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
21h 41mTrain, 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
26h 45m$226–631Train, train to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lviv to Przemysl Glownytrain
- Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Rzeszow Glownytrain
- Fly from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane RZE - LYR
27h 29m$263–892Bus to Lublin Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Lviv to Lublinbus
- Fly from Lublin Airport (LUZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LUZ - LYR
27h 38mBus to Chișinău International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Odesa Central Bus Station to Chisinau Airportbus
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane RMO - LYR
27h 1m
Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
The cheapest way to get from Ukraine to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $220 - $650 and takes 26h 45m.
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 26h 45m and costs $220 - $650.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
The distance between Ukraine and Svalbard is 3309 km.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
It takes approximately 21h 41m to get from Ukraine to Svalbard, including transfers.
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There are 17+ 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 line 175 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 train to Przemysl Glowny, take the train to Rzeszow Glowny, take the train to Jasionka Lotnisko, walk to Rzeszów–Jasionka 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
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Warsaw Chopin Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Lublin Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Warsaw Chopin Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Warsaw Chopin Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–500
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Berlin Brandenburg, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Vienna, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- 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
- $45–60
- 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
- $45–60
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $13–17
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $51–52
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- 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
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Odesa Central Bus Station to Chisinau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
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