There are 3 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 Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ZRH - LYR
13h 7m$471–951Fly from Geneva International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane GVA - LYR
8h 8m$286–549Train, 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
26h 15m$363–785
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Svalbard is to fly which costs $280 - $550 and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Svalbard is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs $280 - $550.
The distance between Geneva and Svalbard is 3726 km.
It takes approximately 13h 7m to get from Geneva to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are nine+ 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 Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–450
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–450
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–490
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–340
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- 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
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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