Mobility

Just leave the traffic jams behind and enjoy your trip from the very start: on Deutsche Bahn’s long-distance trains. Once you arrive, you can get around easily using local transportation options. By the way: According to the provider, ICE, IC, and EC trains on electrified routes within Germany’s DB long-distance network run on 100 percent electricity from renewable energy sources—allowing you to travel to Schleswig-Holstein in a relaxed manner and without traffic jams.

Discover the state’s most beautiful destinations with the Schleswig-Holstein Regional Railway. Its approximately 800 trains take you throughout Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, and along the Lübeck–Lüneburg route in Lower Saxony. Practical solutions like the Schleswig-Holstein Fare or the Schleswig-Holstein Ticket take you affordably and comfortably from coast to coast and through the beautiful countryside in between. Schedule information, tickets, and details.

If you’d like to use local public transportation in Schleswig-Holstein, you’ll find everything in one convenient overview on the NAH.SH website: schedule and fare information, the fare calculator, an overview of the transit companies, and all other important information about buses and trains. With the free NAH.SH app, you can book your ticket quickly and conveniently and always have your personal schedule at your fingertips while on the go.

The journey to Schleswig-Holstein is also sporty and with a tailwind. The long-distance cycle routes offer a journey according to the motto "The journey is the reward". The North Sea Coast Cycle Route (North Sea Coast Cycle Route (Nordseeküsten Radweg)), Elbe Cycle Route (Elberadweg), Ochsenweg (Pilgerroute), Baltic Sea Coast Cycle Route (Ostseeküsten-Radweg ) and the Iron Curtain Trail lead to the northernmost federal state. The German cycle network provides a good overview.

If you run out of steam, you can also change to the train. Information on taking bicycles with you can be found at NAH.SH Fahrradmitnahme (local transport in Schleswig-Holstein) and Deutsche Bahn Fahrradmitnahme.

You can travel to Schleswig-Holstein via the following highways: from the north via the A7, from the east via the A20 and A24 and from the south via the A7 and A1.

Find out about the traffic situation in advance for a quick and stress-free journey to Schleswig-Holstein or on the road with the ADAC Maps app.

By car train to Sylt: From Niebüll, you can reach the island of Sylt in just 35 minutes - quickly and conveniently with the DB car train SyltShuttle. Simply park in the direction of Sylt and back again. Another option is the Sylt ferry. The ferry commutes between the mainland and the island of Sylt up to 18 times a day all year round. You can reserve your parking space in advance.

The other North Frisian islands and Halligen, as well as the high seas island of Helgoland, can also be easily reached by ferry. You can reach the Baltic Sea island of Fehmarn by car via the Fehmarnsund Bridge.

You can also travel comfortably to Schleswig-Holstein by plane.

Hamburg Airport connects northern Germany with many parts of the world. Here you will find all arrival and departure times for Hamburg Airport as well as comprehensive information on direct onward travel to Schleswig-Holstein by bus, train or rental car.

The Kielius airport bus takes you quickly and comfortably from Kiel via Neumünster to Hamburg Airport and back up to 19 times a day.

The fastest way to the island of Sylt is also by plane. Find out about year-round and seasonal flights to Sylt, all current departure and arrival times and your individual onward journey.

By plane to Heligoland: Germany's only high seas island can now also be reached by plane from various departure points.