There are 4 ways to get from Cardiff to Svalbard by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LHR - LYR
15h 4m$363–820Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BRS - LYR
13h 23m$258–818Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LGW - LYR
14h 9m$318–945Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane CWL - LYR
13h 12m$310–1,123
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $250 - $850 and takes 13h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Svalbard is to fly which takes 13h 12m and costs $310 - $1,200.
The distance between Cardiff and Svalbard is 3307 km.
It takes approximately 15h 4m to get from Cardiff to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 3:54 AM in Cardiff and 4:54 AM in Svalbard.
There are 19+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Svalbard, SJ?
KLM, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 4 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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