There are 3 ways to get from Geiranger to Svalbard by car ferry, plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry to Ålesund Airport, Vigra, fly
best- Take the car ferry from Geiranger ferjekai to Ålesundcarferry
- Fly from Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane AES - LYR
12h 57m$257–918Car ferry, bus to Sandane, fly
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Geiranger ferjekai to Hellesylt ferjekaicarferry
- Take the bus from Kjøs bru to Hjelmesetbus
- Fly from Sandane (SDN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane SDN - LYR
13h 4m$202–744Bus, train, train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly
- Take the bus from Langvatn to Otta skysstasjonbus
- Take the train from Otta stasjon to Lillehammer stasjontrain
- Take the train from Lillehammer skysstasjon to Eidsvoll stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane OSL - LYR
12h 54m$301–694
Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geiranger to Svalbard is to bus and train and fly which costs $300 - $700 and takes 12h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Geiranger to Svalbard is to bus and train and fly which takes 12h 54m and costs $300 - $700.
The distance between Geiranger and Svalbard is 1870 km.
It takes approximately 12h 57m to get from Geiranger to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 16+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Geiranger, Norway and Svalbard, SJ?
There is no direct connection from Geiranger to Svalbard. However, you can take the car ferry to Ålesund, walk to Skateflukaia, take the bus to Ålesund lufthavn, walk to Ålesund Airport, Vigra (AES) airport, fly to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), walk to Longyearbyen Airport, then take the bus to Unis Longyearbyen. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Langvatn, take the bus to Otta skysstasjon, walk to Otta stasjon, take the train to Lillehammer stasjon, walk to Lillehammer skysstasjon, take the train to Eidsvoll stasjon, take the train to Oslo lufthavn stasjon, walk to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) airport, fly to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), walk to Longyearbyen Airport, then take the bus to Unis Longyearbyen.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Ålesund Airport, Vigra to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–490
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–490
Flights from Sandane to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–430
- Phone
- +47 61 25 22 00
- kundeservice@sj.no
- Website
- sj.no
Train from Otta stasjon to Lillehammer stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Otta stasjon to Lillehammer stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
Train from Lillehammer skysstasjon to Eidsvoll stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Langvatn to Otta skysstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Kjøs bru to Hjelmeset
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- +442039 935 562
- book@hurtigruten.com
- Website
- hurtigruten.com
Car ferry from Geiranger ferjekai to Ålesund
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.hurtigruten.com
- Phone
- +47 57 63 14 00
- info@thefjords.no
- Website
- thefjords.no
Car ferry from Geiranger ferjekai to Hellesylt ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- thefjords.no
- Phone
- +47 71 28 01 00
- Website
- frammr.no
Car ferry from Geiranger ferjekai to Hellesylt ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- Website
- https://frammr.no/?sprak=3
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