There are 4 ways to get from Istanbul to Svalbard by plane, bus, or shuttle
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Fly from Istanbul
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane IST - LYR
15h$293–1,623Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane SAW - LYR
13h 45m$272–1,112Bus to Burgas Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BOJ - LYR
22h 23m$308–999Bus, shuttle to Varna Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Burgas to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane VAR - LYR
22h 23m$476–1,446
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 $300 - $1,000 and takes 22h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Svalbard is to fly which takes 13h 45m and costs $270 - $1,200.
The distance between Istanbul and Svalbard is 4204 km.
It takes approximately 15h to get from Istanbul to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 10:50 AM in Istanbul and 9:50 AM in Svalbard.
There are nine+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Svalbard, SJ?
Turkish Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Istanbul to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Istanbul to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,700
Flights from Burgas Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Varna Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Varna Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Istanbul to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- 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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