There are 7 ways to get from Leipzig to Sylt by train, bus, plane, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Elmshorn
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg Dammtortrain 28
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
7h 25m€126–257Bus, train
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 182 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Heide(Holst)train 33 / ...
- Take the bus from Heide(Holst) Bahnhof to Niebüll Bahnhofbus Re6
11h 59mFly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LEJ - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
9h 4m€216–456Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
8h 9m€132–263Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Hamburgnighttrain
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
8h 39m€142–195Fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane LEJ - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
9h 39m€273–527Fly to Billund Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane LEJ - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.train
11h 42m
Leipzig to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Sylt is to train via Elmshorn which costs €120 - €260 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Sylt is to train via Elmshorn which takes 7h 25m and costs €120 - €260.
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 Dammtor and Elmshorn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 25m.
The distance between Leipzig and Sylt is 692 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Sylt without a car is to train via Elmshorn which takes 7h 25m and costs €120 - €260.
It takes approximately 7h 25m 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 Dammtor station.
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You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Hamburg Dammtor and Elmshorn in around 7h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt, Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Heide(Holst)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Night train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +45 72 30 25 00
- kommunikation.afd@gocollective.dk
- Website
- gocollective.dk
Train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- gocollective.dk
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Heide(Holst) Bahnhof to Niebüll Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/en/
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