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There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Svalbard by train or plane

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane LHR - LYR
    20h 15m
    $276–800

  2. Train to Bristol Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane BRS - LYR
    21h 40m
    $201–653

  3. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane LGW - LYR
    20h 13m
    $261–774

  4. Train to Manchester Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane MAN - LYR
    21h 14m
    $363–586

  5. Fly from Cardiff Airport

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane CWL - LYR
    21h 43m
    $259–871

  6. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane STN - LYR
    24h 51m
    $279–804

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights

Calendar5Weekly Planes
Duration15h 31mAverage Duration
Ticket$177Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,307.2 km
  • Duration: 20h 15m

What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Svalbard, SJ?

KLM, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and three other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 6 times a week.

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