There are 6 ways to get from Thun to Sylt by train, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Westerland
best- Take the train from Thun to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Westerland (GWT)plane ZRH - GWT
5h 15m€234–525Train to Basel, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Thun to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BSL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
10h 4m€106–512Train via Basel
- Take the train from Thun to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
13h 9m€199–551Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Thun to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
9h 51m€172–439Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Thun to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane ZRH - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
10h 46m€214–535Train
- Take the train from Thun to Hamburg-Altonatrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
14h 2m€362–606
Thun to Sylt by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Thun to Sylt is to train and fly which costs €100 - €550 and takes 10h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Thun to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 5h 15m and costs €230 - €550.
No, there is no direct train from Thun to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Thun and arriving at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Basel SBB, Hamburg Hbf and Hamburg-Altona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 9m.
The distance between Thun and Sylt is 988 km.
The best way to get from Thun to Sylt without a car is to train via Basel which takes 13h 9m and costs €190 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 15m to get from Thun to Sylt, including transfers.
Thun to Sylt train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Thun station.
Thun to Sylt train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
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There are 7562+ hotels available in Sylt.
What companies run services between Thun, Switzerland and Sylt, Germany?
You can take a train from Thun to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Basel SBB, Hamburg Hbf, Altona, and Hamburg-Altona in around 13h 9m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–380
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Train from Thun to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Thun to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Thun to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Thun to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €320–460
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €55–80
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €55–80
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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