There are 5 ways to get from Svalbard to Russia by plane, bus, 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.
Fly to Pulkovo Airport
best- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane LYR - LED
31h 7m₽15,911–44,961Fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane LYR - SVO
20h 29m₽15,921–44,951Fly to Krasnodar
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Krasnodar (KRR)plane LYR - KRR
21h 25m₽24,241–61,341Fly to Riga International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LYR - RIX
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Pskov-1 to Baltiysky Railway Terminaltrain
20h 41mFly to Tartu Ülenurme Airport, train
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY)plane LYR - TAY
- Take the train from Vana-Kuuste to Koidulatrain
- Take the train from Pechory-Pskovskie to Baltiysky Railway Terminaltrain
22h 15m₽24,591–83,401
Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Svalbard to Russia is to fly which costs RUB 15000 - RUB 45000 and takes 20h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Svalbard to Russia is to fly which takes 20h 29m and costs RUB 15000 - RUB 45000.
The distance between Svalbard and Russia is 2147 km.
It takes approximately 31h 7m to get from Svalbard to Russia, including transfers.
What companies run services between Svalbard, SJ and Russia?
Norwegian Air Shuttle, Air Serbia, and three other airlines fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) 6 times a week.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Pulkovo Airport via Oslo, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽23,000–80,000
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Pulkovo Airport via Tromso, Stockholm, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–44,000
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Oslo, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–80,000
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Tromso, Stockholm, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–44,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Oslo, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽23,000–60,000
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Krasnodar via Oslo, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽23,000–80,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Oslo, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽22,000–80,000
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Tromso, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽27,000–70,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Riga International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–50,000
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Riga International Airport via Tromso, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–49,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Riga International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–50,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Pulkovo Airport via Oslo, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽33,000–130,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Pulkovo Airport via Oslo, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽33,000–130,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Pskov-1 to Baltiysky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽950–1,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,000–1,500
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽950–1,400
Train from Pechory-Pskovskie to Baltiysky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- klienditugi@elron.ee
- Website
- elron.ee
Train from Vana-Kuuste to Koidula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽400–600
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- ₽400–600
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- markatek_spb@mail.ru
- Website
- markatek.travel
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://markatek.travel/
- Schedules at
- https://markatek.travel/schedule/
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- vissa@apollo.lv
- Website
- vissareiss.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://vissareiss.lv/
- Schedules at
- https://vissareiss.lv/?highlight=0&sitepage=#Schedule
- Book at
- https://vissareiss.lv/index.php?sitepage=ticket_offer_en
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