There are 6 ways to get from Bergen to Svalbard by train, 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.
Train, train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly
best- Take the train from Bergen stasjon to Oslo S
- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)OSL - LYR
12h 38m$245–531Fly from Bergen
cheapest- Fly from Bergen (BGO) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)BGO - LYR
9h 30m$208–439Ferry to Stord, fly
- Take the ferry from Strandkaiterminalen båtkai to Rubbestadneset båtkai
- Fly from Stord (SRP) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)SRP - LYR
21h 10m$218–637Ferry to Sogndal, fly
- Take the ferry from Strandkaiterminalen båtkai to Sogndal kai
- Fly from Sogndal (SOG) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)SOG - LYR
23h 44m$293–739Bus to Førde Airport, Bringeland, fly
- Take the bus from Bergen busstasjon to Skilbrei
- Fly from Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)FDE - LYR
14h 47m$283–788Bus to Haugesund Airport, Karmøy, fly
- Take the bus from Bergen Busstasjon to Haugesund bussterminal
- Fly from Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)HAU - LYR
14h 49m$210–809
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bergen to Svalbard is to fly which costs $200 - $440 and takes 9h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bergen to Svalbard is to fly which takes 9h 30m and costs $200 - $440.
The distance between Bergen and Svalbard is 2490 km.
It takes approximately 12h 38m to get from Bergen to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 17+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Bergen, Norway and Svalbard, SJ?
Widerøe, Scandinavian Airlines, and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Bergen (BGO) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 3 times a week.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–420
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–420
Flights from Bergen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Bergen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Stord to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Sogndal to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Sogndal to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bergen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Sogndal to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Sandane, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Sogndal to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Orsta/Volda, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Sogndal to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bergen, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Førde Airport, Bringeland to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Førde Airport, Bringeland to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Haugesund Airport, Karmøy to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Haugesund Airport, Karmøy to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bergen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–320
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–320
Flights from Stord to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Sogndal to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Bergen stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Phone
- 23 15 90 00
- flytoget@flytoget.no
- Website
- flytoget.no
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–24
- Website
- https://flytoget.no/en/
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- nor-way.no
Bus from Bergen busstasjon to Skilbrei
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
Bus from Bergen Busstasjon to Haugesund bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bergen Busstasjon to Haugesund bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Bergen Busstasjon to Haugesund bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- 55 55 90 70
- Website
- skyss.no
Ferry from Strandkaiterminalen båtkai to Rubbestadneset båtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.skyss.no/en
- Adult passenger
- $6–11
- Phone
- +47 51 86 87 00
- booking@norled.no
- Website
- norled.no
Ferry from Strandkaiterminalen båtkai to Sogndal kai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $113–118
- Website
- https://www.norled.no/en/
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