There are 3 ways to get from Zurich to Longyearbyen by plane 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 from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ZRH - LYR
20h 34m$176–668Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BSL - LYR
25h 24m$212–747Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane STR - LYR
14h 8m$180–777
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Longyearbyen is to fly which costs $170 - $700 and takes 20h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which takes 14h 8m and costs $180 - $800.
The distance between Zurich and Longyearbyen is 3455 km.
It takes approximately 20h 34m to get from Zurich to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Longyearbyen, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and Swiss fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Basel to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Basel to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Basel to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Frankfurt, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Basel to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
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