There are 3 ways to get from Rotterdam to Svalbard 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 3m$228–427Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BRU - LYR
12h 41m$251–926Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane RTM - LYR
18h 12m$390–1,573
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $220 - $430 and takes 10h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 10h 3m and costs $220 - $430.
The distance between Rotterdam and Svalbard is 2974 km.
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Rotterdam to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 16+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Svalbard, SJ?
Transavia Holland, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and two other airlines fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–390
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Rome, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,300
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Stansted, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–390
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Rome, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- 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
- $6–16
- 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
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
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