There are 6 ways to get from Thun to Sylt by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), or night train
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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 20m€203–414Train 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
9h 58m€83–316Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Thun to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
14h 26m€116–325Train, night train
- Take the train from Thun to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
16h 17m€112–407Train 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 47m€141–298Train
- Take the train from Thun to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg-Altonatrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
14h 40m€112–397
Thun to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thun to Sylt is to train and fly which costs €80 - €320 and takes 9h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Thun to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 5h 20m and costs €200 - €420.
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, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Hamburg Hbf and Elmshorn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 26m.
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 Kassel which takes 14h 26m and costs €110 - €330.
It takes approximately 5h 20m 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 7013+ 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, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Hamburg Hbf, and Elmshorn in around 14h 26m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Thun to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–80
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €70–90
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–270
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
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