There are 6 ways to get from Heidelberg to Sylt by train, plane, bus, or night train
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Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Westerland (GWT)plane STR - GWT
3h 53m€160–671Night 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 / ...
10h 51m€85–183Train via Schleswig
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 62 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Schleswigtrain 4
- Take the train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
9h 43m€168–637Bus
- Take the bus from Heidelberg central train station to Hamburg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Flensburg central train stationbus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Flensburg Exe to Niebüll Bahnhofbus 100
14h 4mTrain to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Westerland (GWT)plane FRA - GWT
3h 22m€251–541Train
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 62 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain 24
10h 15m€146–612
Heidelberg to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Sylt is to night train and train which costs €85 - €190 and takes 10h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 3h 22m and costs €250 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Heidelberg station to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg central train station and arriving at Niebüll Bahnhof via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Flensburg Exe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 4m.
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 Frankfurt, Schleswig and Husum. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 43m.
The distance between Heidelberg and Sylt is 805 km.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Sylt without a car is to train via Schleswig which takes 9h 43m and costs €160 - €650.
It takes approximately 3h 53m to get from Heidelberg to Sylt, including transfers.
Heidelberg to Sylt bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heidelberg central train station.
Heidelberg to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Sylt is to train via Schleswig which takes 9h 43m and costs €160 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 14h 4m.
What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Sylt, Germany?
You can take a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Frankfurt, Schleswig, and Husum in around 9h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heidelberg central train station to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Flensburg central train station, Flensburg Exe, Niebüll Bahnhof, and Niebüll in around 14h 4m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Westerland via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
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 Stuttgart Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Westerland via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Schleswig
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/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 Heidelberg central train station to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Flensburg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- 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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Heidelberg to Sylt bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg central bus station.
Heidelberg to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
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