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How to get fromMadrid to Syltby plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, train, train (Renfe, TGV), or train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar)

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There are 7 ways to get from Madrid to Sylt by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, train, train (Renfe, TGV), or train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar)

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  1. Fly to Westerland

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Westerland (GWT)plane plane MAD - GWT
    7h 15m
    €151–422

  2. Fly to Hamburg Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane MAD - HAM
    2. Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain train
    9h 40m
    €124–276

  3. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbftrain train Tha
    4. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain train 42 / ...
    5. Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain train Re6
    24h 43m
    €504–1,107

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Parisbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Flensburg central train stationbus bus N74
    3. Take the bus from Flensburg Exe to Niebüll Bahnhofbus bus 100
    36h 44m

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain train
    2. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain train 24
    25h 26m
    €464–1,070

  6. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Perpignantrain train
    2. Take the train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain train 42 / ...
    5. Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain train Re6
    26h 26m
    €527–1,123

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercybus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Hamburg - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Hauptbahnhof/ZOB to Husum(Nordsee) Bahnhofbus bus
    4. Take the train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain train Re6
    37h 35m

Madrid to Sylt by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration24h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket€504Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,839.4 km
  • Duration: 7h 15m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Sylt, Germany?

Swiss, Lufthansa City, and three other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Westerland (GWT) twice daily. Alternatively, 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, Köln Hbf, and Hamburg-Altona in around 24h 43m.

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