There are 4 ways to get from Trondheim to Svalbard by plane, ferry, 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 from Trondheim
best- Fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane TRD - LYR
8h 23m$188–411Ferry, 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 20m$271–807Ferry to Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget, fly
- Take the ferry from Trondheim hurtigbåtterminal to Kristiansund hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Fly from Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (KSU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane KSU - LYR
14h 37m$230–692Train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly
- 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$191–465
Trondheim (TRD) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trondheim to Svalbard is to fly which costs $180 - $420 and takes 8h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Trondheim to Svalbard is to fly which takes 8h 23m and costs $180 - $420.
The distance between Trondheim and Svalbard is 1683 km.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Trondheim to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 16+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Trondheim, Norway and Svalbard, SJ?
Norwegian Air Shuttle, Widerøe, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 4 times a week.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Trondheim to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–390
Flights from Molde Airport, Årø to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Molde Airport, Årø to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
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 Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
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
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Trondheim to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Molde Airport, Årø to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
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
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–410
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–410
- 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
- $35–95
- 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
- $16–23
- 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
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.atb.no/en/
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