There are 3 ways to get from Bergen to Svalbard by plane, train, or bus
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 Bergen
best- Fly from Bergen (BGO) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BGO - LYR
8h 6m$199–620Train, train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bergen stasjon to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane OSL - LYR
12h 44m$173–533Bus to Haugesund Airport, Karmøy, fly
- Take the bus from Bergen busstasjon to Avaldsnesbus
- Fly from Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane HAU - LYR
14h 46m$255–886
Bergen (BGO) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bergen to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $170 - $550 and takes 12h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Bergen to Svalbard is to fly which takes 8h 6m and costs $190 - $650.
The distance between Bergen and Svalbard is 2050 km.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Bergen to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Bergen, Norway and Svalbard, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines and Widerøe fly from Bergen (BGO) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 4 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bergen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Bergen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–500
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–500
Flights from Haugesund Airport, Karmøy to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Haugesund Airport, Karmøy to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bergen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–270
Flights from Haugesund Airport, Karmøy to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Bergen stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $38
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +47 23 15 90 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flytoget AS
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–26
- Website
- Flytoget AS
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Bergen busstasjon to Avaldsnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Bergen busstasjon to Avaldsnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Vy Buss
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