There are 4 ways to get from Belfast to Svalbard by bus, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Dublin Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane DUB - LYR
12h 28m$205–713Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BHD - LYR
12h 3m$244–1,014Fly from Belfast International Airport
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BFS - LYR
13h 23m$343–577Car ferry, bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EDI - LYR
19h 51m$290–720
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Svalbard is to bus and fly which costs $200 - $750 and takes 12h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Svalbard is to fly which takes 12h 3m and costs $240 - $1,100.
The distance between Belfast and Svalbard is 3051 km.
It takes approximately 12h 28m to get from Belfast to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 10:05 PM in Belfast and 11:05 PM in Svalbard.
There are 19+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Svalbard, SJ?
Aer Lingus, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Gatwick, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Stansted, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–160
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $20–40
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $10–20
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–49
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- $49
- Car Passenger
- $201
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