There are 4 ways to get from Inari to Svalbard 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
13h 15m$696–1,143Bus, 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 31m$204–668Fly from Ivalo
- Fly from Ivalo (IVL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane IVL - LYR
24h 2m$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$296–559
Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inari to Svalbard is to bus and drive and fly which costs $200 - $700 and takes 13h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Inari to Svalbard is to bus and fly which takes 13h 15m and costs $650 - $1,200.
The distance between Inari and Svalbard is 1233 km.
It takes approximately 13h 15m to get from Inari to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h behind Inari. It is currently 6:55 PM in Inari and 5:55 PM in Svalbard.
There are nine+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Inari, Lapland, Finland and Svalbard, SJ?
Finnair, Scandinavian Airlines, and Widerøe fly from Ivalo (IVL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Ivalo to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Ivalo to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Kirkenes Airport, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Alta to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Alta to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Lakselv Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Lakselv Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- 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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