There are 4 ways to get from Bucharest to Svalbard by plane, bus, shuttle, night train, 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)plane OTP - LYR
11h 49m$242–816Fly 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
24h 25m$223–713Bus, shuttle to Varna Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane VAR - LYR
20h 13m$439–1,382Night train, train to Burgas Airport, fly
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Burgastrain
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BOJ - LYR
20h 10m$319–947
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Svalbard is to fly which costs $220 - $750 and takes 24h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Svalbard is to fly which takes 11h 49m and costs $240 - $850.
The distance between Bucharest and Svalbard is 3798 km.
It takes approximately 11h 49m to get from Bucharest to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 3:36 AM in Bucharest and 2:36 AM in Svalbard.
There are 19+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Svalbard, SJ?
Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines, and LOT 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
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Warsaw Chopin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
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
- $210–700
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Krakow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Budapest, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Basel, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Varna Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Burgas Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
- Website
- norwegian.com
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
- $240–750
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Basel, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Varna Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Burgas Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $14–18
Train from Stara Zagora to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $8–10
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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