There are 3 ways to get from Istanbul to Svalbard by bus, plane, or shuttle
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 Istanbul, fly
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)IST - LYR
15h 47m$323–1,015Bus to Burgas Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Burgas West
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)BOJ - LYR
23h 40m$344–1,254Bus, shuttle to Varna Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Burgas West
- Take a shuttle bus from Burgas to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)VAR - LYR
23h 59m$363–1,152
Istanbul (IST) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Svalbard is to bus and fly which costs $320 - $1,100 and takes 15h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Svalbard is to bus and fly which takes 15h 47m and costs $320 - $1,100.
The distance between Istanbul and Svalbard is 4207 km.
It takes approximately 15h 47m to get from Istanbul to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 4:52 AM in Istanbul and 2:52 AM in Svalbard.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Svalbard, SJ?
There is no direct connection from Istanbul to Svalbard. However, you can take the bus to Istanbul Airport Bus, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), walk to Longyearbyen Airport, then take the bus to Unis Longyearbyen. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Burgas West, walk to Demokratsia, take the line 15 bus to Burgas Airport, walk to Burgas Airport (BOJ) airport, fly to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), walk to Longyearbyen Airport, then take the bus to Unis Longyearbyen.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Istanbul to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Istanbul to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Varna Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Istanbul to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Cluj-Napoca, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Burgas Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Burgas Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Varna Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Varna Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Istanbul to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Istanbul to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Burgas Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Varna Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Burgas West
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–43
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $13–16
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Burgas to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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