There are 3 ways to get from Rotterdam to Svalbard by bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
best- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdambus
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane AMS - LYR
10h 14mTrain 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
15h 6m$238–696Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane RTM - LYR
25h 12m$377–1,503
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 $230 - $700 and takes 15h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 15h 6m and costs $230 - $700.
The distance between Rotterdam and Svalbard is 2983 km.
It takes approximately 10h 14m 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) 4 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–470
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–470
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–470
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Stansted, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Salzburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–470
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Stansted, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Salzburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- 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
- $28–31
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $28–31
- 1st Class
- $40–45
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $26–40
- 1st Class
- $50–85
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Rotterdam to Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
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