Find your apartment on Sylt
First things first! Anyone who works on Sylt also wants to live comfortably and enjoy their free time.
In the FAQ's you will find all information about Living, moving and life on the island.
Living & Leisure
Living on Sylt
Can you live permanently on Sylt?
The housing situation on Sylt is challenging, but things are changing! Sylt municipalities are building more and more apartments, and many Companies actively support the search for housingEmployers often offer rooms in shared apartments or private apartments – fully furnished or with space for your own furniture. It's best to bring this up directly during the interview.
A Shared apartment life It also offers you the chance to quickly make friends. With temporary accommodation on site, you can approach the apartment search with ease. While the apartments on Sylt are often smaller, the unique natural surroundings with their endless sandy beaches are practically in your front yard.
Live on the mainland & work on Sylt
Commuting to the island
Several thousand people commute from the mainland to Sylt, the dam with the railway line makes it possible.
However, this route is known for its delays, train cancellations and sometimes overcrowded trains.
Nevertheless, housing on the mainland is significantly cheaper and many employers also pay for the monthly ticket.
On the map we have listed the travel times according to the timetable as well as Park & Ride parking spaces.
Arrive safely on Sylt
Starting out on an island is something special. A new environment, new ways of getting around – and a few organizational steps are involved. To make this as straightforward as possible, we have a A clear checklist for the first week after arrival This guide summarizes the most important points: from registration to electricity and internet, as well as mobility, childcare, and season tickets. This way, you know at a glance what needs to be done – and where to find the relevant offices.
Our goal is to provide you with the Making arrival on Sylt easierStep by step, clearly structured and without a long search.
Checklist: First week after arrival on Sylt
For everyone who lives or works on Sylt for more than 6 months
1) Residence / Registration
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landlord confirmation obtain from the landlord
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Register your residence within 2 weeks:
Online or personally at the citizen service center
Municipality of Sylt -
If needed: One Permit for subsidized housing This is required to move into apartments that are subsidized under certain conditions.
2) Broadcasting fee (GEZ)
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Address Update online
3) Electricity, water, internet, garbage
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Electricity, gas & water: Energy supply Sylt
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Internet: Availability check
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Waste / Recycling Centers / Collection Calendar: Remondis Sylt
4) Mobility
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Bus / Public Transport: SyltGO!
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Vehicle registration (if you bring your own car)
- The change of address is going online
- The Itzehoer Drives to the mainland once a week to re-register cars (regardless of whether you are insured there).
- Book an appointment on the mainland
5) Childcare / School
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daycare place
- find place (possibly a separate registration form from the daycare center)
- Overview of daycare centers
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School registration directly with the responsible school:
Overview
6) Dog (if applicable)
7) Mail / Delivery
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Change of address notification for automatic forwarding
8) Spa card / Season ticket
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Main residence: No spa card required (beach access with ID card)
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Second home: Tourist tax obligation
- Info
- At the respective Tourist service apply for
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Seasonal workers: Season ticket in Syltness Center apply for the municipality of Sylt
(Proof: Employment contract + length of stay)
Voices of Sylt workers
How they found an apartment on Sylt
Natalie
Finding an apartment on Sylt is certainly not easy – but it is possible.
I was lucky and found an apartment quite quickly through a housing cooperative. That made my start on the island much easier.
Nina
Finding an apartment on this island was fortunately quite easy for me. When I started working for my employer, I was provided with an apartment, and when I met my boyfriend, I asked to move into a larger one. Luckily, that worked out for me with very little waiting time.
Ines
The issue of "housing" is a tricky one here on the island. It's actually a privilege to have an apartment here. I arrived here as a guest, and now I want to feel at home – so you adapt and take what you can get. And I'm very happy with what I've got.
FAQ Living on Sylt
We answer your questions
The employer is often an important contact person here. Many companies provide their employees with housing, temporary solutions, or help with the search. Some helpful institutions and Facebook groups include:
Yes, there are several companies that offer moving services on Sylt.
Here are some moving companies on Sylt:
At the municipality of Sylt – Island Administration you can register your new address and apply online or by phone. Book a meeting. Photos can be taken on site.
