There are 8 ways to get from Zug to Sylt by plane, train, bus, or night train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Westerland
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Westerland (GWT)ZRH - GWT
4h 32m€172–444Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler OmnibusbahnhofN24 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Flensburg central train stationN74 / ...
- Take the bus from Flensburg Exe to Niebüll Bahnhof100
20h 23m€86–161Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBTgv / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbf22 / ...
- Take the train from Elmshorn to KeitumRe6
13h 46m€137–339Night train, train via Zürich HB
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg-AltonaNj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to KeitumRe6
16h 17m€110–336Fly Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Keitum
8h 41m€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 Keitum
10h 19m€120–345Fly 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 Keitum
10h 26m€182–454Night train, train
- Take the night train from Zürich HB to Hamburg-AltonaNj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to KeitumRe6
16h 31m€328–571
Zug to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Sylt is to bus which costs €85 - €170 and takes 20h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Sylt is to fly which takes 4h 32m and costs €170 - €450.
No, there is no direct train from Zug to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Zug and arriving at Keitum via Zürich HB, Basel SBB, Frankfurt, Hamburg Hbf and Elmshorn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 46m.
The distance between Zug and Sylt is 869 km.
The best way to get from Zug to Sylt without a car is to train which takes 13h 46m and costs €130 - €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 €170 - €450. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €130 - €340 and takes 13h 46m, you could also bus, which costs €85 - €170 and takes 20h 23m.
Zug to Sylt train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
There are 7186+ hotels available in Sylt.
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 Keitum via Zürich HB, Basel SBB, Frankfurt, Hamburg Hbf, and Elmshorn in around 13h 46m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- 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
- €55–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- 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
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- 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
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- 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
- €100–440
- 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
- €280–500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Elmshorn to Keitum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Keitum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €75–95
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
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Flensburg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Flensburg Exe to Niebüll Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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