There are 3 ways to get from Tallinn to Svalbard by plane, ferry, or bus
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 Lennart Meri International Airport
best- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane TLL - LYR
11h 24m$193–813Ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane HEL - LYR
12h 41m$330–539Bus to Riga International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane RIX - LYR
14h 18m$237–801
Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tallinn to Svalbard is to ferry and fly which costs $330 - $550 and takes 12h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Tallinn to Svalbard is to fly which takes 11h 24m and costs $190 - $850.
The distance between Tallinn and Svalbard is 2130 km.
It takes approximately 11h 24m to get from Tallinn to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h behind Tallinn. It is currently 9:15 PM in Tallinn and 8:15 PM in Svalbard.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Tallinn, Estonia and Svalbard, SJ?
Norwegian Air International and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–490
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–490
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Rovaniemi, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–490
Flights from Riga International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Riga International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Riga International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Riga International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- Lux Express
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–39
- Website
- TransTempo
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- $23–35
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