There are 9 ways to get from Zug to Sylt by plane, train, bus, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Zurich Airport to Westerland
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Westerland (GWT)ZRH - GWT
4h 32m€162–424Train
cheapest- Take the train from Zug to SchaffhausenS24
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhof87
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof26
15h 55m€78–253Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBTgv / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf20 / ...
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/BahnhofRe6
13h 59m€148–334Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler OmnibusbahnhofN24 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Rendsburg central bus station050
- Take the bus from Rendsburg Bahnhofstraße/ZOB to Heide(Holst) Bahnhof
- Take the train from Heide(Holst) to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/BahnhofRe6
21h 4m€91–176Night train, train
- Take the night train from Zürich HB to Hamburg-AltonaNj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/BahnhofRe6 / ...
16h 34m€318–561Fly Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
8h 44m€115–278Train to Basel, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)BSL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
10h 22m€115–335Fly Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)ZRH - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
10h 20m€183–459Fly Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)ZRH - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
10h 35m€174–412
Zug to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Sylt is to bus and train which costs €90 - €180 and takes 21h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Sylt is to fly which takes 4h 32m and costs €160 - €430.
No, there is no direct train from Zug to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Zug and arriving at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Zürich HB, Basel SBB, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Hamburg Hbf and Elmshorn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 59m.
The distance between Zug and Sylt is 869 km.
The best way to get from Zug to Sylt without a car is to train via Kassel which takes 13h 59m and costs €140 - €340.
It takes approximately 4h 32m to get from Zug to Sylt, including transfers.
Zug to Sylt train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zug to Sylt is to fly which takes 4h 32m and costs €160 - €430. Alternatively, you can train via Kassel, which costs €140 - €340 and takes 13h 59m.
Zug to Sylt train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
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What companies run services between Zug, Switzerland and Sylt, Germany?
Swiss and Lufthansa fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Westerland (GWT) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zug to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Zürich HB, Basel SBB, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Hamburg Hbf, and Elmshorn in around 13h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- 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
- €55–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Zürich HB to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €270–490
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zug to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heide(Holst) to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €31–35
- 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
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Elmshorn to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heide(Holst) to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- 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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Rendsburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Rendsburg Bahnhofstraße/ZOB to Heide(Holst) Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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