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€147–278Bus, 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 Leipzig-Halle Airport 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
8h 54m€226–467Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
8h 9m€147–286Night 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€159–213Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Westerland
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Westerland (GWT)plane DRS - GWT
5h 53m€243–852Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport 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 €140 - €280 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 5h 53m and costs €240 - €850.
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 €140 - €280.
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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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 Dammtor and Elmshorn in around 7h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Dresden Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Westerland via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- 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
- €80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Heide(Holst)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- 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
- €55–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- 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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- €27–50
- 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/
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