There are 5 ways to get from Oulu to Longyearbyen by car, plane, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Skellefteå Airport, fly
best- Drive from Oulu to Skelleftea-Airport-SFTcar
- Fly from Skellefteå Airport (SFT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane SFT - LYR
14h 6m$316–1,133Train to Kemi-Tornio Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Oulu to Kemitrain
- Fly from Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane KEM - LYR
22h 11m$226–884Fly from Oulu Airport
- Fly from Oulu Airport (OUL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane OUL - LYR
16h 31m$246–918Train, taxi to Luleå/Kallax Airport, fly
- Take the train from Oulu to Haaparanta pohjoinentrain
- Take the taxi from Haparanda Tornio resecentrum to Luleå Airporttaxi
- Fly from Luleå/Kallax Airport (LLA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LLA - LYR
17h 9m$271–1,065Train to Rovaniemi, fly
- Take the train from Oulu to Rovaniemitrain
- Fly from Rovaniemi (RVN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane RVN - LYR
12h 49m$486–973
Skellefteå Airport (SFT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Oulu to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which costs $220 - $900 and takes 22h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Oulu to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which takes 12h 49m and costs $480 - $1,000.
The distance between Oulu and Longyearbyen is 1933 km.
It takes approximately 14h 6m to get from Oulu to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
Longyearbyen is 1h behind Oulu. It is currently 1:24 AM in Oulu and 12:24 AM in Longyearbyen.
There are 18+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Oulu, Finland and Longyearbyen, SJ?
Finnair, Scandinavian Airlines, and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Oulu Airport (OUL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Skellefteå Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Oulu Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Rovaniemi to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Rovaniemi to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Rovaniemi to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Kemi-Tornio Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Kemi-Tornio Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Rovaniemi, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oulu Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Kemi-Tornio Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Kemi-Tornio Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Brussels, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Oulu to Haaparanta pohjoinen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Oulu to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Oulu to Kemi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Oulu to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Pohjois-Suomen Rautatieharrastajat ry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Estimated price
- $21–25
Länstrafiken Norrbotten
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- Website
- lanstrafikennorrbotten.se
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