The perfect connection with SWISS
Swiss International Airlines shortens the 800-kilometer distance between the Alps and the North Sea to 1 hour 45 minutes. Nonstop and up to four times a week depending on the season. Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays, or Thursdays from the end of March to October A comfortable Bombardier CS 100 or 300 commutes between Zurich airport and Westerland on Sylt, easily avoiding any traffic jams.
In just a few hours year-round Fly to Sylt cheaply. Eurowings and Lufthansa make it possible with via flights from Zurich, Basel, and Geneva via Düsseldorf, Munich, or Frankfurt. Further information and flight details can be found on the booking websites:
For Swiss travelers who would like to take their car with them on their Sylt vacation but are reluctant to make the long drive, BTE offers a car train for most of the journey. With the car train, your car simply rides on the transport wagon while you relax in a couchette or sleeping car, traveling overnight to Hamburg without traffic jams. The last 200 km from Hamburg to Sylt then fly by, rested and behind the wheel.
BahnTouristikExpress (BTE) from Lörrach (near Basel) to Hamburg including car on the train
Holiday Express from Lörrach (near Basel) to Hamburg-Altona including car on the train
The ÖBB Nightjet also runs between Zurich and Hamburg. After a relaxing journey on the night train, with the option of a seat, couchette, or sleeper compartment, you can conveniently transfer to the hourly train to Sylt in Hamburg-Altona.
ÖBB Nightjet from Zurich to Hamburg
Tip: Bicycles can be taken on the ÖBB Nightjet.
There are two ways to get to Sylt by car: by car train over the railway embankment or by ferry across the neighboring Danish island of Rømø, which you can reach via a free car embankment.
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