There are 3 ways to get from Belfast to Svalbard by plane, car ferry, or bus
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Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BHD - LYR
13h 42m$204–764Fly from Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BFS - LYR
23h 17m$153–447Car ferry, bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EDI - LYR
28h 48m$346–566
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Svalbard is to fly which costs $150 - $450 and takes 23h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Svalbard is to fly which takes 13h 42m and costs $200 - $800.
The distance between Belfast and Svalbard is 2764 km.
It takes approximately 13h 42m to get from Belfast to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 2:49 PM in Belfast and 3:49 PM in Svalbard.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Svalbard, SJ?
KLM, Transavia Holland, and four other airlines fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–420
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–420
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bristol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–420
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Rovaniemi, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–420
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
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- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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