There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Sylt by train, bus, night train, or plane
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Train via Kassel
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
12h 7m€199–436Night train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
13h 52m€95–200Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Hamburg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Flensburgbus N73
- Take the bus from Handewitt B 199 to Niebüll Bahnhofbus 100
19h 6mFly Basel to Westerland
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Westerland (GWT)plane BSL - GWT
13h 8m€243–904Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg-Altonatrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
12h 15m€219–1,033Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Westerland
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Westerland (GWT)plane ZRH - GWT
5h 1m€215–651Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Westerland
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Westerland (GWT)plane STR - GWT
5h 47m€240–923Fly Basel to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BSL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
8h 25m€106–298Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
9h 34m€153–415
Basel to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Sylt is to night train and train which costs €95 - €200 and takes 13h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 5h 1m and costs €210 - €650.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Hamburg Hbf and Elmshorn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 7m.
The distance between Basel and Sylt is 1069 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Sylt without a car is to train via Kassel which takes 12h 7m and costs €190 - €440.
It takes approximately 12h 7m to get from Basel to Sylt, including transfers.
Basel to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Sylt is to train via Kassel which takes 12h 7m and costs €190 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 19h 6m, you could also fly, which costs €240 - €950 and takes 13h 8m.
Basel to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
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What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Sylt, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Hamburg Hbf, and Elmshorn in around 12h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Flensburg, Handewitt B 199, Niebüll Bahnhof, and Niebüll in around 19h 6m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Westerland via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–1,400
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–450
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Westerland via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–410
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–270
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €330–1,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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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