There are 3 ways to get from Kristiansand to Svalbard by plane or train
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Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
best- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane KRS - LYR
7h 31m$208–870Train to Stavanger Airport, Sola, fly
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Stavanger stasjontrain
- Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane SVG - LYR
11h 2m$285–515Train, train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon 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
10h 14m$214–629
Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kristiansand to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $280 - $550 and takes 11h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Kristiansand to Svalbard is to fly which takes 7h 31m and costs $200 - $900.
The distance between Kristiansand and Svalbard is 2269 km.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Kristiansand to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Kristiansand, Norway and Svalbard, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Tuesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
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
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–280
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Stavanger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
- 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
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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)
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