There are 4 ways to get from Bucharest to Svalbard by shuttle, 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.
Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Varna
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane VAR - LYR
18h 49m$614–1,615Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BBU - LYR
21h 22m$203–863Train to Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain
- Fly from Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport (GHV) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane GHV - LYR
25h 59m$220–936Fly from Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane OTP - LYR
11h 23m$274–961
Varna Airport (VAR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Svalbard is to fly which costs $200 - $900 and takes 21h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Svalbard is to fly which takes 11h 23m and costs $270 - $1,000.
The distance between Bucharest and Svalbard is 4213 km.
It takes approximately 18h 49m to get from Bucharest to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 4:13 AM in Bucharest and 3:13 AM in Svalbard.
There are 17+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Svalbard, SJ?
Ulendo Airlink, Scandinavian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Hamburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Warsaw Chopin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Krakow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Budapest, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Krakow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Basel, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Budapest, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Rome, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–22
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $15–22
- 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/#/cautare/
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- 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
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- 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
- $220–310
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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