There are 8 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Sylt by train, plane, bus, or night train
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Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Westerland
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Westerland (GWT)STR - GWT
3h 51m€144–501Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler OmnibusbahnhofN33
- Take the bus from Bf. Altona to Husum(Nordsee) BahnhofRe6
- Take the bus from Husum(Nordsee) Bahnhof to Niebüll BahnhofRe6
19h 19m€67–113Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf20 / ...
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/BahnhofRe6
9h 20m€97–228Night train, train
- Take the night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Hamburg-AltonaNj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/BahnhofRe6 / ...
11h 33m€90–317Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)STR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
8h 14m€137–325Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)FRA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
7h 42m€121–260Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bremen Airport (BRE)STR - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
9h 27m€154–431Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Wiesloch-Walldorf, BfRe73 / ...
- Take the train from Wiesloch-Walldorf, Bf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof26
10h 58m€130–167
Karlsruhe to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Sylt is to bus which costs €65 - €120 and takes 19h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 3h 51m and costs €140 - €500.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Hamburg Hbf and Elmshorn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 20m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Sylt is 794 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Sylt without a car is to train via Kassel which takes 9h 20m and costs €95 - €230.
It takes approximately 3h 51m to get from Karlsruhe to Sylt, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Sylt is to train via Kassel which takes 9h 20m and costs €95 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €120 and takes 19h 19m.
Karlsruhe to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
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What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Sylt, Germany?
You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Hamburg Hbf, and Elmshorn in around 9h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Hauptbahnhof/ZOB, Bf. Altona, Husum(Nordsee) Bahnhof, Niebüll Bahnhof, and Niebüll in around 19h 19m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–470
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–490
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–490
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Wiesloch-Walldorf, Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wiesloch-Walldorf, Bf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Wiesloch-Walldorf, Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Bf. Altona to Husum(Nordsee) Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Bus from Husum(Nordsee) Bahnhof to Niebüll Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Husum(Nordsee) Bahnhof to Niebüll Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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