There are 4 ways to get from France to Svalbard by plane or train
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Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane CDG - LYR
10h 36m$284–674Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane NCE - LYR
11h 17m$203–813Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ZRH - LYR
12h 28m$433–792Fly from Paris Orly Airport
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ORY - LYR
13h 48m$212–822
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Svalbard is to fly which costs $280 - $700 and takes 10h 36m.
The fastest way to get from France to Svalbard is to fly which takes 10h 36m and costs $280 - $700.
The distance between France and Svalbard is 3332 km.
It takes approximately 10h 36m to get from France to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 16+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between France and Svalbard, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–650
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–600
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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