There are 6 ways to get from Italy to Svalbard by bus, plane, or train
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 Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BGY - LYR
20h 59m$228–742Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
cheapest- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane CTA - LYR
18h 30m$216–716Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BLQ - LYR
21h 35m$231–732Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MXP - LYR
11h 41m$256–467Train to Pisa International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane PSA - LYR
13h 26m$268–837Fly from Fiumicino International Airport
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane FCO - LYR
11h 10m$266–768
Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Italy to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $250 - $470 and takes 11h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Italy to Svalbard is to fly which takes 11h 10m and costs $260 - $800.
The distance between Italy and Svalbard is 3690 km.
It takes approximately 20h 59m to get from Italy to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 19+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Italy and Svalbard, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–450
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–24
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–29
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
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