There are 3 ways to get from Cologne to Svalbard by plane or train
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Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane DUS - LYR
10h 37m$311–702Train to Brussels Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BRU - LYR
13h 22m$215–708Train, 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$335–839
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 - $750 and takes 13h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Svalbard is to fly which takes 10h 37m and costs $310 - $700.
The distance between Cologne and Svalbard is 3073 km.
It takes approximately 10h 37m 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?
Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–650
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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