There are 5 ways to get from Prague to Svalbard by train or plane
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Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Flughafen Bertrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BER - LYR
15h 8m$336–1,361Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glownytrain
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane KRK - LYR
24h 3m$285–766Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MUC - LYR
16h 45m$466–771Train to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane VIE - LYR
23h 49m$325–632Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane DRS - LYR
31h 24m$294–1,181
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $320 - $650 and takes 23h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 15h 8m and costs $330 - $1,400.
The distance between Prague and Svalbard is 3241 km.
It takes approximately 15h 8m to get from Prague to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 16+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Svalbard, SJ?
There is no direct connection from Prague to Svalbard. However, you can take the train to Flughafen Ber, walk to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) 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 Freising, walk to Freising, take the bus to Flughafen München, walk to Munich International Airport (MUC) airport, fly to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), walk to Longyearbyen Airport, then take the bus to Unis Longyearbyen.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–460
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–460
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Dresden Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dusseldorf, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Dresden Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Zurich, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from Dresden Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dusseldorf, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Dresden Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Zurich, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Hamburg, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Hamburg, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Berlin Brandenburg Airport, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Dresden Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Munich International Airport, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Dresden Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Frankfurt, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Flughafen Ber
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- $24–35
- 1st Class
- $35–50
- Business
- $41–46
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- $27–40
- 1st Class
- $40–60
- Business
- $46–51
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- $13–18
- 1st Class
- $20–27
- Business
- $22–24
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- $20–29
- 1st Class
- $35–55
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–70
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- $24–35
- 1st Class
- $45–70
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $35–55
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Economy
- $35–55
- Business
- $40–65
- Economy Plus
- $45–65
- Premium
- $50–65
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