There are 5 ways to get from Geneva 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LYS - LYR
23h 46m$215–796Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ZRH - LYR
13h 16m$478–946Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genève to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MXP - LYR
23h 30m$370–981Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genève to Marne-la-Vallée-Chessy TGVtrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane CDG - LYR
13h 35m$477–1,255Fly from Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane GVA - LYR
8h 57m$429–755
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $370 - $1,000 and takes 23h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Svalbard is to fly which takes 8h 57m and costs $420 - $800.
The distance between Geneva and Svalbard is 3834 km.
It takes approximately 23h 46m to get from Geneva to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 16+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Svalbard, SJ?
Norwegian Air Shuttle and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dusseldorf, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–480
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dusseldorf, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–650
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–480
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- 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 Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Marne-la-Vallée-Chessy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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