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)CWL - LYR
20h 18m$216–819Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)BRS - LYR
20h 13m$146–511Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)LHR - LYR
18h 47m$223–664Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)LGW - LYR
18h 50m$268–860Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)MAN - LYR
20h 4m$250–553
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 $140 - $550 and takes 20h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 18h 47m and costs $220 - $700.
The distance between Cardiff and Svalbard is 3108 km.
It takes approximately 20h 18m to get from Cardiff to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 6:26 PM in Cardiff and 7:26 PM in Svalbard.
There are 17+ 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) 6 times a week.
- 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
- $300–1,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–440
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–440
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–440
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- 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
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $13–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
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