There are 4 ways to get from Detmold to Sylt by train or plane
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Train, fly to Westerland
best- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Westerland (GWT)plane DUS - GWT
4h 33m€147–486Train via Hamburg
cheapest- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoetrain Rb
- Take the train from Itzehoe to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
7h 44m€89–250Train, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DUS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
9h 5m€152–357Train
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Osnabrück Hbftrain Rb61
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain 33
7h 57m€97–182
Detmold to Sylt by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Detmold to Sylt is to train which costs €95 - €190 and takes 7h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Detmold to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 4h 33m and costs €140 - €490.
No, there is no direct train from Detmold to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Detmold, Bahnhof and arriving at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB, Hannover Hauptbahnhof, Hamburg Hbf and Itzehoe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 44m.
The distance between Detmold and Sylt is 615 km.
The best way to get from Detmold to Sylt without a car is to train via Hamburg which takes 7h 44m and costs €85 - €250.
It takes approximately 4h 33m to get from Detmold to Sylt, including transfers.
Detmold to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB station.
Detmold to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
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What companies run services between Detmold, Germany and Sylt, Germany?
You can take a train from Detmold, Bahnhof to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB, Hannover Hauptbahnhof, Hamburg Hbf, and Itzehoe in around 7h 44m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Itzehoe to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- moin@nordbahn.de
- Website
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Itzehoe to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €37
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- dialog@nordwestbahn.de
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- NordWestBahn
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