There are 6 ways to get from Helsinki to Sylt by plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Westerland
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Westerland (GWT)plane HEL - GWT
7h 38m€163–755Fly to Billund Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane HEL - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.train
10h 16m€107–401Train, ferry
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Turku satamatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholmferry
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Pinnebergtrain 307
- Take the train from Pinneberg to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
29h 41m€226–600Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
33h 45m€214–437Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Port of Travemündeferry
- Take the train from Luebeck Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Husumtrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
37h 32m€397–684Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane HEL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
9h 19m€136–409
Helsinki to Sylt by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Sylt is to fly and train which costs €130 - €410 and takes 9h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Sylt is to fly which takes 7h 38m and costs €160 - €800.
The distance between Helsinki and Sylt is 1179 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Sylt without a car is to train and ferry which takes 29h 41m and costs €220 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Helsinki to Sylt, including transfers.
Sylt is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 5:38 AM in Helsinki and 4:38 AM in Sylt.
There are 7574+ hotels available in Sylt.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Sylt, Germany?
Lufthansa City, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Westerland (GWT) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Hamburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Hamburg Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Billund Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–750
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Westerland via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Hamburg Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Westerland via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Turku satama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Pinneberg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pinneberg to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164183
- info@erixx.de
- Website
- Erixx
Train from Luebeck Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- Erixx
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- moin@nordbahn.de
- Website
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Kiel Hbf to Husum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- Danish Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- Sydtrafik
- Phone
- +358 3 4399880
- individual.sales@vikingline.com
- Website
- Viking Line
Ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Viking Line
- Phone
- +358 9 231 43100
- passenger@finnlines.com
- Website
- Finnlines
Ferry from Helsinki to Port of Travemünde
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