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 Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
best- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ARN - LYR
8h 38m$247–397Fly from Copenhagen Airport
cheapest- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane CPH - LYR
9h 13m$125–409Train, 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 17m$165–610Fly from Umeå Airport
- Fly from Umeå Airport (UME) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane UME - LYR
11h 12m$223–903Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane GOT - LYR
11h 39m$183–424
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sweden to Svalbard is to fly which costs $180 - $430 and takes 11h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Sweden to Svalbard is to fly which takes 8h 38m and costs $240 - $400.
The distance between Sweden and Svalbard is 2115 km.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Sweden to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Sweden and Svalbard, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–330
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–330
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–330
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–500
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–500
Flights from Umeå Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Umeå Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–410
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen Airport, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–410
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–280
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +47 23 15 90 00
- flytoget@flytoget.no
- Website
- Flytoget AS
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–26
- Website
- Flytoget AS
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