There are 5 ways to get from Ukraine to Svalbard by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Warsaw Chopin Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Lviv Palace Square to Warszawa Centralna Stationbus
- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane WAW - LYR
15h 12mTrain, train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lviv to Przemysl Glownytrain
- Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane KRK - LYR
16h 32m$269–925Bus to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Lviv to Rzeszow–Jasionka Airportbus
- Fly from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane RZE - LYR
18h 51m$301–1,042Bus to Lublin Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Lviv to Lublinbus
- Fly from Lublin Airport (LUZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LUZ - LYR
28h 31m$295–1,014Train, train to Katowice International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lviv to Przemysl Glownytrain
- Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Katowicetrain
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane KTW - LYR
17h 5m$328–1,055
Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Ukraine to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $260 - $950 and takes 16h 32m.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
The fastest way to get from Ukraine to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 16h 32m and costs $260 - $950.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
The distance between Ukraine and Svalbard is 3309 km.
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It takes approximately 15h 12m to get from Ukraine to Svalbard, including transfers.
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There are nine+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Ukraine and Svalbard, SJ?
There is no direct connection from Ukraine to Svalbard. However, you can take the bus to Warszawa Centralna Station, walk to Dw. Centralny, take the bus to Lotnisko Chopina - Odloty, walk to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) airport, fly to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), walk to Longyearbyen Airport, then take the bus to Unis Longyearbyen. Alternatively, you can take the vehicle to Залізничний вокзал, walk to Lviv, take the bus to Rzeszow–Jasionka Airport, walk to Rzeszow-Airport-RZE airport, fly to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), walk to Longyearbyen Airport, then take the bus to Unis Longyearbyen.
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- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Warsaw Chopin Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Lublin Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Warsaw Chopin Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Warsaw Chopin Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Billund, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Lviv to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- $40–60
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Lviv Palace Square to Warszawa Centralna Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Lviv to Rzeszow–Jasionka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/routes
Bus from Lviv to Lublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/routes
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Lviv to Lublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
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