There are 4 ways to get from Zurich to Svalbard by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingen
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)STR - LYR
20h 32m$430–631Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)BSL - LYR
14h 29m$205–804Fly from Zurich Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)ZRH - LYR
11h 25m$279–570Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)MUC - LYR
15h 11m$410–680
Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Svalbard is to fly which costs $270 - $600 and takes 11h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Svalbard is to fly which takes 11h 25m and costs $270 - $600.
The distance between Zurich and Svalbard is 3530 km.
It takes approximately 20h 32m to get from Zurich to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Svalbard, SJ?
Edelweiss Air, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Basel to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Basel to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Frankfurt, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Frankfurt, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $22–28
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $86–88
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
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