There are 5 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€117–161Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg-Neustadttrain
- Take the bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N66
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
11h 22m€57–92Train, 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 22m€153–527Train
- Take the train from Bitterfeld to Hamburg-Altonatrain 28
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
9h 12m€108–153Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dessau, Ferdinand-von-Schill-Str. to Lu. Wittenberg, Hauptbahnhofbus 304
- Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain 28 / ...
- Take the bus from Bf. Altona to Husum(Nordsee) Bahnhofbus Re6
- Take the bus from Husum(Nordsee) Bahnhof to Niebüll Bahnhofbus Re6
12h 26m
Dessau to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dessau to Sylt is to train and bus which costs €55 - €95 and takes 11h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Dessau to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 6h 22m and costs €150 - €550.
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 €110 - €170.
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 7013+ 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 Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Westerland via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Westerland via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Westerland via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Westerland via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bitterfeld to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bitterfeld to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- 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
- €30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- 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
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- 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
- Estimated price
- €17–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Bus from Husum(Nordsee) Bahnhof to Niebüll Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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