Svalbard: SAS Flights from Oslo Starting at €129; from London, Brussels, Paris at €224 (Personal Item Only)

Star Alliance member SAS flights to Spitsbergen (Svalbard) are currently available for as little as €129 directly from Norway and for less than €250 from many other European airports. A lengthy stopover in Oslo and an additional stop in Tromso is necessary for most itineraries.

This is an SAS Go Light fare, that doesn’t allow Star Alliance Gold members to check a free bag, and also doesn’t include a cabin bag. The cheapest fare including a checked bag and a checked bag starts at €183 (~NOK 2,161) on SAS’ website.

You can fly from the following airports for less than €250:

• Oslo at €129 (~NOK 1,523) (direct)
• Stockholm at €165 (~SEK 1,932)
• Copenhagen at €196 (~DKK 1,462)
• London at €224 (~£192)
• Brussels at €241
• Paris at €245

Our availability calendar highlights all possible flight dates at the lowest price for trips up to 28 days. It will forward you to SAS with your selected flight dates. You can also check what OTAs have to offer, as they sell these tickets up to €40 cheaper.

We strongly recommend avoiding travel between November and early March, as the weather conditions on the island are absolutely brutal (unless you are a fan of -10 degrees in absolute darkness).

Almost all flights in this deal are operated by SAS Airbus A320neo family aircraft with a 3-3 seating in economy. While there are nonstop connections from Oslo to Spitsbergen, most flights feature a technical stop in Tromso.

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According to the fare rules, this deals is valid until September 4, 2023 for travel between September 2023 and March 2024. There is no minimum stay mentioned in the fare rules.

Google Flights helps you find additional flight dates and sort out connections with really long layover or too many additional stops. Since Svalbard is quite hard to reach, you cannot be too picky when it comes to discounted airfares. We recommend booking on SAS’ website, especially if you want to check bags.

Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?

More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:

Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.

If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.

This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.

Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.

This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.

Mileage

SAS issues tickets for all flight segments in booking class O. The longest possible trip from Paris with stops in Oslo and Tromso gives yields the following mileage:

Destination

Hotel prices in Svalbard usually start at roughly €100, depending on the hotel category. Whichever category and hotel you opt for, make sure to get the best price! Our recommendation is to search on booking.com, or even on our own Travel-Dealz hotel search:

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