There are 8 ways to get from Lugano to Sylt by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, 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 to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Westerland
best- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Westerland (GWT)plane MXP - GWT
7h€126–507Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane MXP - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
10h 6m€75–221Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoetrain Rb
- Take the train from Itzehoe to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
15h 34m€185–559Bus
- Take the bus from Lugano to Munich central bus stationbus FlixBus N76 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Flensburgbus N73
24h 41m€116–208Train, night train
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
18h 11m€119–267Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LIN - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
10h 27m€136–365Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
10h 22m€155–350Train
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain Ic2 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Hamburg-Altonatrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
16h 28m€385–601
Lugano to Sylt by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Sylt is to train and fly which costs €75 - €230 and takes 10h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 7h and costs €120 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Lugano to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Niebüll Bahnhof via Munich central bus station and Handewitt B 199. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Lugano to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Basel SBB, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Hamburg Hbf and Itzehoe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 34m.
The distance between Lugano and Sylt is 1110 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Sylt without a car is to train via Kassel which takes 15h 34m and costs €180 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Lugano to Sylt, including transfers.
Lugano to Sylt bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lugano station.
Lugano to Sylt train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Lugano station.
The best way to get from Lugano to Sylt is to train via Kassel which takes 15h 34m and costs €180 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €210 and takes 24h 41m.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Sylt, Germany?
You can take a train from Lugano to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Basel SBB, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Hamburg Hbf, and Itzehoe in around 15h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lugano to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Munich central bus station, Flensburg, Handewitt B 199, Niebüll Bahnhof, and Niebüll in around 24h 41m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Westerland via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Westerland via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Hamburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €300–470
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €60–90
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €60–90
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Itzehoe to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- moin@nordbahn.de
- Website
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Itzehoe to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lugano to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lugano to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Lugano to Sylt bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Lugano to Sylt train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
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