There are 5 ways to get from Ameland to Sylt by ferry, train, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, train
best- Take the ferry from Ameland to Holwertferry
- Take the train from Leeuwarden to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Enschedetrain
- Take the train from Enschede to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain 33
12h 49mFerry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Ameland to Holwertferry
- Take the bus from Leeuwarden to Groningenbus
- Take the bus from Groningen to Hamburg - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Hauptbahnhof/ZOB to Husum(Nordsee) Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
16h 31mFerry, train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Westerland
- Take the ferry from Ameland to Holwertferry
- Take the train from Leeuwarden to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Westerland (GWT)plane DUS - GWT
9h 42mFerry, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Ameland to Holwertferry
- Take the train from Leeuwarden to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane AMS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
12h 29mFerry, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Billund Airport, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Ameland to Holwertferry
- Take the train from Leeuwarden to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane AMS - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.train
13h 51m
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Westerland (GWT) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Ameland and Sylt is 790 km.
The best way to get from Ameland to Sylt without a car is to ferry and train which takes 12h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 49m to get from Ameland to Sylt, including transfers.
There are 7502+ hotels available in Sylt.
What companies run services between Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands and Sylt, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Ameland to Sylt. However, you can take the ferry to Holwert, walk to Holwert, Veerdam, take the line 66 bus to Leeuwarden, Busstation, walk to Leeuwarden, take the train to Zwolle, take the train to Enschede, take the train to Münster Hauptbahnhof, then take the train to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Ameland to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Holwert, Holwert, Veerdam, Leeuwarden, Busstation, Leeuwarden, Groningen, Hauptbahnhof/ZOB, Husum(Nordsee) Bahnhof, and Husum in around 16h 31m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Leeuwarden to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Enschede to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Leeuwarden to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Leeuwarden to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Leeuwarden to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0900-9292
- Website
- blauwnet.nl
Train from Zwolle to Enschede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–17
- Website
- https://blauwnet.nl/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Enschede to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +45 72 30 25 00
- kommunikation.afd@gocollective.dk
- Website
- gocollective.dk
Train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- gocollective.dk
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Bus from Leeuwarden to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Groningen to Hamburg - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Hauptbahnhof/ZOB to Husum(Nordsee) Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/
- Phone
- +31 900 9238
- Website
- wpd.nl
Ferry from Ameland to Holwert
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.wpd.nl
Ferry from Ameland to Holwert
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.wpd.nl
Ferry from Ameland to Holwert
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.wpd.nl
Ferry from Ameland to Holwert
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.wpd.nl
Ferry from Ameland to Holwert
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.wpd.nl
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