There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Sylt by train (Eurostar), bus, train, or plane
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Train via Cologne
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain 33
18h 12m€409–822Fly to Westerland
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Westerland (GWT)plane EDI - GWT
11h 17m€141–471Bus, train
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
31h 39m€159–263Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain 33
19h 41mFly to Billund Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane EDI - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.train
9h 51m
Edinburgh to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Sylt is to bus and train which costs €150 - €270 and takes 31h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Sylt is to fly which takes 11h 17m and costs €140 - €480.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 12m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Sylt is 1908 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Sylt without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 18h 12m and costs €400 - €850.
It takes approximately 18h 12m to get from Edinburgh to Sylt, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Sylt train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Sylt is to train via Cologne which takes 18h 12m and costs €400 - €850. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €140 - €480 and takes 11h 17m.
Sylt is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:41 PM in Edinburgh and 4:41 PM in Sylt.
Edinburgh to Sylt train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Sylt, Germany?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Köln Hbf in around 18h 12m. Alternatively, Eurowings, Edelweiss Air, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Westerland (GWT) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Westerland via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Westerland via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Westerland via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €350–900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://govolta.nl/nl?_fl=en
- Phone
- +45 72 30 25 00
- kommunikation.afd@gocollective.dk
- Website
- gocollective.dk
Train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- gocollective.dk
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/
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