To register your residence with the municipality of Sylt, you will need the following documents:
- Valid identity card or passport: To prove your identity.
- landlord confirmation: You will receive this certificate from your landlord or accommodation provider and it is required to confirm your move into the new apartment. A rental agreement alone is not sufficient.
Please note that registration must be completed within two weeks of moving in.
Island administration
Maybachstrasse 2
25980 Westerland
Phone: 04651 85 10 (Switchboard, no information about the content)
Email: info@gemeinde-sylt.de
The johanniter
At Steinmannstraße 63 we offerthe Johanniter in Westerland offers a day care center (weekdays from 8 a.m. to 16 p.m.) with individual care options.
Inpatient care is offered at the Johanniter-Haus Westerland, Wenningstedter Weg 66.
Senior living community on Sylt
Gemeinsam Leben und Wohnen eV will be building a new senior living community on Sylt starting in November 2025.
The offer is aimed at Sylt seniors aged 60 and over who have lived on the island for at least two years, do not own property and value a social, communal living environment.
Contact:
Living and Housing Together eV
Email: gemeinsamlebenundwohnen@gmx.de
Phone: 0171 4993964
Re-registering a car is possible at the municipality's Citizen Service Center if the change of address is within the Nordfriesland district. According to the municipality of Sylt, the fee is €10,80. A new registration or a change of ownership must be completed at the Nordfriesland district's registration office.
Fare for Sylt residents on the blue car train:
You can find them here Information about the blue car train.
Tariff S for Sylt residents on the DB Sylt Shuttle
What do you need to bring?
- The vehicle registration document/registration certificate Part I
- As a natural person, please bring your federal identity card or a confirmation from the residents' registration office, which must not be older than 1 year.
- If you are a business owner, please bring a certificate from your Sylt Public Order Office confirming that you operate your business on Sylt and maintain a business premises. This certificate must not be older than three years.
Are you doing a voluntary social year on Sylt? Are you a non-profit organization, a government agency, an organization with special rights, or a freelancer on Sylt?
Please contact the customer center.
The terms and prices of the current Sylt Shuttle tariff apply.
The current Sylt Shuttle fare is available at the Niebüll and Westerland terminals and at the customer center, or online at: www.bahn.de/syltshuttle.
There are two hardware stores on Sylt:
Life & Leisure
Leisure tips for islanders
From after-work drinks to relaxed weekend activities:
Discover what you can experience and do on the island after work, on the weekend or on vacation.
Help & contact points on Sylt
Whether support in everyday life, leisure activities, social advice or commitment
On Sylt there are numerous facilities, initiatives and offers that enrich island life.
The following overview shows you where you can find help, get involved, or make new contacts – regardless of whether you live here, are new to the island, or simply want to find out more.
Offers of help for…
- Offers in the area of pregnancy
Various offers:
🌐 Offers for pregnant women on Sylt – Family Center Sylt
- family center
List of all family-relevant services and advice centers on the island.
🌐 Care services – Sylt Family Center
- Anchor Room
International meeting place for young and old.
🌐 Ankerstube – International meeting place for young and old – Family Center Sylt
- Westerland Youth Center
Youth work, leisure activities.
🌐 Sylt – Open Youth Work North Frisia (oja-nf.de)
- Clothing store / AWO
Clothing / household goods / toys / books.
🌐 AWO Sylt – Clothing room & more
- Single Parent Network
Support and networking for single parents.
🌐 Details – Sylt Family Center
- Scouts Sylt
Activities and community of the Sylt Scout Association
🌐 Sylt Scout Association | Facebook
- Pregnancy conflict counseling
Advice in difficult decision-making situations.
🌐 AWO Sylt – Pregnancy Conflict Counseling
- swimming lessons
Swimming opportunities for children and young people.
🌐 Swimming lessons › Sylter Welle
- Skateboarding Sylt e. V.
Sports and leisure activities related to skateboarding.
🌐 www.skateboarding-sylt.de
- Sylt Baby Podcast
Podcast on topics related to the first months with a baby.
