There are 6 ways to get from Wetzlar to Sylt by train, plane, or night train
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Train
best- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof26
8h 39m€67–159Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Westerland
- Take the train from Wetzlar Bahnhof to Siegen Hbf
- Take the train from Siegen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Westerland (GWT)DUS - GWT
5h 41m€129–381Train, night train
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Kassel Hauptbahnhof
- Take the night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Hamburg-AltonaNj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/BahnhofRe6
11h 38m€87–340Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Wetzlar Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)FRA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
7h 44m€120–243Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Wetzlar Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bremen Airport (BRE)FRA - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
9h 6m€193–414Train to Frankfurt, fly to Westerland
- Take the train from Wetzlar Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Westerland (GWT)FRA - GWT
3h 26m€262–689
Wetzlar to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wetzlar to Sylt is to train which costs €65 - €160 and takes 8h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Wetzlar to Sylt is to train and fly which takes 3h 26m and costs €260 - €700.
No, there is no direct train from Wetzlar to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Wetzlar Bahnhof and arriving at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Gießen Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 39m.
The distance between Wetzlar and Sylt is 702 km.
The best way to get from Wetzlar to Sylt without a car is to train which takes 8h 39m and costs €65 - €160.
It takes approximately 8h 39m to get from Wetzlar to Sylt, including transfers.
Wetzlar to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Gießen Bahnhof station.
Wetzlar to Sylt train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof station.
There are 746+ hotels available in Sylt.
What companies run services between Wetzlar, Germany and Sylt, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Gießen Bahnhof to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof once daily. Tickets cost €60–150 and the journey takes 7h 29m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wetzlar Bahnhof to Siegen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wetzlar Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Siegen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Kassel Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €258–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–150
- Seating Carriage
- €35–50
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
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