There are 8 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€226–461Night 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€115–225Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Hamburg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Bf. Altona to Husum(Nordsee) Bahnhofbus Re6
- Take the bus from Husum(Nordsee) Bahnhof to Niebüll Bahnhofbus Re6
19h 27mFly Basel to Westerland
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Westerland (GWT)plane BSL - GWT
8h 52m€183–754Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg-Altonatrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
12h 15m€247–503Train 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 6m€183–695Fly 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 24m€116–293Train 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€171–394
Basel to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Sylt is to night train and train which costs €110 - €230 and takes 13h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 5h 6m and costs €180 - €700.
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 €220 - €470.
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 €220 - €470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 19h 27m, you could also fly, which costs €180 - €800 and takes 8h 52m.
Basel to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
Book your Basel to Sylt train tickets online with Omio.
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 central bus station, Hauptbahnhof/ZOB, Bf. Altona, Husum(Nordsee) Bahnhof, Niebüll Bahnhof, and Niebüll in around 19h 27m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–380
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Westerland via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €180–410
- 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
- €55–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- 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 Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Bf. Altona to Husum(Nordsee) Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Bus from Husum(Nordsee) Bahnhof to Niebüll Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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