There are 2 ways to get from Kiel to Svalbard by train or plane
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Train to Hamburg Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane HAM - LYR
10h 23m$247–496Train, train to Billund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Schleswigtrain
- Take the train from Schleswig to Fredericia St.train
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BLL - LYR
15h 48m
Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $240 - $500 and takes 10h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 10h 23m and costs $240 - $500.
The distance between Kiel and Svalbard is 2873 km.
It takes approximately 10h 23m to get from Kiel to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 16+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Svalbard, SJ?
There is no direct connection from Kiel to Svalbard. However, you can take the train to Hamburg Hbf, take the train to Hamburg Airport, walk to Hamburg Airport (HAM) airport, fly to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), walk to Longyearbyen Airport, then take the bus to Unis Longyearbyen. Alternatively, you can take the train to Schleswig, take the train to Fredericia St., take the train to Vejle St., walk to Vejle Trafikcenter, take the bus to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport, walk to Billund Airport (BLL) airport, fly to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), walk to Longyearbyen Airport, then take the bus to Unis Longyearbyen.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–460
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–460
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–460
Flights from Billund Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Billund Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- moin@nordbahn.de
- Website
- nordbahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Schleswig
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nordbahn.de
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Schleswig to Fredericia St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
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