There are 3 ways to get from Rotterdam to Longyearbyen by train or plane
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane AMS - LYR
10h 4m$288–526Train to Brussels Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BRU - LYR
11h 2m$263–869Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane RTM - LYR
22h 48m$463–1,545
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which costs $280 - $550 and takes 10h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which takes 10h 4m and costs $280 - $550.
The distance between Rotterdam and Longyearbyen is 2974 km.
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from Rotterdam to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
There are 19+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Longyearbyen, SJ?
Transavia Holland, Scandinavian Airlines, and Ryanair UK fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–440
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Split, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Geneva, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Stansted, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–440
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
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