There are 5 ways to get from France to Svalbard by plane or train
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Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane CDG - LYR
10h 41m$284–724Train to Brussels Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BRU - LYR
12h 8m$195–567Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane NCE - LYR
11h 21m$253–965Fly from Paris Orly Airport
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ORY - LYR
15h 19m$246–1,011Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ZRH - LYR
12h 38m$257–739
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $250 - $750 and takes 12h 38m.
The fastest way to get from France to Svalbard is to fly which takes 10h 41m and costs $280 - $750.
The distance between France and Svalbard is 3333 km.
It takes approximately 10h 41m to get from France to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between France and Svalbard, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 4 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday
- 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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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