There are 5 ways to get from Sylt to Helsinki by plane, train, ferry, 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 from Westerland
best- Fly from Westerland (GWT) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane GWT - HEL
5h 10m€207–567Train to Hamburg Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altonatrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane HAM - HEL
8h 20m€153–328Train, ferry via Stockholm
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Itzehoetrain Re6
- Take the train from Itzehoe to Pinnebergtrain Rb
- Take the train from Pinneberg to Stockholm Centraltrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turkuferry
- Take the train from Turku satama to Helsinkitrain
30h 59m€236–597Train, bus
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altonatrain Re6 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus N1206
35h 55m€220–383Train, ferry
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Elmshorntrain Re6
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck-Travemünde Strandtrain Re8
- Take the ferry from Port of Travemünde to Helsinkiferry
37h 24m€351–609
Sylt to Helsinki by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sylt to Helsinki is to train and fly which costs €150 - €330 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Sylt to Helsinki is to fly which takes 5h 10m and costs €200 - €600.
The distance between Sylt and Helsinki is 1177 km.
The best way to get from Sylt to Helsinki without a car is to train and ferry via Stockholm which takes 30h 59m and costs €230 - €600.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Sylt to Helsinki, including transfers.
Helsinki is 1h ahead of Sylt. It is currently 5:24 AM in Sylt and 6:24 AM in Helsinki.
There are 1312+ hotels available in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Sylt, Germany and Helsinki, Finland?
Lufthansa, FlexFlight ApS, and two other airlines fly from Westerland (GWT) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) twice daily.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Westerland to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Westerland to Helsinki Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Westerland to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Westerland to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Itzehoe to Pinneberg
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Elmshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck-Travemünde Strand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- moin@nordbahn.de
- Website
- nordbahn.de
Train from Itzehoe to Pinneberg
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Schedules at
- nordbahn.de
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Pinneberg to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Turku satama to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 3 4399880
- individual.sales@vikingline.com
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turku
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
- Phone
- +358 9 231 43100
- passenger@finnlines.com
- Website
- finnlines.com
Ferry from Port of Travemünde to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €240–410
- Website
- https://www.finnlines.com/
- Book at
- https://booking.finnlines.com/en//search
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