There are 6 ways to get from Trondheim to Svalbard by ferry, plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry to Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget, fly
best- Take the ferry from Trondheim hurtigbåtterminal to Kristiansund hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Fly from Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (KSU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane KSU - LYR
22h 32m$217–687Train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Trondheim S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane OSL - LYR
11h 37m$182–451Fly from Trondheim
- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane TRD - LYR
8h 33m$198–421Ferry, bus to Molde Airport, Årø, fly
- Take the ferry from Trondheim hurtigbåtterminal to Kristiansund hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Take the bus from Kristiansund trafikkterminal to Årøkryssetbus
- Fly from Molde Airport, Årø (MOL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MOL - LYR
24h 21m$257–802Train to Røros Airport, fly
- Take the train from Trondheim S to Røros stasjontrain
- Fly from Røros Airport (RRS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane RRS - LYR
22h 31m$199–749Ferry to Ørland Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Trondheim hurtigbåtterminal to Brekstad hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Fly from Ørland Airport (OLA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane OLA - LYR
22h 29m$182–642
Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (KSU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trondheim to Svalbard is to fly which costs $190 - $430 and takes 8h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Trondheim to Svalbard is to fly which takes 8h 33m and costs $190 - $430.
The distance between Trondheim and Svalbard is 1896 km.
It takes approximately 22h 32m to get from Trondheim to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 17+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Trondheim, Norway and Svalbard, SJ?
Widerøe and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 4 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
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 Trondheim to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Trondheim to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bodo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Molde Airport, Årø to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Molde Airport, Årø to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bergen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Molde Airport, Årø to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Røros Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Ørland Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Ørland Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Evenes, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- 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
Flights from Molde Airport, Årø to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Molde Airport, Årø to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bergen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Røros Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Ørland Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Phone
- +47 61 25 22 00
- kundeservice@sj.no
- Website
- sj.no
Train from Trondheim S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
Train from Trondheim S to Røros stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
- Phone
- +47 71 28 01 00
- Website
- frammr.no
Bus from Kristiansund trafikkterminal to Årøkrysset
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://frammr.no/?sprak=3
- Phone
- +47 478 02 820
- kundeservice@atb.no
- Website
- atb.no
Ferry from Trondheim hurtigbåtterminal to Kristiansund hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://www.atb.no/en/
Ferry from Trondheim hurtigbåtterminal to Brekstad hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- https://www.atb.no/en/
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