There are 5 ways to get from Cardiff to Svalbard by plane or train
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Fly from Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane CWL - LYR
20h 9m$267–1,017Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LHR - LYR
12h 16m$246–681Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BRS - LYR
15h 46m$375–1,955Train, 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
18h 58m$329–626Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MAN - LYR
15h 1m$275–624
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $240 - $700 and takes 12h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 12h 16m and costs $240 - $700.
The distance between Cardiff and Svalbard is 3108 km.
It takes approximately 20h 9m to get from Cardiff to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 8:41 AM in Cardiff and 9:41 AM in Svalbard.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Svalbard, SJ?
KLM, Transavia Holland, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–390
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–420
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $11–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
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