There are 5 ways to get from Prague 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 Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Flughafen Bertrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BER - LYR
14h 29m$291–636Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague
cheapest- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane PRG - LYR
10h 40m$214–716Train 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 51m$342–940Train 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
21h 6m$410–1,400Train, bus to Katowice International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava-Svinovtrain
- Take the bus from Ostrava Svinov Train Station to Pyrzowice Katowice Airportbus
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane KTW - LYR
16h 1m$251–929
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 $290 - $650 and takes 14h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Svalbard is to fly which takes 10h 40m and costs $210 - $750.
The distance between Prague and Svalbard is 3241 km.
It takes approximately 14h 29m to get from Prague to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 19+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Svalbard, SJ?
Norwegian Air Shuttle and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–480
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–480
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–480
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Munich International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Sunday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Munich International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Dresden Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Zurich, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Dresden Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dusseldorf, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Warsaw Chopin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Frankfurt, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- 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
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava-Svinov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- 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 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- 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 Ostrava-Svinov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- 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 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $35–55
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava-Svinov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava-Svinov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Ostrava Svinov Train Station to Pyrzowice Katowice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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