There are 5 ways to get from Oulu to Svalbard by plane, car, 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.
Fly from Oulu Airport
best- Fly from Oulu Airport (OUL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane OUL - LYR
16h 1m$206–868Drive to Skellefteå Airport, fly
- Drive from Oulu to Skelleftea-Airport-SFTcar
- Fly from Skellefteå Airport (SFT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane SFT - LYR
13h 11m$336–1,233Train, 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
18h 9m$289–1,164Train to Rovaniemi, fly
- Take the train from Oulu to Rovaniemitrain
- Fly from Rovaniemi (RVN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane RVN - LYR
12h 29m$223–870Train to Kemi-Tornio Airport, fly
- Take the train from Oulu to Kemitrain
- Fly from Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane KEM - LYR
16h 31m$235–983
Oulu Airport (OUL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oulu to Svalbard is to fly which costs $200 - $900 and takes 16h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Oulu to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 12h 29m and costs $220 - $900.
The distance between Oulu and Svalbard is 1540 km.
It takes approximately 16h 1m to get from Oulu to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h behind Oulu. It is currently 10:39 AM in Oulu and 9:39 AM in Svalbard.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Oulu, Finland and Svalbard, SJ?
Finnair and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Oulu Airport (OUL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Oulu Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Oulu Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Rovaniemi, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Skellefteå Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Gothenburg, Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Rovaniemi to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Rovaniemi to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Rovaniemi to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Kemi-Tornio Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Oulu to Haaparanta pohjoinen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Oulu to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Oulu to Kemi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Estimated price
- $21–25
Länstrafiken Norrbotten
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- Website
- lanstrafikennorrbotten.se
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