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$196–576Train 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 19m$268–820Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane GVA - LYR
23h 51m$356–1,251
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 18+ 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) 4 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Basel to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Basel to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–410
Flights from Basel to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Hamburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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