There are 5 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 Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane DUS - LYR
10h 37m$373–594Train to Frankfurt, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane FRA - LYR
12h 12m$242–713Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels Airport - Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BRU - LYR
14h 21m$405–588Train, 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 12m$313–738Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane CGN - LYR
12h 22m$244–820
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 $240 - $750 and takes 12h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 10h 37m and costs $370 - $600.
The distance between Cologne and Svalbard is 3076 km.
It takes approximately 10h 37m 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 Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Berlin Brandenburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Berlin Brandenburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–340
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Berlin Brandenburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels Airport - Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- 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
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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