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$205–728Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BHD - LYR
12h 48m$224–864Fly from Belfast International Airport
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BFS - LYR
13h 53m$343–527Car ferry, bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the carferry 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 29m$291–714
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
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 bus and fly which takes 12h 28m and costs $200 - $750.
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 5:05 PM in Belfast and 6:05 PM in Svalbard.
There are 18+ 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
- 13h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Gatwick, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Stansted, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Gatwick, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–170
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $20–40
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–20
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–49
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- $49
- Car Passenger
- $202
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