There are 5 ways to get from Cologne to Svalbard by train, plane, or bus
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 55m$371–540Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane CGN - LYR
21h 14m$166–736Train 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
15h 29m$272–679Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane FRA - LYR
11h 31m$406–610Train, bus to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexandertrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdambus
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane AMS - LYR
14h 51m
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 $270 - $700 and takes 15h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 10h 55m and costs $370 - $550.
The distance between Cologne and Svalbard is 3075 km.
It takes approximately 10h 55m 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?
Eurowings, Scandinavian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–460
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–470
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–470
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–470
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Berlin Brandenburg, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–470
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Berlin Brandenburg, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Berlin Brandenburg, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Munich, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–31
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $44–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- 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
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $30–45
- Comfort
- $30–45
- Premium
- $50–65
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $35–60
- 1st Class
- $80–130
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexander
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–16
- 1st Class
- $17–28
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
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