There are 2 ways to get from Basel to Svalbard by plane or train
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Basel (BSL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $230 - $700 and takes 11h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 11h 5m and costs $230 - $700.
The distance between Basel and Svalbard is 3437 km.
It takes approximately 14h 46m to get from Basel to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 19+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Svalbard, SJ?
Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines, and easyJet fly from Basel (BSL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Basel to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Basel to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–310
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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