There are 5 ways to get from Oulu to Svalbard 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
13h 11m$396–1,433Fly from Oulu Airport
cheapest- Fly from Oulu Airport (OUL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane OUL - LYR
16h 1m$246–967Train, taxi to Luleå/Kallax Airport, fly
- Take the train from Oulu to Kemitrain
- 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 39m$354–1,369Train to Rovaniemi, fly
- Take the train from Oulu to Rovaniemitrain
- Fly from Rovaniemi (RVN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane RVN - LYR
12h 39m$255–917Train 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$266–935
Skellefteå Airport (SFT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oulu to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $250 - $950 and takes 12h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Oulu to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 12h 39m and costs $250 - $950.
The distance between Oulu and Svalbard is 1933 km.
It takes approximately 13h 11m to get from Oulu to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h behind Oulu. It is currently 9:49 PM in Oulu and 8:49 PM in Svalbard.
There are 19+ 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) twice daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Skellefteå Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Oulu Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Oulu Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Rovaniemi, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Gothenburg, Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Rovaniemi to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Rovaniemi to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Rovaniemi to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Kemi-Tornio Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Kemi-Tornio Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Oulu to Kemi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en
Train from Oulu to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en
Train from Oulu to Kemi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Estimated price
- $22–26
Länstrafiken Norrbotten
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- Website
- lanstrafikennorrbotten.se
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