There are 4 ways to get from Gothenburg to Svalbard by plane, train, or car ferry
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 Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
best- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane GOT - LYR
19h 54m$183–424Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane CPH - LYR
12h 1m$162–484Train, train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation 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
9h 23m$175–580Car ferry, train to Aalborg Airport, fly
- Take the carferry from Gothenburg to Port of Frederikshavncarferry
- Take the train from Frederikshavn St. to Lindholm St.train
- Fly from Aalborg Airport (AAL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane AAL - LYR
16h$263–1,165
Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gothenburg to Svalbard is to fly which costs $180 - $430 and takes 19h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Gothenburg to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 9h 23m and costs $170 - $600.
The distance between Gothenburg and Svalbard is 2322 km.
It takes approximately 19h 54m to get from Gothenburg to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Gothenburg, Sweden and Svalbard, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines, Widerøe, and three other airlines fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen Airport, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–410
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bergen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Gdansk, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–410
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–500
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–500
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen Airport, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bergen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–500
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Riga, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–360
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30
- 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
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Snälltåget
- 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
- +46 771-77 77 1
- [email protected]
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Frederikshavn St. to Lindholm St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Gothenburg to Port of Frederikshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–140
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- $18–24
- Small Car
- $75–140
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