There are 3 ways to get from Zurich to Svalbard 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
9h 59m$196–577Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BSL - LYR
17h 24m$273–829Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MXP - LYR
14h 51m$284–1,046
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Svalbard is to fly which costs $190 - $600 and takes 9h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Svalbard is to fly which takes 9h 59m and costs $190 - $600.
The distance between Zurich and Svalbard is 3455 km.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Zurich to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 19+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Svalbard, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines and Swiss fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Basel to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Basel to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–410
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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