Arriving
Location & Getting here
Sylt is an island without a road bridge. That sounds complicated and isn't — you just need to know it once.
The Hindenburgdamm has connected Sylt to the mainland since 1927, but it carries only railway tracks. There is no road link. If you want your car with you, it goes on a car train.
Ways to the island
Four ways to arrive.
- By car on the car train
- Loading in Niebüll, arrival in Westerland. Two operators run the route: Deutsche Bahn's Sylt Shuttle and RDC's Sylt Shuttle Plus. The crossing takes a good half hour. Book ahead in high season and at weekends — otherwise you queue.The apartment comes with a free parking space for one car.
- By train
- The Marschbahn runs directly to Westerland, including from Hamburg-Altona. It is around 950 metres from the station to the apartment — walkable, even with luggage.The island works well without a car: buses to every village leave from the station.
- By ferry via Denmark
- A car ferry runs from Havneby on the Danish island of Rømø to List in the north of Sylt. Useful if you are coming from Denmark or want to make a loop. List to Westerland is about forty minutes by car.
- By plane
- Sylt Airport is around 2.7 kilometres from the apartment, with connections from several German cities — varying by season.
Location
Right on the dune ridge
The apartment sits directly on the dune ridge with its own beach crossing, in a quiet position. It is roughly a hundred metres from the building to the beach.
The shopping streets of Westerland are a few minutes on foot, the nearest supermarket about six hundred metres away. Westerland station is around 950 metres — relevant if you arrive by train or by car train.
Distances
- Beach access
- 100 m
- Town centre
- 350 m
- Supermarket
- 600 m
- Westerland station
- 950 m
- Sylt airport
- 2.7 km
Figures from the property data; straight-line or walking distance, rounded.
Visitor’s tax and guest card
Sylt charges a visitor's tax; the resort card gives you beach access and is handled by the letting service on site. The applicable rates are set by the municipality of Sylt — ask for the current amount when you enquire so you budget with the right figure.
