There are 3 ways to get from Leipzig to Svalbard by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BER - LYR
18h 51m$267–583Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport
cheapest- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LEJ - LYR
15h 50m$259–1,023Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane PRG - LYR
32h 48m$275–537
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Svalbard is to train and bus and fly which costs $270 - $550 and takes 32h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Svalbard is to fly which takes 15h 50m and costs $250 - $1,100.
The distance between Leipzig and Svalbard is 3069 km.
It takes approximately 18h 51m to get from Leipzig to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 17+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Svalbard, SJ?
Lufthansa and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–480
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–480
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–480
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Frankfurt, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–430
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–430
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–430
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–430
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–430
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–430
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Vienna, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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