There are 7 ways to get from Madrid to Sylt by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Eurostar), or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane MAD - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
9h 48m€106–287Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Madrid - South Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Hamburg - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
36h 56m€104–286Train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbftrain Tha
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain 33
23h 25m€169–696Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Vitoria/Gasteiztrain Alv / ...
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Essen central train stationbus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain 33
35h 59m€166–360Fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane MAD - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
12h 10m€116–388Fly to Billund Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane MAD - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.train
12h 39mFly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MAD - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
13h 9m€119–372
Madrid to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Sylt is to fly and train which costs €100 - €290 and takes 9h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Sylt is to fly and train which takes 9h 48m and costs €100 - €290.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 25m.
The distance between Madrid and Sylt is 2046 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Sylt without a car is to train which takes 23h 25m and costs €160 - €700.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Madrid to Sylt, including transfers.
Madrid to Sylt train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Madrid to Sylt train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
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There are 6942+ hotels available in Sylt.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Sylt, Germany?
You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, and Köln Hbf in around 23h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–380
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–380
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bremen Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bremen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Hamburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Billund Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Vitoria/Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Madrid - South Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Hamburg - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Madrid - South Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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