Getting to svalbard

Depends on how much time and money you've got (a grand tour of Norway ain't gonna be cheap). The quickest, easiest and probably also least expensive way is to fly into Oslo, get another flight to Tromsø and then another from Tromsø to Longyearbyen. Check Norwegian and SAS for details.

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Wideroe airlines is the way to go from Tromsø to Longyearbyen. http://www.wideroe.no/?language=en

The ONLY ways you can go to Svalbard is flying (from Norway) or on a cruise. Well or on your own ship.

Widerøe does not fly to Svalbard, but they do sell tickets for flights with their parent company SAS.

@Bjoern

The ONLY ways you can go to Svalbard is flying (from Norway) or on a cruise.

That's not true. You can also swim or, if you are Jesus, walk on water.

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Or find a passing ice floe, set up camp, wait and hope you're drifting in the right direction.

More important than how you're gonna ge there, is what are you going to do there. Activities are severaly limited (its illegal to go outside Longyearbyen without a gun due to polar bears), and there is not exactly a whole lot to do in town. You WILL have to either book a tour, book a cruise or organize an expedition.

Does any where in the Lofoten area have an airport?

Svolvær, Leknes, Værøy and Røst have airports serviced by smaller aircraft to Bodø and Tromsø. If flying to Oslo directly, you have to use Harstad-Narvik Evenes.