Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Svalbar
BAR
( 11am-2am Mon-Fri, 1pm-2am Fri & Sat)
A newcomer to the Longyearbyen bar
scene,SvalbarisyourfairlystandardNorwegianbarwithadartboardandbilliardtableand
a small menu of food until 11pm. It's popular with a younger crowd.
Information
Sysselmannen På Svalbard ( 79 02 43 00;
www.sysselmannen.no
;
8.30am-3.30pm Mon-Fri)
The place to go for independent hiking and gun permits.
Tourist office ( 79 02 55 50;
www.svalbard.net
;
10am-5pm May-Sep, noon-5pm
Oct-Apr)
Produces the comprehensive
Guide Longyearbyen
and a helpful weekly activit-
ies list.
Getting There & Away
SAS (
www.flysas.com
)
flies to/from Oslo directly in summer (three flights weekly) or via
Tromsø (once or twice daily) year-round. There are as many as 11 different tariffs; book
early to avoid paying the 11th least expensive.
Getting Around
Airport Bus
The SAS Flybussen (Nkr50) connects with flights and runs between the air-
port and all of the hotels.
Bicycle
Bicycles can be rented for between Nkr150 and Nkr300 from
Poli Arctici (
79
02 17 05)
or
Basecamp Spitsbergen (
79 02 46 00).
Taxi Svalbard Maxi Taxi (
79 02 13 05)
and
Longyearbyen Taxi (
79 02 13 75)
charge Nkr100 to Nkr150 for the journey between town and airport.
MULTIDAY BOAT CRUISES AROUND
SVALBARD
To really get a taste for the inner and outer reaches of Svalbard in a short space of
time, there's no alternative than a coastal boat cruise. All prices do not include air-
fares.
