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How to get fromKiruna to Longyearbyenby train, bus, or plane

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There are 5 ways to get from Kiruna to Longyearbyen by train, bus, or plane

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  1. Train, bus to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Kiruna station to Narvik stationtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Bromsgård to Harstad/Narvik lufthavnbus bus
    3. Fly from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane EVE - LYR
    12h 46m
    $275–479

  2. Train, bus to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Kiruna station to Narvik stationtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Bromsgård to Tromsø lufthavnbus bus
    3. Fly from Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane TOS - LYR
    12h 26m
    $247–564

  3. Fly from Kiruna Airport

    1. Fly from Kiruna Airport (KRN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane KRN - LYR
    13h 5m
    $248–1,121

  4. Bus, bus to Bodø Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Sjukhuset to Narvik busstationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Narvik bussterminal to Storjordbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Storjord to Bodø lufthavnbus bus
    4. Fly from Bodø Airport (BOO) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane BOO - LYR
    16h 32m
    $400–701

  5. Train, bus to Bardufoss Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Kiruna station to Narvik stationtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Bromsgård to Finnsund sørbus bus
    3. Fly from Bardufoss Airport (BDU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane BDU - LYR
    15h 5m
    $259–883

Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights

Calendar13Weekly Planes
Duration7h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket$184Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,273.6 km
  • Duration: 12h 46m

What companies run services between Kiruna, Sweden and Longyearbyen, SJ?

Scandinavian Airlines flies from Kiruna Airport (KRN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 3 times a week.

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