There are 2 ways to get from Kraków to Svalbard by plane or train
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Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
best- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane KRK - LYR
10h 2m$192–813Train to Warsaw Chopin Airport, fly
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodniatrain
- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane WAW - LYR
12h 57m$273–755
John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Svalbard is to fly which costs $190 - $850 and takes 10h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Svalbard is to fly which takes 10h 2m and costs $190 - $850.
The distance between Kraków and Svalbard is 3158 km.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Kraków to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 19+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Svalbard, SJ?
Wizz Air, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–550
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–550
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Krakow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
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