There are 2 ways to get from Svalbard to Geneva by plane or train
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Fly to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LYR - GVA
16h 28mCHF 338–608Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LYR - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
25h 6mCHF 173–677
Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Svalbard to Geneva is to fly and train which costs SFr 170 - SFr 700 and takes 25h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Svalbard to Geneva is to fly which takes 16h 28m and costs SFr 330 - SFr 650.
The distance between Svalbard and Geneva is 3589 km.
It takes approximately 16h 28m to get from Svalbard to Geneva, including transfers.
There are 1243+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Svalbard, SJ and Geneva, Switzerland?
Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 4 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Geneva International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Tromso, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–600
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Oslo, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Geneva International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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