There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Sylt by train, bus, plane, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Hamburg
best- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoetrain Rb
- Take the train from Itzehoe to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
8h 48mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
10h 32m€151–273Train, bus
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the bus from Göttingen central bus station to Flensburg central train stationbus N73
- Take the bus from Flensburg Exe to Niebüll Bahnhofbus 100
14hTrain, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Westerland
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Westerland (GWT)plane NUE - GWT
6h 43m€281–682Train
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain Rb87
- Take the train from Göttingen to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain 24
9h 16mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the nighttrain from Goettingen to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
10h 20m
Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Westerland (GWT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Sylt is to train and fly which costs €150 - €280 and takes 10h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 6h 43m and costs €280 - €700.
No, there is no direct train from Europe to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Sontra Bahnhof and arriving at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, Göttingen, Hamburg Hbf and Itzehoe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 48m.
The distance between Europe and Sylt is 585 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Sylt without a car is to train via Hamburg which takes 8h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Europe to Sylt, including transfers.
Europe to Sylt train services, operated by cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, depart from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof station.
Europe to Sylt train services, operated by cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, arrive at Göttingen station.
There are 7495+ hotels available in Sylt.
What companies run services between Europe and Sylt, Germany?
You can take a bus from Nentershausen Markt to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Sontra Breitwiese, Sontra Bahnhof, Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, Göttingen, Hamburg Hbf, and Itzehoe in around 8h 48m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–700
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Itzehoe to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Itzehoe to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €37
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €37
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Goettingen to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–93
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €88–93
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–65
- Seating Carriage
- €24–29
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Göttingen central bus station to Flensburg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Flensburg Exe to Niebüll Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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