There are 5 ways to get from Germany to Svalbard by plane or train
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Fly from Hamburg Airport
best- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane HAM - LYR
11h 40m$224–485Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BER - LYR
12h 3m$315–1,322Fly from Munich International Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MUC - LYR
11h 45m$390–774Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane AMS - LYR
13h 32m$248–598Fly from Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane FRA - LYR
10h 55m$354–666
Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Svalbard is to fly which costs $220 - $490 and takes 11h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Svalbard is to fly which takes 10h 55m and costs $350 - $700.
The distance between Germany and Svalbard is 2766 km.
It takes approximately 11h 40m to get from Germany to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 16+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Germany and Svalbard, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–500
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
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