There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Sylt by plane, train (TGV), bus, train, or train (TGV, Eurostar)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Westerland
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Westerland (GWT)plane LYS - GWT
7h 10m€126–476Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain 24
15h 11m€276–880Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Essen central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Flensburg central train stationbus N74
- Take the bus from Flensburg Exe to Niebüll Bahnhofbus 100
23h 49mTrain to Geneva International Airport, fly to Westerland
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Westerland (GWT)plane GVA - GWT
7h 50m€249–530Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LYS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain
10h 35m€159–370Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane LYS - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.train
12h 5m€199–471Train via Brussels
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
15h 34m€328–881Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Bern Car Terminal Neufeldbus
- Take the train from Bern to Hamburg-Altonatrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhoftrain Re6
18h 53m€400–1,138
Lyon to Sylt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Sylt is to fly and train which costs €150 - €370 and takes 10h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Sylt is to fly which takes 7h 10m and costs €120 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Niebüll Bahnhof via Essen central train station and Flensburg Exe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Sylt. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 11m.
The distance between Lyon and Sylt is 1069 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Sylt without a car is to train which takes 15h 11m and costs €270 - €900.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Lyon to Sylt, including transfers.
Lyon to Sylt bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Sylt train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Sylt is to fly which takes 7h 10m and costs €120 - €480. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €270 - €900 and takes 15h 11m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 23h 49m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Sylt, Germany?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Westerland (GWT) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf and Frankfurt in around 15h 11m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Westerland via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Westerland via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–700
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Westerland via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Westerland via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hamburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Westerland(Sylt) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +45 72 30 25 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoCollective
Train from Esbjerg St. to Tønder St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–21
- Schedules at
- GoCollective
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Bern to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Flensburg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Flensburg Exe to Niebüll Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- Sydtrafik
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Bern Car Terminal Neufeld
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- RegioJet
Want to know more about travelling around Germany
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
Want to know more about Flixbus?
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Sylt bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Lyon to Sylt train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Book your Lyon to Sylt train tickets online with Omio.
There are 7503+ hotels available in Sylt.


































