There are 4 ways to get from Inari to Longyearbyen by bus, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Kirkenes Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Inari to Kirkenes Airportbus
- Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane KKN - LYR
11h 36m$834–991Bus, drive to Lakselv Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from K-market Inari to K-market Karigasniemibus
- Drive from K-market Karigasniemi to Skoganvarreveien 2711car
- Fly from Lakselv Airport (LKL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LKL - LYR
12h 2m$184–618Bus, bus to Alta, fly
- Take the bus from K-market Inari to K-market Karigasniemibus
- Take the bus from Samisk videregående skole Karasjok to Jergulbus
- Take the bus from Jergul to Alta lufthavnbus
- Fly from Alta (ALF) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ALF - LYR
15h 54m$334–699Fly from Ivalo
- Fly from Ivalo (IVL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane IVL - LYR
24h 3m$341–1,191
Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inari to Longyearbyen is to bus and drive and fly which costs $180 - $650 and takes 12h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Inari to Longyearbyen is to bus and fly which takes 11h 36m and costs $800 - $1,000.
The distance between Inari and Longyearbyen is 1233 km.
It takes approximately 11h 36m to get from Inari to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
Longyearbyen is 1h behind Inari. It is currently 2:19 AM in Inari and 1:19 AM in Longyearbyen.
There are 18+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Inari, Lapland, Finland and Longyearbyen, SJ?
Finnair, Widerøe, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Ivalo (IVL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) twice a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–550
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–550
Flights from Alta to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–600
Flights from Alta to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–600
Flights from Lakselv Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Lakselv Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Lakselv Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Ivalo to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Kirkenes Airport, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Ivalo to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Kirkenes Airport, Alta, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Phone
- +358 40 179 6069
- [email protected]
- Website
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Inari to Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–430
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
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