There are 6 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
10h 55m$241–512Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane CGN - LYR
21h 14m$136–637Train 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
18h 32m$277–496Train 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
17h 1m$355–583Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane AMS - LYR
12h 12m$283–638Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EIN - LYR
23h 3m$221–849
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Svalbard is to fly which costs $130 - $650 and takes 21h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 10h 55m and costs $240 - $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 17+ 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) 5 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
- $120–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–430
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Berlin Brandenburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Gdansk, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Berlin Brandenburg, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Munich, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- 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
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $30–45
- Comfort
- $30–45
- Premium
- $50–70
- 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
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $30–50
- 1st Class
- $60–110
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $20–30
- 1st Class
- $35–65
Train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $26–40
- 1st Class
- $50–85
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