Getting to Sylt – Arrival Guide (PDF)
How do you get to Sylt? This guide compares the four ways onto the island and plans the last stretch to your accommodation. Train over the causeway to Westerland, the car train from Niebüll, the ferry from Rømø in Denmark to List, or a f...
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Ideal for: Anyone planning a beach week, a car-free stay or a first visit to Sylt, Germany's northernmost island in the North Sea.
- Instant digital download: 19-page A4 PDF (page count of the German edition)
- Choose German, English or Spanish as your edition
- No physical item and no shipping
- Read on phone, tablet or laptop, or print at home
- By train to Westerland, and when Morsum or Keitum is the better stop
- Car train from Niebüll: DB Sylt Shuttle and RDC Autozug Sylt are separate operators with separate bookings
- FRS Syltfähre from Havneby on Rømø to List
- Sylt Airport and the onward journey
- Travelling with children and luggage, delays and a calm departure
- Fillable PDF fields (use a PDF reader with form support)
Getting to Sylt – Arrival Guide (PDF)
How do you get to Sylt? This guide compares the four ways onto the island and plans the last stretch to your accommodation. Train over the causeway to Westerland, the car train from Niebüll, the ferry from Rømø in Denmark to List, or a flight to Sylt Airport near Tinnum.
What's inside
- By train to Westerland, and when Morsum or Keitum is the better stop
- Car train from Niebüll: DB Sylt Shuttle and RDC Autozug Sylt are separate operators with separate bookings
- FRS Syltfähre from Havneby on Rømø to List
- Sylt Airport and the onward journey
- Travelling with children and luggage, delays and a calm departure
- Fillable PDF fields (use a PDF reader with form support)
Who it's for
Anyone planning a beach week, a car-free stay or a first visit to Sylt, Germany's northernmost island in the North Sea.
Format and delivery
- Instant digital download: 19-page A4 PDF (page count of the German edition)
- Choose German, English or Spanish as your edition
- No physical item and no shipping
- Read on phone, tablet or laptop, or print at home
Reading for the trip: A Room for Winter is a novel set on Sylt, available in English, Spanish and German. Read it before you go or on the way there.
More for your trip: Getting Around Sylt · all Sylt guides
Illustrations are AI-generated and marked as such. Prices, travel times and opening hours are planning estimates; check official sources before you travel.
Questions about this product
Is there a road to Sylt?
No. The Hindenburgdamm causeway carries only the railway. You come by train, take your car on the car train from Niebüll, use the ferry from Rømø to List or fly.
Which car train should I book?
DB Sylt Shuttle and RDC Autozug Sylt both run from Niebüll to Westerland, but tickets and check-in rules are not interchangeable. The guide shows what to compare.
What if my train is late?
There is a section on delays with a simple backup plan, and one on the departure day.
Which language editions are available?
German, English and Spanish. You pick the edition before checkout.
Can I get another language edition?
Is anything shipped?
How can I pay?
- Instant digital download: 19-page A4 PDF (page count of the German edition)
- Choose German, English or Spanish as your edition
- No physical item and no shipping
- Read on phone, tablet or laptop, or print at home
- By train to Westerland, and when Morsum or Keitum is the better stop
- Car train from Niebüll: DB Sylt Shuttle and RDC Autozug Sylt are separate operators with separate bookings
- FRS Syltfähre from Havneby on Rømø to List
- Sylt Airport and the onward journey
- Travelling with children and luggage, delays and a calm departure
- Fillable PDF fields (use a PDF reader with form support)