There are 6 ways to get from Aarau to Sylt by train, plane, or night train
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Westerland
best- Take the train from Aarau to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Westerland (GWT)plane ZRH - GWT
4h 20m€188–653Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Aarau to Zürich HBtrain S11 / ...
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
16h 52m€115–257Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Aarau to Basel SBBtrain Ext
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
13h 37m€204–466Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Aarau to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
8h 47m€141–322Train to Basel, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Aarau to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BSL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
9h 13m€118–324Train
- Take the train from Aarau to Basel SBBtrain Ext
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg-Altonatrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
13h 55m€227–505
Aarau to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aarau to Sylt is to train and night train which costs €110 - €260 and takes 16h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Aarau to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 4h 20m and costs €180 - €700.
No, there is no direct train from Aarau to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Aarau and arriving at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Basel SBB, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Hamburg Hbf and Elmshorn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 37m.
The distance between Aarau and Sylt is 881 km.
The best way to get from Aarau to Sylt without a car is to train via Kassel which takes 13h 37m and costs €200 - €470.
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Aarau to Sylt, including transfers.
Aarau to Sylt train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Aarau station.
Aarau to Sylt train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
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There are 7161+ hotels available in Sylt.
What companies run services between Aarau, Switzerland and Sylt, Germany?
You can take a train from Aarau to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Basel SBB, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Hamburg Hbf, and Elmshorn in around 13h 37m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Aarau to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Aarau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Aarau to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–380
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–270
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
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