There are 5 ways to get from Dortmund to Sylt by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Westerland (GWT)plane DUS - GWT
2h 57m€144–587Train
cheapest- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain 33
7h 4m€105–288Bus
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Flensburg central train stationbus N74
- Take the bus from Flensburg Exe to Niebüll Bahnhofbus 100
10h 40mTrain to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Westerland (GWT)plane FRA - GWT
4h 28m€298–731Train via Hamburg
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
7h 7m€108–247
Dortmund to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dortmund to Sylt is to train which costs €100 - €290 and takes 7h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Dortmund to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 2h 57m and costs €140 - €600.
No, there is no direct train from Dortmund to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Dortmund Hbf and arriving at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Münster Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 4m.
The distance between Dortmund and Sylt is 488 km.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Sylt without a car is to train which takes 7h 4m and costs €100 - €290.
It takes approximately 2h 57m to get from Dortmund to Sylt, including transfers.
Dortmund to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dortmund Hbf station.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Sylt is to train which takes 7h 4m and costs €100 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 10h 40m.
Dortmund to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Münster Hauptbahnhof station.
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What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Sylt, Germany?
You can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Münster Hauptbahnhof in around 7h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dortmund central bus station to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Flensburg central train station, Flensburg Exe, Niebüll Bahnhof, and Niebüll in around 10h 40m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 85 004 3110
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Dortmund Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Flensburg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Flensburg Exe to Niebüll Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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