There are 7 ways to get from Riesa to Sylt by train, bus, or plane
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Train via Elmshorn
best- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg Dammtortrain 28
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
8h 58m€143–298Train to Dresden Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Westerland (GWT)plane DRS - GWT
9h 21m€121–1,125Train, bus
- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Hanover central bus stationbus 182 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Flensburgbus N73
- Take the bus from Handewitt B 199 to Niebüll Bahnhofbus 100
14h 19mTrain
- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
9h 42m€142–308Train via Berlin
- Take the train from Elsterwerda to Berlin Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Husumtrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
10h 12mTrain to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Westerland (GWT)plane BER - GWT
6h 16m€245–708Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Westerland (GWT)plane LEJ - GWT
9h 25m€265–1,036
Riesa to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riesa to Sylt is to train via Elmshorn which costs €140 - €300 and takes 8h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Riesa to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 6h 16m and costs €240 - €750.
No, there is no direct train from Riesa to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof and arriving at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Leipzig Hbf, Hamburg Dammtor and Elmshorn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 58m.
The distance between Riesa and Sylt is 758 km.
The best way to get from Riesa to Sylt without a car is to train via Elmshorn which takes 8h 58m and costs €140 - €300.
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Riesa to Sylt, including transfers.
Riesa to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof station.
Riesa to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
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There are 4759+ hotels available in Sylt.
What companies run services between Riesa, Germany and Sylt, Germany?
You can take a train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Leipzig Hbf, Hamburg Dammtor, and Elmshorn in around 8h 58m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from Dresden Airport to Westerland via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–700
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Westerland via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Westerland via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Westerland via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Westerland via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Westerland via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- info@odeg.de
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from Elsterwerda to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €55–85
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- moin@nordbahn.de
- Website
- nordbahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Husum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nordbahn.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Handewitt B 199 to Niebüll Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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