There are 5 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 20m€269–649Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
cheapest- 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 48m€182–463Train 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 Hbf to Itzehoetrain Rb
- Take the train from Itzehoe to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
13h 2m€204–910Train to Basel, fly to Westerland
- Take the train from Thun to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Westerland (GWT)plane BSL - GWT
6h 58m€225–635Train
- Take the train from Thun to Hamburg-Altonatrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6 / ...
13h 58m€404–1,088
Thun to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thun to Sylt is to train and fly which costs €180 - €470 and takes 9h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Thun to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 5h 20m and costs €260 - €650.
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 Itzehoe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 2m.
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 2m and costs €200 - €950.
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 7531+ 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, and Itzehoe in around 13h 2m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–460
Flights from Basel to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Thun to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Thun to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Thun to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €350–1,100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–80
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–80
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Itzehoe to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- moin@nordbahn.de
- Website
- nordbahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Schedules at
- nordbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Itzehoe to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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