There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Svalbard by plane, bus, or train
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Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)CMB - LYR
20h 14m$794–2,551Train to Kandy, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Fort Station to Kandy
- Fly from Kandy (KDW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)KDW - LYR
34h 5m$668–2,127Bus to Koggala, fly
- Take the bus from Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center to Galle Bus Station
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)KCT - LYR
32h 5m$678–2,133
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $650 - $2,200 and takes 34h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Svalbard is to fly which takes 20h 14m and costs $750 - $2,600.
The distance between Colombo and Svalbard is 8701 km.
It takes approximately 20h 14m to get from Colombo to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 4h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 11:50 AM in Colombo and 7:20 AM in Svalbard.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Svalbard, SJ?
Qatar Airways, Scandinavian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 4 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Koggala to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Kandy to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Koggala to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Kandy to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Fort Station to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $8–13
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center to Galle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- $1–2
- Semi Lux
- $1–2
- Super Lux
- $2–4
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