There are 3 ways to get from Svalbard to Saint Petersburg by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Pulkovo Airport
best- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane LYR - LED
24h 32m₽23,032–101,082Fly to Riga International Airport, bus
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LYR - RIX
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
23h 3m₽24,000–82,000Fly to Tartu Ülenurme Airport, train
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY)plane LYR - TAY
- Take the train from Vana-Kuuste to Koidulatrain
- Take the train from Pechory-Pskovskie to Baltiysky Railway Terminaltrain
20h 30m₽27,757–98,587
Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Svalbard to Saint Petersburg is to fly and bus which costs RUB 24000 - RUB 85000 and takes 23h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Svalbard to Saint Petersburg is to fly and train which takes 20h 30m and costs RUB 27000 - RUB 100000.
The distance between Svalbard and Saint Petersburg is 2146 km.
It takes approximately 24h 32m to get from Svalbard to Saint Petersburg, including transfers.
Saint Petersburg is 1h ahead of Svalbard. It is currently 12:43 PM in Svalbard and 1:43 PM in Saint Petersburg.
What companies run services between Svalbard, SJ and Saint Petersburg, Russia?
Scandinavian Airlines, Air Serbia, and Pegasus Airlines fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) 4 times a week.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Oslo, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽25,000–110,000
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Tromso, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽34,000–95,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Pulkovo Airport via Oslo, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽22,000–100,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Pulkovo Airport via Oslo, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽39,000–140,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Riga International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–75,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Riga International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–75,000
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- [email protected]
- Website
- elron.ee
Train from Vana-Kuuste to Koidula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽470–700
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- ₽470–700
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Pechory-Pskovskie to Baltiysky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–12,000
- Schedules at
- luxexpress.eu
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- vissareiss.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,844
- Website
- https://vissareiss.lv/
- Schedules at
- https://vissareiss.lv/?highlight=0&sitepage=#Schedule
- Book at
- https://vissareiss.lv/index.php?sitepage=ticket_offer_en
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- [email protected]
- Website
- markatek.travel
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000
- Website
- https://markatek.travel/
- Schedules at
- https://markatek.travel/schedule/
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