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
11h 46m$264–536Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane CGN - LYR
13h 20m$255–870Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BRU - LYR
11h 23m$281–927Train, 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 42m$315–623
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 $310 - $650 and takes 12h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 11h 23m and costs $280 - $950.
The distance between Cologne and Svalbard is 3075 km.
It takes approximately 11h 46m to get from Cologne to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 19+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Svalbard, SJ?
Eurowings, Scandinavian Airlines, and two 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 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–440
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Berlin Brandenburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–440
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Berlin Brandenburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- 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
- $35–85
- 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
- $18–30
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- 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
- $12–29
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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