There are 7 ways to get from Bern to Sylt by train, plane, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Westerland
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Westerland (GWT)plane ZRH - GWT
4h 52m€214–674Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
15h 48m€150–323Train
- Take the train from Bern to Hamburg-Altonatrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
13h 27m€388–998Train to Basel, fly to Westerland
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Westerland (GWT)plane BSL - GWT
9h 59m€278–803Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
9h 19m€182–453Train to Basel, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BSL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
9h 31m€156–392Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- 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
13h 53m€259–561
Bern to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Sylt is to train and night train which costs €150 - €330 and takes 15h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 4h 52m and costs €210 - €700.
No, there is no direct train from Bern to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Hamburg-Altona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 27m.
The distance between Bern and Sylt is 957 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Sylt without a car is to train which takes 13h 27m and costs €380 - €1000.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Bern to Sylt, including transfers.
Bern to Sylt train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Bern station.
Bern to Sylt train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Hamburg-Altona station.
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There are 7404+ hotels available in Sylt.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Sylt, Germany?
You can take a train from Bern to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Hamburg-Altona in around 13h 27m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
Flights from Basel to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Westerland via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €320–950
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
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
Train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- 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
- +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
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