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Car hire in cities across Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Drive times to nearby cities, the road rules that change at a border, and where to compare prices, city by city, from public data.

1 city in Svalbard and Jan Mayen has a car rental page: drive times to nearby cities, the road rules that change at a border, and where to compare prices. Largest first.

Car hire in cities across Svalbard and Jan Mayen
CityRegionPopulationNearest airport
LongyearbyenSvalbard2,368LYR (5 km)

Common questions

Which cities in Svalbard and Jan Mayen have a car rental page?

Longyearbyen.

What currency is used in Svalbard and Jan Mayen?

The Krone (NOK).

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.