There are 7 ways to get from Olten to Sylt by train, plane, or night train
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Westerland
best- Take the train from Olten to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Westerland (GWT)plane ZRH - GWT
4h 26m€202–481Night train, train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
15h 35m€90–337Train
- Take the train from Olten to Hamburg-Altonatrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
13h 3m€330–561Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Olten to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
9h 2m€140–395Fly Basel to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BSL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
9h 17m€99–492Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Olten to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane ZRH - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
9h 57m€182–491Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Dammtortrain 4 / ...
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
13h 12m€190–528
Olten to Sylt by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Olten to Sylt is to night train and train which costs €90 - €340 and takes 15h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Olten to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 4h 26m and costs €200 - €490.
No, there is no direct train from Olten to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Olten and arriving at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Hamburg-Altona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 3m.
The distance between Olten and Sylt is 895 km.
The best way to get from Olten to Sylt without a car is to train which takes 13h 3m and costs €330 - €600.
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from Olten to Sylt, including transfers.
Olten to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
Olten to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Book your Olten to Sylt train tickets online with Omio.
There are 7562+ hotels available in Sylt.
What companies run services between Olten, Switzerland and Sylt, Germany?
You can take a train from Olten to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Hamburg-Altona in around 13h 3m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–380
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Train from Olten to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Olten to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €290–420
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Olten to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Olten to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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