There are 5 ways to get from Europe to Svalbard by train or plane
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Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane HAJ - LYR
18h 55m$265–903Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BER - LYR
22h 20m$330–604Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane DUS - LYR
16h 3m$277–607Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane HAM - LYR
13h 51m$328–657Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane FRA - LYR
14h 13m$366–587
Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $270 - $650 and takes 16h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 13h 51m and costs $320 - $700.
The distance between Europe and Svalbard is 3114 km.
It takes approximately 18h 55m to get from Europe to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Europe and Svalbard, SJ?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Svalbard. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), walk to Longyearbyen Airport, then take the bus to Unis Longyearbyen. Alternatively, you can take the line 250 bus to Herleshausen Bahnhof, walk to Herleshausen Bahnhof, take the train to Eisenach Hbf, take the train to S Südkreuz Bhf, take the train to Flughafen BER, walk to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) airport, fly to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), walk to Longyearbyen Airport, then take the bus to Unis Longyearbyen.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Hannover Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Hannover Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Hannover Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Frankfurt, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–480
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–480
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–480
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- 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
- $190–450
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–500
Flights from Frankfurt to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Hannover Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Hannover Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Frankfurt, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–470
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–410
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–410
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–410
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
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