There are 4 ways to get from Cologne to Svalbard by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane DUS - LYR
10h 25m$323–532Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane CGN - LYR
14h 4m$214–868Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BRU - LYR
13h 4m$260–968Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane AMS - LYR
12h 41m$253–517
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 $250 - $550 and takes 12h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 10h 25m and costs $320 - $550.
The distance between Cologne and Svalbard is 3075 km.
It takes approximately 10h 25m to get from Cologne to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 16+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Svalbard, SJ?
Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–480
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–480
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–390
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Munich, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Berlin Brandenburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–480
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–390
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Munich, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Berlin Brandenburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Berlin Brandenburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- $19–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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