There are 5 ways to get from Texel to Sylt by ferry, train, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, train
best- Take the ferry from Texel to Den Helderferry
- Take the train from Den Helder to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain 33
12h 24m€142–639Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Texel to Den Helderferry
- Take the train from Den Helder to Amsterdam Sloterdijktrain
- Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Hamburg - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Hauptbahnhof/ZOB to Husum(Nordsee) Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
16h 30mFerry, train, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the ferry from Texel to Den Helderferry
- Take the train from Den Helder to Amsterdam Sloterdijktrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane AMS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
10h 15m€170–429Ferry, train, fly to Bremen Airport
- Take the ferry from Texel to Den Helderferry
- Take the train from Den Helder to Amsterdam Sloterdijktrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane AMS - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
10h 11m€190–580Ferry, train, fly to Billund Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Texel to Den Helderferry
- Take the train from Den Helder to Amsterdam Sloterdijktrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane AMS - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.train
11h 45m€167–542
Texel to Sylt by ferry, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Texel to Sylt is to ferry and train which costs €140 - €650 and takes 12h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Texel to Sylt is to ferry and train and fly which takes 10h 11m and costs €190 - €600.
The distance between Texel and Sylt is 884 km.
The best way to get from Texel to Sylt without a car is to ferry and train which takes 12h 24m and costs €140 - €650.
It takes approximately 12h 24m to get from Texel to Sylt, including transfers.
There are 7532+ hotels available in Sylt.
What companies run services between Texel, Netherlands and Sylt, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Texel to Sylt. However, you can take the ferry to Den Helder, walk to Den Helder, Steiger TESO, take the line 33 bus to Den Helder, Station, walk to Den Helder, take the train to Arnhem Centraal, take the train to Oberhausen Hbf, then take the train to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Texel to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Den Helder, Den Helder, Steiger TESO, Den Helder, Station, Den Helder, Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk, Hauptbahnhof/ZOB, Husum(Nordsee) Bahnhof, and Husum in around 16h 30m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–410
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–380
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Den Helder to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Den Helder to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Den Helder to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Den Helder to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Den Helder to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Husum to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- metronom
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Hamburg - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Hauptbahnhof/ZOB to Husum(Nordsee) Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- Sydtrafik
- Phone
- 0222 36 96 00
- info@teso.nl
- Website
- teso.nl
Ferry from Texel to Den Helder
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.teso.nl/nl/
Ferry from Texel to Den Helder
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.teso.nl/nl/
Ferry from Texel to Den Helder
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.teso.nl/nl/
Ferry from Texel to Den Helder
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.teso.nl/nl/
Ferry from Texel to Den Helder
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.teso.nl/nl/
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