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
12h 16m$311–700Train to Brussels Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BRU - LYR
13h 28m$282–749Train, 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 43m$315–832
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 $280 - $750 and takes 13h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Svalbard is to fly which takes 12h 16m and costs $310 - $700.
The distance between Cologne and Svalbard is 3074 km.
It takes approximately 12h 16m 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?
Scandinavian Airlines flies from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) twice daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- 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
- 11h 18m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–650
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–650
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- $21–45
- 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
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
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