There are 4 ways to get from Bucharest to Longyearbyen by plane, shuttle, 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 Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)OTP - LYR
20h 38m$225–761Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)BBU - LYR
25h 2m$123–613Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Varna
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)VAR - LYR
18h 59m$546–1,268Train to Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Fly from Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport (GHV) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)GHV - LYR
27h 54m$140–516
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which costs $140 - $550 and takes 27h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Longyearbyen is to shuttle and fly which takes 18h 59m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between Bucharest and Longyearbyen is 3798 km.
It takes approximately 20h 38m to get from Bucharest to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
Longyearbyen is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 11:14 AM in Bucharest and 10:14 AM in Longyearbyen.
There are 18+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Longyearbyen, SJ?
Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Cluj-Napoca, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Varna Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Warsaw Chopin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Krakow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Hamburg, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Milan Malpensa, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Budapest, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Cluj-Napoca, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Varna Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Varna Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Milan Bergamo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Luton, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Milan Malpensa, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–23
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $8–14
- 1st Class
- $15–23
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- interregional.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- interregional.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $230–320
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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