🌐 Sylt Baby Podcast | Spotify
- Hörnum Children's and Youth Center
Leisure activities for children and young people in Hörnum.
🌐 Home – Hörnum Children’s and Youth Center
- Library
Free use for children and young people.
🌐 Sylt Library Westerland
- Anchor Room
International meeting place for young and old.
🌐 Ankerstube – Family Center Sylt
- Women's Emergency Hotline North Friesland
Women’s advice & emergency hotline for North Friesland.
🌐 frauennotruf-nf.de
- Women's Emergency Hotline NF – French
Emergency call and advice in French (PDF download).
📄 frauennotruf-nf.de – FR
- Women's Emergency Hotline NF – Polish
Emergency call and advice in Polish (PDF download).
📄 frauennotruf-nf.de – PL
- Early help (children)
Advice and support for families with young children.
🌐 Early Help Sylt – Diaconal Work
- Equality
Equality between men and women in society – contact point on Sylt.
🌐 Equality Sylt – gleichstellung-sylt.de
- Single Parent Network
Support and networking for single parents on Sylt.
🌐 Single Parent Network – Family Center Sylt
Living space for seniors
Live, live, in the middle
🌐 Outpatient assisted living, construction café, silverpreneurs- Dementia on Sylt
Projects and creative offers for people with dementia (e.g. Perlenfrauen, Club Spätschicht, Lebenskünstler Sylt).
🌐 Lebenshilfe Sylt – Projects and Seminars
- Table Sylt
Food distribution for needy people on the island.
🌐 www.sylter-tafel.de
- Table Sylt
Food distribution for the needy.
🌐 www.sylter-tafel.de
- Sylt Social Center / Job Center
General social advice and support with administrative matters.
🌐 Sylt Social Center – Sylt Municipality
- Sylt Marketing GmbH (English)
Information in English about living and working on Sylt.
🌐 Living and Working on Sylt | #islandlife
- Work and life Schleswig-Holstein
Advice for foreign workers.
🌐 Advice center for foreign workers – arbeitundleben-sh.de
- Sylt Marketing GmbH (Polish)
Polish information site about life and work on Sylt.
🌐 WORK AND PRACTICE ON THE SYLT WAVE
- Migration advice
Advice for people with a migration background.
🌐Migration Advice – Diakonisches Werk
- Foodsharing Sylt
Distribution of surplus food through volunteer work.
🌐 Island food sharing Sylt | Facebook
- Table Sylt
Food distribution to the needy on the island of Sylt.
🌐 www.sylter-tafel.de
- Too Good To Go
Food rescue via app – save food from restaurants, bakeries, etc. at low cost.
🌐 Too Good To Go – Save food from being wasted
- Housewives' flea market
Flea market for clothing and household items on Sylt.
🌐 Markets – Municipality of Sylt
- Clothing store / AWO
Cheap clothing, household goods, toys and books.
🌐 AWO Sylt – Clothing room
Contact points for…
- Sylt Fishing Club
Fishing and community on Sylt.
🌐 www.anglerverein-sylt.de
- Working Dog Sports Club Sylt e. V.
Training and activities with working dogs.
🌐 ghsvsylt.de
- Golf Club Morsum on Sylt e. V.
Golfing in beautiful nature.
🌐 www.golf-morsum.de
- Culture and leisure activities
Various offers in the areas of leisure, culture and social activities.
🌐 Sylt Family Center – Culture & Leisure
- Lister Yacht Club Sylt e. V.
Sailing club in List with various offers.
🌐 lister-yachtclub.de
- Marine Golf Club Sylt e. V.
Traditional golf club on the island.
🌐 www.sylt-golf.de
- North Frisian Sailing Club Sylt e. V.
Sailing courses and regattas in Rantum.
🌐 www.nfsv-rantum.de
- Grünhof Riding Club e. V.
Riding lessons and stable community.
🌐 gruenhofsylt.de
- swimming lessons
Swimming activities for children and adults.
🌐 Swimming lessons › Sylter Welle
- Skateboarding Sylt e. V.
