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 Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Westerland (GWT)plane DUS - GWT
3h 1m€125–537Train
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€105–376Bus
- 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€299–661Train 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€105–295
Dortmund to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dortmund to Sylt is to train via Hamburg which costs €100 - €300 and takes 7h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Dortmund to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 3h 1m and costs €120 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Dortmund station to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Dortmund central bus station and arriving at Niebüll Bahnhof via Flensburg Exe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 40m.
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 - €380.
It takes approximately 3h 1m to get from Dortmund to Sylt, including transfers.
Dortmund to Sylt bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dortmund central bus station.
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 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 10h 40m.
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
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–490
Flights from Frankfurt to Westerland via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €230–490
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- +31 85 004 3110
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact 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
- €40–70
- 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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Dortmund to Sylt bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Flensburg central train station.
Dortmund to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Münster Hauptbahnhof station.
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