There are 4 ways to get from Inari to Longyearbyen by bus, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Kirkenes Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Inari to Kirkenes Airportbus
- Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane KKN - LYR
11h 45m$697–994Bus, drive to Lakselv Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from K-market Inari to K-market Karigasniemibus
- Drive from K-market Karigasniemi to Skoganvarreveien 2711car
- Fly from Lakselv Airport (LKL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LKL - LYR
13h 26m$254–868Fly from Ivalo
- Fly from Ivalo (IVL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane IVL - LYR
23h 57m$302–942Bus, bus to Alta, fly
- Take the bus from K-market Inari to K-market Karigasniemibus
- Take the bus from Samisk videregående skole Karasjok to Jergulbus
- Take the bus from Jergul to Alta sentrumbus
- Fly from Alta (ALF) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ALF - LYR
17h 20m$296–599
Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inari to Longyearbyen is to bus and fly which costs $290 - $600 and takes 17h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Inari to Longyearbyen is to bus and fly which takes 11h 45m and costs $650 - $1,000.
The distance between Inari and Longyearbyen is 1233 km.
It takes approximately 11h 45m to get from Inari to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
Longyearbyen is 1h behind Inari. It is currently 7:57 AM in Inari and 6:57 AM in Longyearbyen.
There are 16+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Inari, Lapland, Finland and Longyearbyen, SJ?
Finnair, Scandinavian Airlines, and Widerøe fly from Ivalo (IVL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Ivalo to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Ivalo to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Kirkenes Airport, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Lakselv Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Lakselv Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Lakselv Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Alta to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Alta to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Phone
- +358 40 179 6069
- sales@visitinari.fi
- Website
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Inari to Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–440
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from K-market Inari to K-market Karigasniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–26
- Website
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/
- Phone
- 177
- post@snelandia.no
- Website
- snelandia.no
Bus from Samisk videregående skole Karasjok to Jergul
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
Bus from Jergul to Alta sentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
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