There are 5 ways to get from Sylt to Helsinki by train, plane, 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.
Train to Hamburg Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altonatrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane HAM - HEL
8h 40m€128–293Train, bus to Billund Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.train
- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BLL - HEL
9h 22m€105–383Train, ferry via Stockholm
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Itzehoetrain 24 / ...
- Take the train from Itzehoe to Hamburg Hbftrain Rb
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turkuferry
- Take the train from Turku satama to Helsinkitrain
31h 15m€239–417Train, bus
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altonatrain Re6 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus N1206 / ...
35h 28m€199–338Train, ferry
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altonatrain Re6
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck-Travemünde Strandtrain Re8
- Take the ferry from Port of Travemünde to Helsinkiferry
37h 43m€334–522
Sylt to Helsinki by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sylt to Helsinki is to train and fly which costs €120 - €300 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Sylt to Helsinki is to train and fly which takes 8h 40m and costs €120 - €300.
The distance between Sylt and Helsinki is 1445 km.
The best way to get from Sylt to Helsinki without a car is to train and ferry via Stockholm which takes 31h 15m and costs €230 - €420.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Sylt to Helsinki, including transfers.
Helsinki is 1h ahead of Sylt. It is currently 8:26 AM in Sylt and 9:26 AM in Helsinki.
There are 1250+ hotels available in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Sylt, Germany and Helsinki, Finland?
There is no direct connection from Sylt to Helsinki. However, you can take the train to Hamburg-Altona, walk to Altona, take the train to Hamburg Airport, walk to Hamburg Airport (HAM) airport, fly to Helsinki Airport (HEL), walk to Lentoasema, then take the train to Helsinki. Alternatively, you can take a train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Helsinki via Itzehoe, Hamburg Hbf, Stockholm Centralstation, T-Centralen T-bana, Ropsten T-bana, Stockholm, Port Of Turku, and Turku satama in around 31h 15m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Billund Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Billund Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Billund Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–340
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck-Travemünde Strand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Itzehoe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- moin@nordbahn.de
- Website
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Itzehoe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €142
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Turku satama to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- Danish Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- Sydtrafik
- Phone
- +358 3 4399880
- individual.sales@vikingline.com
- Website
- Viking Line
Ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turku
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Viking Line
- Phone
- +358 9 231 43100
- passenger@finnlines.com
- Website
- Finnlines
Ferry from Port of Travemünde to Helsinki
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