Skateparks, events & community.
🌐 www.skateboarding-sylt.de
- Sport Club Norddörfer Sylt e. V.
Recreational sports in the north of the island.
🌐 sc-norddörfer.de
- Sportfreunde List from 1946 e. V.
Various sports activities in the far north.
🌐 sportfreunde-list.de
- Sports Club Tinnum 66
Various sports for young and old.
🌐 www.tinnum66.de
- Westerland Sports Club – TSV Westerland/Sylt e. V.
A wide range of sports activities in the centre of Sylt.
🌐 www.tsv-westerland.de
- Surf Club Sylt e. V.
Surfing and water sports right by the sea.
🌐 www.surfclubsylt.de
- Sylter Catamaran Club Hörnum e. V.
Sailing club for catamaran sports.
🌐 sylter-catamaran-club.de
- Sylt Sailing Club e. V. Munkmarsch
Sailing club with a view of the Königshafen.
🌐 SSC Munkmarsch
- Sylt Yacht Club e. V.
Yachting & Regattas.
🌐 www.sylter-yachtclub.de
- Tennis Club Westerland e. V.
Tennis courts and tournaments.
🌐 www.tennisclub-westerland.de
- Clubs on Sylt
Overview of all clubs and organizations.
🌐 gemeinde-sylt.de
- Adult Education Center Sylt
Sports activities on the island.
🌐 vhs Husum: Sylt
- Westerland Rifle Club of 1890 e. V.
Traditional shooting club.
🌐 www.schuetzenverein-westerland.de
- Sports activities in Wenningstedt
Fun sports in Wenningstedt-Braderup.
🌐 Sylt4Fun
- Music / Band
Making music together – for example, in a wish list band or through creative leisure activities.
🌐 Leisure activities, sports program, wish list book – Lebenshilfe Sylt
- Music School – District Music School Nordfriesland
Musical education for children and young people.
🌐 Sylt – Music enriches (kreismusikschule-nordfriesland.de)
- Kling Klang Music School Sylt-East
Early musical education and instrumental lessons in Sylt-Ost.
🌐 Kling Klang Music School (musikschule-kling-klang.de)
- AA Sylt (Alcoholics Anonymous)
Self-help group for alcohol problems.
🌐 AA Sylt – Self-help (kibis-nf.de
- Blood donations / DRK
Blood donation campaigns on Sylt.
🌐 DRK Sylt – Blood donations
- Lebenshilfe Sylt (people with disabilities)
Commitment through donations, volunteering or supporting membership.
🌐 Lebenshilfe Sylt – Support & Participate
- My Tohus
Help with loss of housing or housing shortage.
🌐 Mien Tohus – Diaconal Work
- Migration advice
Advice for people with a migration background.
🌐 Migration Advice – Diakonisches Werk
- debt advice
Help with financial problems.
🌐 Debt counseling – Family Center Sylt
- Pastoral care church
Discussions and pastoral support from the church community.
🌐 Pastoral Care – Evangelical Parish of Westerland
- Sylt Social Center / Job Center
General social counseling and support services.
🌐 Sylt Social Center – Sylt Municipality
- Telephone counseling service Sylt
Anonymous help around the clock for mental distress.
🌐 Telephone counseling service Sylt
- Blood donations / DRK
Blood donations to support patients on Sylt.
🌐 Blood donations – DRK Sylt website
- Clothing store / AWO
Donations for clothing, household goods and toys are accepted.
📍 Drop-off: Kirchenweg 26 in Westerland (container)
🌐 AWO Sylt – Clothing room
- Foodsharing Sylt
Donation of surplus food for distribution to the community.
🌐 Island food sharing Sylt | Facebook
• Clothing room / AWO
Affordable clothing, household goods, toys and books for all ages.
🌐 AWO Sylt – Clothing room
• Foodsharing Sylt
Sharing surplus food through volunteer work – for greater sustainability.
🌐 Island food sharing Sylt | Facebook
• Blood donations / DRK
Blood donation campaigns on Sylt – save lives through a donation.
