There are 9 ways to get from Heidelberg to Sylt by train, plane, bus, or night train
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Westerland
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Westerland (GWT)plane FRA - GWT
3h 38m€250–796Night train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Heidelberg Hbf to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
11h 5m€105–208Train via Hanover
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
10h 26m€166–369Bus
- Take the bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Kiel central bus stationbus 198
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Flensburgbus N73
- Take the bus from Handewitt B 199 to Niebüll Bahnhofbus 100
15h 55mTrain to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
8h 7m€166–367Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Westerland
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Westerland (GWT)plane DUS - GWT
5h 12m€135–595Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
8h 11m€148–305Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane FRA - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
8h 51m€185–516Train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Altonatrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
11h 38m€200–402
Heidelberg to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Sylt is to night train and train which costs €100 - €210 and takes 11h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 3h 38m and costs €250 - €800.
No, there is no direct train from Heidelberg to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Hannover Hbf, Hamburg Hbf and Elmshorn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 26m.
The distance between Heidelberg and Sylt is 630 km.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Sylt without a car is to train via Hanover which takes 10h 26m and costs €160 - €370.
It takes approximately 3h 38m to get from Heidelberg to Sylt, including transfers.
Heidelberg to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Sylt is to train via Hanover which takes 10h 26m and costs €160 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 15h 55m.
Heidelberg to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hannover Hbf station.
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What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Sylt, Germany?
You can take a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Hannover Hbf, Hamburg Hbf, and Elmshorn in around 10h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Kiel central bus station, Flensburg, Handewitt B 199, Niebüll Bahnhof, and Niebüll in around 15h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- 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
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Heidelberg Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–80
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Handewitt B 199 to Niebüll Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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