There are 3 ways to get from Amsterdam to Longyearbyen by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane AMS - LYR
18h 9m$293–669Train to Brussels Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BRU - LYR
19h 53m$201–577Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane DUS - LYR
21h 24m$320–624
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which costs $200 - $600 and takes 19h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Longyearbyen is to fly which takes 18h 9m and costs $290 - $700.
The distance between Amsterdam and Longyearbyen is 2938 km.
It takes approximately 18h 9m to get from Amsterdam to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Longyearbyen, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and KLM fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) twice daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Billund, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–440
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–440
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- European Sleeper
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