There are 5 ways to get from Sweden to Svalbard by 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.
Fly from Copenhagen Airport
best- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane CPH - LYR
10h 5m$186–414Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
cheapest- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ARN - LYR
9h 37m$184–359Train, train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane OSL - LYR
9h 24m$232–483Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane GOT - LYR
11h 42m$228–378Fly from Umeå Airport
- Fly from Umeå Airport (UME) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane UME - LYR
11h 36m$205–765
Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sweden to Svalbard is to fly which costs $180 - $360 and takes 9h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Sweden to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 9h 24m and costs $230 - $490.
The distance between Sweden and Svalbard is 2559 km.
It takes approximately 10h 5m to get from Sweden to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 17+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Sweden and Svalbard, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines flies from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–320
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–320
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–280
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–280
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–380
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–380
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen Airport, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–350
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–350
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen Airport, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–350
Flights from Umeå Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Umeå Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–290
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Phone
- 23 15 90 00
- flytoget@flytoget.no
- Website
- flytoget.no
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Website
- https://flytoget.no/en/
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