There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Svalbard by plane or bus
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Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane CMB - LYR
22h 14m$790–2,645Bus to Kandy, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Kandy Good Shed Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Kandy (KDW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane KDW - LYR
35h 35m$716–2,317Bus to Koggala, fly
- Take the bus from Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center to Galle Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane KCT - LYR
33h 5m$729–2,334Bus to Sigiriya Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Dambullabus
- Fly from Sigiriya Airport (GIU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane GIU - LYR
2d 12h$716–2,317
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Svalbard is to bus and fly which costs $700 - $2,400 and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Svalbard is to fly which takes 22h 14m and costs $750 - $2,700.
The distance between Colombo and Svalbard is 8701 km.
It takes approximately 22h 14m to get from Colombo to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 4h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 2:01 PM in Colombo and 9:31 AM in Svalbard.
There are 16+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Svalbard, SJ?
Qatar Airways, Scandinavian Airlines, and Turkish Airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Istanbul, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Koggala to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Kandy to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Sigiriya Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Sigiriya Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Weerawila, Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- 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
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Kandy Good Shed Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- $1–2
- Semi Lux
- $1–3
- Super Lux
- $2–4
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- 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
- $2–3
- Super Lux
- $3–5
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