There are 7 ways to get from Sylt to Basel by plane, train, bus, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Westerland to Basel
best- Fly from Westerland (GWT) to Basel (BSL)plane GWT - BSL
4h 58mCHF 122–478Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altonatrain Re6 / ...
- Take the night train from Hamburg-Altona to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
14h 28mCHF 106–205Train via Uelzen
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altonatrain Re6
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Uelzentrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Uelzen to Basel Bad Bftrain 20
11h 32mCHF 207–420Bus
- Take the bus from Niebüll Bahnhof to Heide(Holst) Bahnhofbus Re6
- Take the bus from Heide(Holst) Bahnhof to Bf. Altonabus Re6
- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Basel SBBbus
20h 12mFly Westerland to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Westerland (GWT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GWT - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
3h 13mCHF 186–613Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altonatrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane HAM - BSL
7h 31mCHF 106–263Train
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altonatrain Re6 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Basel SBBtrain 43
12h 25mCHF 221–455
Sylt to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sylt to Basel is to train and night train which costs SFr 100 - SFr 210 and takes 14h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Sylt to Basel is to fly and train which takes 3h 13m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 650.
No, there is no direct train from Sylt to Basel. However, there are services departing from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Hamburg-Altona and Uelzen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 32m.
The distance between Sylt and Basel is 822 km.
The best way to get from Sylt to Basel without a car is to train via Uelzen which takes 11h 32m and costs SFr 200 - SFr 420.
It takes approximately 4h 58m to get from Sylt to Basel, including transfers.
Sylt to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Sylt to Basel is to fly which takes 4h 58m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 480. Alternatively, you can train via Uelzen, which costs SFr 200 - SFr 420 and takes 11h 32m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 20h 12m.
Sylt to Basel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hamburg-Altona station.
There are 1310+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Sylt, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
Lufthansa and Air Dolomiti fly from Westerland (GWT) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Basel Bad Bf via Hamburg-Altona and Uelzen in around 11h 32m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Westerland to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–480
Flights from Westerland to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–500
Flights from Westerland to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–350
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Westerland to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–550
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Uelzen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Uelzen to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–370
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hamburg-Altona to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–55
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–250
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Niebüll Bahnhof to Heide(Holst) Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Bus from Heide(Holst) Bahnhof to Bf. Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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