There are 6 ways to get from Sylt to Cologne by train or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 33
7h 24m€35–120Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altonatrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAM - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 53m€132–335Train via Hamburg
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altonatrain Re6 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
8h€62–142Train via Münster
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain 33
- Take the train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
8h 21m€54–134Fly Westerland to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Westerland (GWT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GWT - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
2h 6m€95–340Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altonatrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAM - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
7h 18m€117–281
Sylt to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sylt to Cologne is to train via Münster which costs €50 - €140 and takes 8h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Sylt to Cologne is to fly and train which takes 2h 6m and costs €95 - €340.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof and arriving at Köln Hbf. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 24m.
The distance between Sylt and Cologne is 689 km.
The best way to get from Sylt to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 7h 24m and costs €35 - €120.
The train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Cologne Hbf takes 7h 24m including transfers and departs once daily.
Sylt to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof station.
Sylt to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
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What companies run services between Sylt, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Köln Hbf once daily. Tickets cost €35–120 and the journey takes 7h 24m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Westerland to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €14–25
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €26–40
- Premium
- €40–55
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