There are 3 ways to get from Ballum to Sylt by ferry, train, plane, or bus
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Ferry, train, fly to Hamburg Airport
best- Take the ferry from Ameland to Holwertferry
- Take the train from Leeuwarden to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane AMS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
13h 17mFerry, train, fly to Bremen Airport
- Take the ferry from Ameland to Holwertferry
- Take the train from Leeuwarden to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane AMS - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
13h 41mFerry, train, fly to Billund Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Ameland to Holwertferry
- Take the train from Leeuwarden to Schiphol Airporttrain
- 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
14h 43m
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Ballum and Sylt is 889 km.
It takes approximately 13h 17m to get from Ballum to Sylt, including transfers.
There are 255+ hotels available in Sylt.
What companies run services between Ballum, Netherlands and Sylt, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Ballum to Sylt. However, you can take the line 3 bus to Nes, Veerhaven, walk to Ameland, take the ferry to Holwert, walk to Holwert, Veerdam, take the line 66 bus to Leeuwarden, Busstation, walk to Leeuwarden, take the train to Schiphol Airport, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Hamburg Airport (HAM), walk to Hamburg Airport, take the train to Altona, walk to Hamburg-Altona, then take the train to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof. Alternatively, you can take the line 3 bus to Nes, Veerhaven, walk to Ameland, take the ferry to Holwert, walk to Holwert, Veerdam, take the line 66 bus to Leeuwarden, Busstation, walk to Leeuwarden, take the train to Schiphol Airport, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Bremen Airport (BRE), walk to Bremen Flughafen, take the line 6 vehicle to Bremen Hauptbahnhof, walk to Bremen Hbf, take the train to Hamburg-Altona, then take the train to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof.
- 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 Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–410
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–410
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Leeuwarden to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €65–110
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/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
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/en/
- Phone
- +31 900 9238
- Website
- wpd.nl
Ferry from Ameland to Holwert
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- WPD
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