | 4.2 nights | €147 |
Who comes
Where Guests Come From
Among guests who left a review, 86% come from within Germany. Among those guests, the largest groups from abroad come from Denmark, Switzerland and the Netherlands. The top home cities among those guests are Berlin, Hamburg and Hanover. Lübeck (Schleswig-Holstein) draws the most from abroad, at 31%, among towns with 200 or more homes.
Top countries abroad
Among guests who left a review
Top home cities
Among guests who left a review
86% from within Germany
The money view
Revenue, Occupancy and Nightly Rate
Among the 22 towns with 200 or more Airbnb homes, Sankt Peter-Ording has the highest estimated revenue per home, at €20,432 a year. Of those 22, Kiel has the highest occupancy, at 46%, and the lowest nightly rate on Airbnb, at €97. The most booked of the 52, Lübeck, earns about €13,528 per home.
Highest revenue per home of these 22
A year, AirROI estimate
- Sankt Peter-Ording €20,432
Schleswig-Holstein
- Lübeck €13,528
Schleswig-Holstein
- Fehmarn €12,914
Schleswig-Holstein
- Timmendorfer Strand €12,431
Schleswig-Holstein
- Kiel €12,156
Schleswig-Holstein
Highest occupancy of these 22
Nights booked, AirROI estimate
Lowest nightly rate of these 22
On Airbnb, AirROI estimate
- Kiel €97
Schleswig-Holstein
- Dornum €117
Lower Saxony
- Cuxhaven €122
Lower Saxony
- Norden €132
Lower Saxony
- Kühlungsborn €139
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most popular coastal town in Germany?
By AirROI's estimates, Lübeck (Schleswig-Holstein) is the most booked of the 52 coastal towns in Germany, with 20,347 Airbnb stays in the 12 months to October 2026. Rostock is second, with 11,220. This counts Airbnb bookings only.
What is the most affordable coastal town in Germany?
By AirROI's estimated nightly rate on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, among coastal towns in Germany with 200 or more homes, the lowest are Kiel (Schleswig-Holstein) (€97), Dornum (Lower Saxony) (€117) and Cuxhaven (Lower Saxony) (€122). That is the average asking price on booked nights, not what it costs to live or buy there.
What are some small coastal towns in Germany?
By AirROI's count of active Airbnb homes as of October 2026, the smallest of the 52 coastal towns it lists in Germany are Laboe (Schleswig-Holstein) (98), Breege (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) (98) and Born a. Darß (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) (100). AirROI's list starts at 100 homes, so smaller places are not on it.
What coastal towns in Germany offer the strongest Airbnb returns?
Returns depend on what a home costs to buy and run, which AirROI's figures do not cover. On AirROI's estimated revenue per home in the 12 months to October 2026, among coastal towns in Germany with 200 or more homes, the highest are Sankt Peter-Ording (Schleswig-Holstein) (€20,432), Lübeck (Schleswig-Holstein) (€13,528) and Fehmarn (Schleswig-Holstein) (€12,914). Among the same towns, Kiel (Schleswig-Holstein) has the highest occupancy, at 46%.
Method
How These Lists and Numbers Are Made
How a town gets on this list. A town needs 100 or more Airbnb homes with recent stays. A language model then judges the place from its name, state, country and coordinates, not from words in its name: it has to be on an ocean or sea coast with its own beach, seafront or harbour, or on a Great Lake with a public beach, and within about 10 km of the shore. The town's own listings can back that up, with 30% of its homes listing beach access, or 10% with ocean views, waterfront homes or beach in their titles besides. A town whose listings do not gets a second, stricter check, which asks whether people go there for that or mainly for something else. Big cities stay off. Corrections come last: places the checks got wrong are added or taken off, and rows that name one place are joined.
How the figures are made. Stays, occupancy, nightly rate and revenue are AirROI estimates built from Airbnb listing data, and cover Airbnb only. A town's stays are its bookings in the period, and the typical stay and busiest month come from the same data. Guest ratings, home sizes and how far ahead guests book are the latest figures in each town's AirROI data. Month ranks compare each month's part of Airbnb nights. Origin rests on 383,831 reviews and describes guests who left a review, not everyone who stayed. A town needs 1,000 reviews before this page gives its share from abroad.