🌐 DRK Sylt – Blood donations
FAQ Life and Leisure on Sylt
We answer your questions
There are crèches, kindergartens, primary schools and secondary schools directly on the island.
Overviews of the Schools and Next can be found at the Sylt Family Center.
PS Did you know that there is also a Danish school and daycare gives?
On the island you will find the following bank branches:
Yes, the VHS Husum operates a branch on Sylt. It's located directly in Westerland. Language courses are also offered there.
The Programmheft here.
Adult Education Center Sylt
Stephanstrasse 6
25980 Sylt / OT Westerland
Local contact:
Antje Grass
Phone: 04651 851-266
Fax: 04651 851-9266
Email: mail@vhs-sylt.de
Business hours:
Tue - Thu from 09.00 - 12.00
The selection of medical professionals is large on the island. An overview of specialists and general practitioners can be found in the doctor's directory of the Sylt telephone directory.
There is an emergency room in the Sylt hospital: the Asklepios North Sea Clinic Westerland.
You can find all important addresses, companies and contact details in the Sylt business directory.
You'll find supermarkets in almost every town on the island, as well as small farm shops in the villages.
Opening hours vary depending on the season. From April to October, supermarkets are also open on Sundays from approximately 11 a.m. to 17 p.m. (due to the swimming pool regulations).
The weekly market takes place on Wednesdays and Saturdays from April to October on the town hall square in Westerland.
Here you will find an overview for Kampen and Wenningstedt.
There are a variety of shopping opportunities in places like Westerland, Kampen, and List. We have here on the "Shopping on Sylt" page various shops, souvenir shops, gold and silver workshops, clothing stores and many other shopping opportunities.
Mail can be dropped off at the DHL branches at Rewe at Industrieweg 13 in Westerland or at Rewe at Kiarwai 2 in Tinnum.
Sylt has a good public transport network. SVG buses run at frequent intervals across the entire island.
Attention: Please note the timetable changes between Summer and winter timetable!
There is also the following option:
If you prefer to feel the fresh breeze on your nose, simply grab your bike key.
Here you can buy bicycles on Sylt:
Simply use one of the two car trains (Sylt Shuttle and Car train Sylt) or the Sylt ferryAll providers offer special rates for islanders!
If you are registered on Sylt, your identity card is sufficient as an “entrance ticket” for the beach.
Anyone who has a second home on the island or is staying on the island for an extended period can obtain a resident card from the local tourist office.
Friends and family who are visiting and staying privately can also receive guest cards there.
The resident visitor card for family members from the mainland will be given to you in https://www.syltnesscenter.de/Syltness Center exhibited.
Please bring the completed application form with you.
The season ticket for employees on Sylt will be given to you in Syltness Center displayed.
Please bring the completed application form with you.
You can always identify the guarded beaches by the flagged bathing areas and lifeguard posts. During the season, these are usually staffed from 10 a.m. to 17 p.m. and are easily identified by the raised "bathing time" flags.
Some beach areas are designated nudist beaches or dog beaches.
Anyone diving into the cool water should be careful of tides and currents. The North Sea is not to be underestimated. To be on the safe side, always swim in the flagged bathing areas.
On Sylt there are, among others, the district music school in Westerland.
Musicians and music enthusiasts are also welcome at Sylt Bands eV You have come to the right place. On Facebook you will find current information about Sylt bands.
By the way: The Henner Krogh Foundation awards a prize for Sylt musicians every year. Here you can find further information on selection and applicationsThe event, including the awards ceremony, is definitely worth seeing and, above all, hearing!
Whether it's tennis, golf, football, fitness or even horse riding, there are plenty of ways to stay active.
You can find many ideas at Activities.
In Westerland you will find the swimming pool and sauna area of the Sylt Wave.
Auch im Tui Blue In Rantum you can relax and swim your laps. Overview of the offers You can also find discounts for Sylt here.
The large wellness area of the A-ROSA Sylt in List is not only available to hotel guests.
There are many opportunities to volunteer on the island. An overview of these can be found at Municipality of Sylt.
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