There are 7 ways to get from Aarau to Sylt by train, plane, bus, 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€188–494Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Aarau to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
16h 20m€124–267Train 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 20 / ...
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
12h 39m€225–835Train, bus
- Take the train from Aarau to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hanover central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Flensburg central train stationbus 173 / ...
- Take the bus from Flensburg Exe to Niebüll Bahnhofbus 100
20h 19mTrain, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Westerland
- Take the train from Aarau to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Westerland (GWT)plane STR - GWT
7h 10m€204–655Train 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 35m€151–358Train
- Take the train from Olten to Hamburg-Altonatrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
13h 54m€360–1,064
Aarau to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aarau to Sylt is to train and night train which costs €120 - €270 and takes 16h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Aarau to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 4h 20m and costs €180 - €500.
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 12h 39m.
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 12h 39m and costs €220 - €850.
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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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 12h 39m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–450
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Westerland via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–420
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Westerland via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Train from Aarau to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Aarau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Aarau to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Aarau to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Aarau to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Aarau to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Olten to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €300–950
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Aarau to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Aarau to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Aarau to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Flensburg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- 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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