There are 7 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
9h 35m€119–469Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Hamburg Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
39h 39m€301–463Bus, train via Hamburg
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Hamburg Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
41h 27m€289–472Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- 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 37m€137–293Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest-Nyugatibus
- 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 43mBus, train #2
- 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€211–362Bus
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sibiubus 983
- Take the bus from Sibiu Bus Station Turnisor to Flensburg Scandinavian Parkbus
- Take the bus from Handewitt B 199 to Niebüll Bahnhofbus 100
2d 9h
Athens to Sylt by train, bus, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Sylt is to fly and train which costs €130 - €300 and takes 10h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Sylt is to fly which takes 9h 35m and costs €110 - €470.
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 39h 39m and costs €300 - €470.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Athens to Sylt, including transfers.
The best way to get from Athens to Sylt is to fly which takes 9h 35m and costs €110 - €470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 9h.
Sylt is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 9:54 PM in Athens and 8:54 PM in Sylt.
There are 7443+ hotels available in Sylt.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Sylt, Germany?
Lufthansa, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Westerland (GWT) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Thessaloniki Monastiriou, Thessaloniki train station, Sibiu, Sibiu Bus Station Turnisor, Flensburg Scandinavian Park, Handewitt B 199, Niebüll Bahnhof, and Niebüll in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Athens International Airport to Westerland via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Westerland via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Westerland via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €160–240
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €170–260
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- moin@nordbahn.de
- Website
- nordbahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Husum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nordbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Schedules at
- 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
- +381 011 7614787
- fptravelpatrikalos@gmail.com
- Website
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
Bus from Athens to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Schedules at
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
- 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
- +30 2310 500111
- info@ktelthes.gr
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- https://ktelthes.gr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040 723 450 475
- info@comati-psg.ro
- Website
- comati-psg.ro
Bus from Sibiu Bus Station Turnisor to Flensburg Scandinavian Park
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–170
- Website
- https://comati-psg.ro/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Handewitt B 199 to Niebüll Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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