There are 3 ways to get from Dessau to Sylt by train or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Bitterfeld to Hamburg-Altona28 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/BahnhofRe6 / ...
8h 14m€108–153Train via Salzwedel
cheapest- Take the train from Roßlau(Elbe) to Magdeburg-Neustadt
- Take the train from Magdeburg-Neustadt to Salzwedel
- Take the train from Salzwedel to Hamburg-Altona28 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/BahnhofRe6
9h 35m€96–132Train, bus
- Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Potsdam HbfRe
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Rendsburg central bus station050
- Take the bus from Rendsburg Bahnhofstraße/ZOB to Heide(Holst) Bahnhof200
- Take the train from Heide(Holst) to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/BahnhofRe6
12h 17m
Dessau to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dessau to Sylt is to train via Salzwedel which costs €95 - €140 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Dessau to Sylt is to train which takes 8h 14m and costs €100 - €160.
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 and Hamburg-Altona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 14m.
The distance between Dessau and Sylt is 686 km.
The best way to get from Dessau to Sylt without a car is to train which takes 8h 14m and costs €100 - €160.
It takes approximately 8h 14m 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-Altona station.
There are 746+ 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 and Hamburg-Altona in around 8h 14m.
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bitterfeld to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heide(Holst) to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €31–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzwedel to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–39
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heide(Holst) to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Roßlau(Elbe) to Magdeburg-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg-Neustadt to Salzwedel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- info@startgmbh.com
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Dessau Hbf to Potsdam Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Rendsburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Rendsburg Bahnhofstraße/ZOB to Heide(Holst) Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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