There are 6 ways to get from Zurich to Amrum by plane, ferry, train, or night train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Westerland, ferry
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Westerland (GWT)plane ZRH - GWT
- Take the ferry from Hoernum(Sylt) to Wittduen(Amrum)ferry
9h 5mNight train, train, ferry
cheapest- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Klanxbülltrain Re6
- Take the ferry from Dagebüll Mole to Wittdün(Amrum)ferry Sch
19h 3m€161–275Train, ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Hamburg-Altonatrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Morsum(Sylt-Ost)train Re6
- Take the ferry from Hoernum(Sylt) to Wittduen(Amrum)ferry 2 / ...
16h 36mFly Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
- Take the ferry from Hoernum(Sylt) to Wittduen(Amrum)ferry
11h 59mFly Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane ZRH - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
- Take the ferry from Hoernum(Sylt) to Wittduen(Amrum)ferry
13h 8mTrain to Basel, fly to Hamburg Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BSL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
- Take the ferry from Hoernum(Sylt) to Wittduen(Amrum)ferry
13h 4m
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Westerland (GWT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Amrum is to night train and train and ferry which costs €160 - €280 and takes 19h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Amrum is to night train and train and ferry which takes 19h 3m and costs €160 - €280.
The distance between Zurich and Amrum is 894 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Amrum without a car is to train and ferry which takes 16h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Zurich to Amrum, including transfers.
There are 4219+ hotels available in Amrum.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Amrum, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Zurich to Amrum. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Westerland (GWT), walk to Westerland Wenningstedter Weg, take the bus to Westerland Bahnhof/ZOB, take the line 2 bus to Hörnum(Sylt) Hafen, walk to Hoernum(Sylt), take the ferry to Wittduen(Amrum), walk to Wittdün Fähranleger, then take the line 1 bus to Nebel Westerheide. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich HB to Nebel Mühle via Hamburg-Altona, Morsum(Sylt-Ost), Hoernum(Sylt), Wittduen(Amrum), and Wittdün Fähranleger in around 16h 36m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–470
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–480
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Westerland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–480
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €330–1,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Morsum(Sylt-Ost)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Klanxbüll
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 4651 836100
- info@svg-busreisen.de
- Website
- svg-busreisen.de
Ferry from Hoernum(Sylt) to Wittduen(Amrum)
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- svg-busreisen.de
- Phone
- +49 4651 9870888
- info@adler-schiffe.de
- Website
- adler-schiffe.de
Ferry from Hoernum(Sylt) to Wittduen(Amrum)
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.adler-schiffe.de/
- Phone
- 0 46 67 - 9 40 30
- info@faehre.de
- Website
- faehre.de
Ferry from Dagebüll Mole to Wittdün(Amrum)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://www.faehre.de/
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