There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Sylt by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Westerland
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Westerland (GWT)plane ATH - GWT
7h 35m€149–509Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ATH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
10h 41m€142–443Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Budapestbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Kiel Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Husumtrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
38h 8m€333–604Bus, train via Budapest
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Kiel Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Husumtrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
42h 6m€320–614Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Hamburg-Altonatrain Rj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
44h 8m€181–362Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Bremen Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Flensburg central train stationbus N74
- Take the bus from Flensburg Exe to Niebüll Bahnhofbus 100
45h 55m
Athens to Sylt by bus, foot, subway, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Sylt is to fly and train which costs €140 - €450 and takes 10h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Sylt is to fly which takes 7h 35m and costs €140 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Niebüll Bahnhof via Durrës, Bremen Fernbusterminal and Flensburg Exe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 55m.
The distance between Athens and Sylt is 2256 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Sylt without a car is to train and bus which takes 38h 8m and costs €330 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Athens to Sylt, including transfers.
Athens to Sylt bus services, operated by Art Tour, depart from Athens station.
The best way to get from Athens to Sylt is to fly which takes 7h 35m and costs €140 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 45h 55m.
Athens to Sylt bus services, operated by Art Tour, arrive at Durrës station.
Sylt is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 3:18 AM in Athens and 2:18 AM in Sylt.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Sylt, Germany?
Aegean Airlines, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Westerland (GWT) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Durrës, Bremen Hauptbahnhof, Bremen Fernbusterminal, Flensburg central train station, Flensburg Exe, Niebüll Bahnhof, and Niebüll in around 45h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Westerland via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Athens International Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Westerland via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Westerland via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €170–260
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €170–260
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- moin@nordbahn.de
- Website
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Kiel Hbf to Husum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Kiel Hbf to Husum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €52
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Durrës to Bremen Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Flensburg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- 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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