There are 5 ways to get from Finland to Svalbard by plane or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane HEL - LYR
9h 4m$252–676Fly from Pori Airport
cheapest- Fly from Pori Airport (POR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane POR - LYR
20h 33m$183–655Fly from Turku Airport
- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane TKU - LYR
12h 2m$196–766Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane TLL - LYR
15h 28mFly from Oulu Airport
- Fly from Oulu Airport (OUL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane OUL - LYR
14h 9m$466–1,117
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Finland to Svalbard is to fly which costs $250 - $700 and takes 9h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Finland to Svalbard is to fly which takes 9h 4m and costs $250 - $700.
The distance between Finland and Svalbard is 2036 km.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Finland to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h behind Finland. It is currently 8:48 PM in Finland and 7:48 PM in Svalbard.
There are 16+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Finland and Svalbard, SJ?
Finnair, Scandinavian Airlines, and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) twice daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Turku Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Turku Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Pori Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Pori Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki Airport, Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Oulu Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Pori Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki Airport, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Pori Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki Airport, Rovaniemi, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Oulu Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki Airport, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Oulu Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki Airport, Rovaniemi, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- en.tallink.com
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