There are 2 ways to get from Ivalo to Svalbard by plane or bus
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Ivalo (IVL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ivalo to Svalbard is to fly which costs $240 - $850 and takes 18h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Ivalo to Svalbard is to bus and fly which takes 11h 15m and costs $650 - $900.
The distance between Ivalo and Svalbard is 1148 km.
It takes approximately 18h 59m to get from Ivalo to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h behind Ivalo. It is currently 12:48 AM in Ivalo and 11:48 PM in Svalbard.
There are 17+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Ivalo, Finland and Svalbard, SJ?
Finnair, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and Widerøe fly from Ivalo (IVL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Ivalo to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Ivalo to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Kirkenes Airport, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–370
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–450
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Alta, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–450
- Phone
- +358 40 179 6069
- sales@visitinari.fi
- Website
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Ivalo to Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $450–490
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
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