There are 6 ways to get from Dessau to Sylt by train, bus, or plane
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Train via Elmshorn
best- Take the train from Bitterfeld to Hamburg Dammtortrain 28
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
8h 28m€126–271Train #2
cheapest- Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg-Neustadttrain
- Take the train from Magdeburg-Neustadt to Stendal Hbftrain S1
- Take the train from Stendal Hbf to Schleswigtrain Rj
- Take the train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
10h 35m€72–129Train, bus
- Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Hanover central bus stationbus N67 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Flensburgbus N73
- Take the bus from Handewitt B 199 to Niebüll Bahnhofbus 100
12h 51mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Messetrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Westerland (GWT)plane LEJ - GWT
9h 37m€263–1,020Train
- Take the train from Bitterfeld to Hamburg-Altonatrain 28
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
9h 12m€130–271Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Westerland (GWT)plane BER - GWT
6h 53m€249–711
Dessau to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dessau to Sylt is to train which costs €70 - €130 and takes 10h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Dessau to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 6h 53m and costs €240 - €750.
No, there is no direct train from Dessau to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Dessau Hbf and arriving at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Bitterfeld, Hamburg Dammtor and Elmshorn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 28m.
The distance between Dessau and Sylt is 684 km.
The best way to get from Dessau to Sylt without a car is to train via Elmshorn which takes 8h 28m and costs €120 - €280.
It takes approximately 8h 28m to get from Dessau to Sylt, including transfers.
Dessau to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Bitterfeld station.
Dessau to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Dammtor station.
There are 7443+ hotels available in Sylt.
What companies run services between Dessau, Germany and Sylt, Germany?
You can take a train from Dessau Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Bitterfeld, Hamburg Dammtor, and Elmshorn in around 8h 28m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Westerland via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Westerland via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Westerland via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Westerland via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bitterfeld to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bitterfeld to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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
Train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- 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 Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Messe
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- 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 Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg-Neustadt to Stendal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- 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
Train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Stendal Hbf to Schleswig
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- 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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