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There are 5 ways to get from America to Svalbard by train or plane

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane DUS - LYR
    13h 29m
    $336–718

  2. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain train
    2. Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane BRU - LYR
    16h 13m
    $248–705

  3. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane AMS - LYR
    11h 14m
    $325–683

  4. Fly from Eindhoven Airport

    1. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane EIN - LYR
    16h 31m
    $315–1,055

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane FRA - LYR
    15h 53m
    $277–1,013

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration10h 38mAverage Duration
Ticket$227Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,109.7 km
  • Duration: 13h 29m

What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Svalbard, SJ?

Transavia Holland, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.

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