There are 5 ways to get from Hanover to Sylt by train, bus, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain 24
5h 4m€75–290Bus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Flensburg central train stationbus 173 / ...
- Take the bus from Flensburg Exe to Niebüll Bahnhofbus 100
7h 30mFly from Hannover Airport
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Westerland (GWT)plane HAJ - GWT
8h€300–550Train via Elmshorn
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
5h 36m€79–239Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Westerland (GWT)plane DUS - GWT
4h 39m€153–659
Hanover to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Sylt is to train which costs €75 - €290 and takes 5h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 4h 39m and costs €150 - €700.
No, there is no direct bus from Hanover station to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Hanover central bus station and arriving at Niebüll Bahnhof via Flensburg Exe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 30m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hannover Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 4m.
The distance between Hanover and Sylt is 416 km.
The best way to get from Hanover to Sylt without a car is to train which takes 5h 4m and costs €75 - €290.
The train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof takes 5h 4m including transfers and departs once daily.
Hanover to Sylt bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hanover central bus station.
Hanover to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Hanover to Sylt is to train which takes 5h 4m and costs €75 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 7h 30m, you could also fly, which costs €300 - €550 and takes 8h.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Sylt, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof once daily. Tickets cost €75–290 and the journey takes 5h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hanover central bus station to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Flensburg central train station, Flensburg Exe, Niebüll Bahnhof, and Niebüll in around 7h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Hannover Airport to Westerland via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Westerland via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Hannover Airport to Westerland via Copenhagen, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
- 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 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- 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 Hanover central bus station to Flensburg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- 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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Hanover to Sylt bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Flensburg central train station.
Hanover to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof station.
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