There are 5 ways to get from Dortmund to Sylt by train, bus, or plane
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Train via Hamburg
best- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
7h 2m€50–90Train
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€38–136Bus
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Flensburg central train stationbus N74
- Take the bus from Flensburg ZOB to Niebüll Bahnhofbus 100
10h 20m€54–102Train, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DUS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
7h 35m€128–340Train, fly to Westerland
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Westerland (GWT)plane DUS - GWT
3h 1m€95–346
Dortmund to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dortmund to Sylt is to train via Hamburg which costs €50 - €90 and takes 7h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Dortmund to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 3h 1m and costs €95 - €350.
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 Hamburg-Altona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 2m.
The distance between Dortmund and Sylt is 582 km.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Sylt without a car is to train via Hamburg which takes 7h 2m and costs €50 - €90.
It takes approximately 7h 2m 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 via Hamburg which takes 7h 2m and costs €50 - €90. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €110 and takes 10h 20m.
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 Hamburg-Altona in around 7h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dortmund central bus station to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Flensburg central train station, Flensburg Bahnhof, Flensburg ZOB, Niebüll Bahnhof, and Niebüll in around 10h 20m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- 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 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- 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
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €29–45
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €45–65
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- 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 ZOB to Niebüll Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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