There are 6 ways to get from Norway to Svalbard by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly
best- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane OSL - LYR
5h 50m$135–495Fly from Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Fly from Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane TOS - LYR
4h 38m$154–405Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane KRS - LYR
10h 55m$188–721Fly from Ålesund Airport, Vigra
- Fly from Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane AES - LYR
10h 41m$206–770Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola
- Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane SVG - LYR
7h 50m$231–429Fly from Bergen
- Fly from Bergen (BGO) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BGO - LYR
8h 6m$199–620
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Norway to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $130 - $500 and takes 5h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Norway to Svalbard is to fly which takes 4h 38m and costs $150 - $410.
The distance between Norway and Svalbard is 2068 km.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Norway to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Norway and Svalbard, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines flies from Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) twice a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–500
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–500
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bergen, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Ålesund Airport, Vigra to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Ålesund Airport, Vigra to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bergen, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Bergen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Bergen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–270
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Ålesund Airport, Vigra to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- 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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