There are 3 ways to get from Amsterdam to Svalbard by plane or train
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Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane AMS - LYR
9h 54m$293–670Train 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
13h 6m$197–629Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane DUS - LYR
12h 22m$331–723
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $190 - $650 and takes 13h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Svalbard is to fly which takes 9h 54m and costs $290 - $700.
The distance between Amsterdam and Svalbard is 2938 km.
It takes approximately 9h 54m to get from Amsterdam to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Svalbard, SJ?
KLM and Scandinavian Airlines 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
- 8h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–650
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–650
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- 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
- $30–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- European Sleeper
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