There are 3 ways to get from Geneva to Svalbard by train or plane
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Train, train to Basel, fly
best- Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BSL - LYR
18h 10m$325–988Fly from Geneva International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane GVA - LYR
8h 8m$227–943Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ZRH - LYR
13h 7m$306–891
Basel (BSL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $300 - $900 and takes 13h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Svalbard is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs $220 - $950.
The distance between Geneva and Svalbard is 3667 km.
It takes approximately 18h 10m to get from Geneva to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Svalbard, SJ?
Norwegian Air Shuttle and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Basel to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Basel to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Train from Genève to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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