There are 5 ways to get from Rotterdam to Longyearbyen by train or plane
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Train to Brussels Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BRU - LYR
17h 49m$255–533Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EIN - LYR
22h 6m$224–827Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane AMS - LYR
9h 33m$233–537Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane DUS - LYR
14h 5m$282–582Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane RTM - LYR
23h 42m$389–1,546
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which costs $230 - $550 and takes 9h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which takes 9h 33m and costs $230 - $550.
The distance between Rotterdam and Longyearbyen is 3208 km.
It takes approximately 17h 49m to get from Rotterdam to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
There are 17+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Longyearbyen, SJ?
Transavia Holland, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) twice a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–370
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Gdansk, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–430
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Salzburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Salzburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $11–17
- 1st Class
- $19–35
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $20–30
- 1st Class
- $35–65
Train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $30–50
- 1st Class
- $65–110
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $11–16
- 1st Class
- $17–25
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $30–45
- Comfort
- $30–45
- Premium
- $50–70
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
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