There are 7 ways to get from Sylt to Switzerland 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 Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Westerland (GWT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GWT - ZRH
2h 8mCHF 170–421Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altonatrain Re6 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg-Altona to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
16h 42mCHF 84–297Train
- 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 Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
12h 41mCHF 349–712Bus
- Take the bus from Niebüll Bahnhof to Flensburg Exebus 100
- Take the bus from Flensburg central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus
19h 33mTrain 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 58mCHF 88–434Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altonatrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAM - ZRH
8h 7mCHF 114–377Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain 24
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Zürich HBtrain Nightjet
14h 46mCHF 164–350
Sylt to Switzerland by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sylt to Switzerland is to train and night train which costs SFr 80 - SFr 300 and takes 16h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Sylt to Switzerland is to fly which takes 2h 8m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 430.
No, there is no direct bus from Sylt to Switzerland station. However, there are services departing from Niebüll Bahnhof and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via Flensburg central train station and Hamburg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Sylt to Switzerland. However, there are services departing from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof and arriving at Zürich Stadelhofen via Itzehoe, Hamburg Hbf, Basel SBB and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 41m.
The distance between Sylt and Switzerland is 842 km.
The best way to get from Sylt to Switzerland without a car is to train which takes 12h 41m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 750.
It takes approximately 2h 8m to get from Sylt to Switzerland, including transfers.
Sylt to Switzerland bus services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Niebüll Bahnhof station.
Sylt to Switzerland train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Sylt to Switzerland is to fly which takes 2h 8m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 430. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 340 - SFr 750 and takes 12h 41m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 19h 33m.
What companies run services between Sylt, Germany and Switzerland?
Swiss and Lufthansa fly from Westerland (GWT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Zürich Stadelhofen via Itzehoe, Hamburg Hbf, Basel SBB, and Zürich HB in around 12h 41m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Westerland to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–460
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Westerland to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–350
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- 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
- CHF 27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Itzehoe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–24
- 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
- CHF 35–85
- 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
- CHF 35–85
- 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
- CHF 35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- moin@nordbahn.de
- Website
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Itzehoe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–90
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–450
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Hamburg-Altona to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 75–90
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–60
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–85
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Niebüll Bahnhof to Flensburg Exe
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Flensburg central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Sylt to Switzerland bus services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Flensburg Exe station.
Sylt to Switzerland train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Itzehoe station.
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