There are 5 ways to get from Zurich to Svalbard by plane 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 Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ZRH - LYR
11h 43m$290–621Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MXP - LYR
25h 40m$220–763Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SGtrain
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MUC - LYR
21h 25m$491–775Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane GVA - LYR
14h 36m$251–634Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BSL - LYR
19h 47m$255–524
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $250 - $550 and takes 19h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Svalbard is to fly which takes 11h 43m and costs $290 - $650.
The distance between Zurich and Svalbard is 3455 km.
It takes approximately 11h 43m to get from Zurich to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 16+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Svalbard, SJ?
Edelweiss Air, Scandinavian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Munich International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Munich International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Munich International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–500
Flights from Basel to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Basel to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Hamburg, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Munich International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Hamburg, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- 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
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $87–89
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34–38
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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