There are 5 ways to get from Leipzig to Sylt by train or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg-Altona28 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/BahnhofRe6 / ...
7h 11m€130–170Train via Elmshorn
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Central Station to Hamburg Central StationFlx10
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/BahnhofRe6 / ...
7h 45m€41–84Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)LEJ - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
8h 50m€180–334Train via Berlin
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf28 / ...
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg-Altona28 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/BahnhofRe6
7h 52m€84–210Fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bremen Airport (BRE)LEJ - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
9h 59m€247–390
Leipzig to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Sylt is to train via Elmshorn which costs €40 - €85 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Sylt is to train which takes 7h 11m and costs €130 - €170.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Hamburg-Altona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 11m.
The distance between Leipzig and Sylt is 694 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Sylt without a car is to train which takes 7h 11m and costs €130 - €170.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Leipzig to Sylt, including transfers.
Leipzig to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
Leipzig to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg-Altona station.
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What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Sylt, Germany?
You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Hamburg-Altona in around 7h 11m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–290
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt, Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- 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
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
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 Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Leipzig Central Station to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–40
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–16
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €18–25
- 1st Class
- €28–40
- Business
- €30–33
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
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