There are 5 ways to get from Riga to Sylt by plane, train, 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 Riga International Airport (RIX) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane RIX - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
9h 2m€119–365Fly to Billund Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane RIX - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.train
10h 9m€95–322Train
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorystrain
- Take the train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodniatrain
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Eic
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain 18
24h 57m€188–371Bus, train
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
26h 15m€168–349Fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane RIX - CPH
- Take the train from København H to Schleswigtrain
- Take the train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
11h 12m€106–309
Riga to Sylt by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Sylt is to fly and train which costs €100 - €310 and takes 11h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Sylt is to fly and train which takes 9h 2m and costs €110 - €370.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Rīgas Centrālā stacija and arriving at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Warszawa Zachodnia and S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 57m.
The distance between Riga and Sylt is 1221 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Sylt without a car is to train which takes 24h 57m and costs €180 - €380.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Riga to Sylt, including transfers.
Riga to Sylt train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Rīgas Centrālā stacija station.
Sylt is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 5:15 PM in Riga and 4:15 PM in Sylt.
Riga to Sylt train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaišiadorys station.
There are 7572+ hotels available in Sylt.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Sylt, Germany?
You can take a train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Warszawa Zachodnia, Berlin Gesundbrunnen, and S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf in around 24h 57m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–130
Flights from Riga International Airport to Billund Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Riga International Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Riga International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Riga International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Riga International Airport to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Riga International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–210
Flights from Riga International Airport to Billund Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–430
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- 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 Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Schleswig
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- Danish Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- Sydtrafik
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