How to get from Essen to Sylt by train, bus or flight.
The best way to travel from Essen to Sylt is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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Distance | 244 miles (394 km) | |
Available travel modes | Bus, flight or train | |
Ticket price range | $27 - $138 | |
Cheapest mode | Train • $27 (€24) • 6 h 24 min | |
Fastest mode | Flight • $138 (€120) • 1 h 10 min | |
Popular travel companies | Eurowings or Deutsche Bahn |
Travel 244 miles (394 km) by bus, flight or train from Essen to Sylt. If speed is a priority, then a flight is the best option with an average duration of 1 h 10 min; whereas, if saving money is more important, then a train is the best option with prices starting as low as $27 (€24). The most popular travel companies which serve this trip are Eurowings or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travelers can even take a direct from Essen to Sylt.
You can travel by train for as low as $84 (€75). When you search for schedules and tickets, Omio will show you the best journey.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is Germany’s main provider of travel services and makes on average about 40, 000 domestic and international journeys per day. Deutsche Bahn’s fleet of travel includes the high-speed ICE (Intercity Express) as well as the IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn), which differ in terms of comfort and the time needed to travel. For example, while toilets are standard amenities, services like onboard restaurants or free WiFi are only available on certain train types and routes. Deutsche Bahn is well-known for its wide range of fares like Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your Essen to Sylt travel.
There are 3 travel options to Sylt from Essen. You can take a bus, flight or train.
The cheapest way to go to Sylt from Essen is by taking a train, which costs on average $27 (€24).
This is compared to other ways of getting from Essen to Sylt:
A train is $7 (€6) less than a bus for this journey with tickets for a bus from Essen to Sylt costing on average $34 (€30).
Taking a train costs $110 (€96) less than taking a flight, which average ticket prices of $138 (€120).
The fastest way to get to Sylt from Essen is by flight with an average travel time of 1 h 10 min.
Other travel options to Sylt take longer:
Taking a bus requires on average 13 h 7 min of travel time.
Train takes 6 h 24 min on average.
The Essen to Sylt distance is around 244 miles (394 km).
The average frequency per day from Essen to Sylt is:
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Essen and Sylt as scheduled services by bus, flight or train can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Essen to Sylt:
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