There are 4 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
12h 13m$229–586Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane PRG - LYR
16h 27m$227–838Train to Hamburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane HAM - LYR
12h 21m$309–753Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LEJ - LYR
16h 29m$284–1,326
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $220 - $600 and takes 12h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 12h 13m and costs $220 - $600.
The distance between Leipzig and Svalbard is 3069 km.
It takes approximately 12h 13m to get from Leipzig to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Svalbard, SJ?
Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–550
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Frankfurt, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Vienna, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–26
- Website
- Grand Bus
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