There are 3 ways to get from Istanbul to Svalbard by bus 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.
Bus to Burgas Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BOJ - LYR
18h 37m$293–1,129Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane SAW - LYR
15h 15m$253–963Fly from Istanbul
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane IST - LYR
16h 50m$303–1,213
Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Svalbard is to fly which costs $250 - $1,000 and takes 15h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Svalbard is to fly which takes 15h 15m and costs $250 - $1,000.
The distance between Istanbul and Svalbard is 4330 km.
It takes approximately 18h 37m to get from Istanbul to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 3:03 PM in Istanbul and 2:03 PM in Svalbard.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Svalbard, SJ?
Turkish Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Istanbul (IST) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Burgas Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Istanbul to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Istanbul to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Cluj-Napoca, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Istanbul to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Istanbul to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
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