There are 4 ways to get from Cologne to Svalbard by train or plane
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)DUS - LYR
10h 54m$210–499Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)BRU - LYR
15h 25m$325–803Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)AMS - LYR
12h 10m$297–555Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)FRA - LYR
11h 31m$341–612
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $210 - $500 and takes 10h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 10h 54m and costs $210 - $500.
The distance between Cologne and Svalbard is 3075 km.
It takes approximately 10h 54m to get from Cologne to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Svalbard, SJ?
There is no direct connection from Cologne to Svalbard. However, you can take the train to D-Flughafen Bf, walk to D-Flughafen Bf, take the vehicle to D-Flughafen Terminal A/B, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), walk to Longyearbyen Airport, then take the bus to Unis Longyearbyen. Alternatively, you can take the train to Brussels-Nord, take the train to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, walk to Brussels Airport (BRU) airport, fly to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), walk to Longyearbyen Airport, then take the bus to Unis Longyearbyen.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–420
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–470
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $30–45
- Comfort
- $30–45
- Premium
- $50–70
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- 1st Class
- $60–100
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $30–50
- 1st Class
- $60–110
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