There are 2 ways to get from Aberdeen to Svalbard by plane or train
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Fly from Aberdeen Airport
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ABZ - LYR
18h 46m$222–686Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EDI - LYR
23h 55m$286–545
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aberdeen to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $280 - $550 and takes 23h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Aberdeen to Svalbard is to fly which takes 18h 46m and costs $220 - $700.
The distance between Aberdeen and Svalbard is 2449 km.
It takes approximately 18h 46m to get from Aberdeen to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Aberdeen. It is currently 11:17 AM in Aberdeen and 12:17 PM in Svalbard.
There are 17+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Aberdeen, Scotland and Svalbard, SJ?
KLM, Transavia Holland, and four other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) twice daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bergen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bergen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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