There are 4 ways to get from Italy to Svalbard by car, plane, bus, 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.
Drive to Pisa International Airport, fly
best- Drive from Florence to Pisa International Airport (PSA)car
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane PSA - LYR
15h 26m$226–932Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BLQ - LYR
27h 44m$207–827Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BGY - LYR
17h 14m$428–643Train 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 25m$266–667
Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Italy to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $260 - $700 and takes 11h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Italy to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 11h 25m and costs $260 - $700.
The distance between Italy and Svalbard is 3935 km.
It takes approximately 15h 26m to get from Italy to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are nine+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Italy and Svalbard, SJ?
Norwegian Air Shuttle and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- 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/
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–30
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–24
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
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