There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Svalbard by plane, train, bus, or taxi
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Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane CMB - LYR
21h 4m$1,239–3,744Train to Koggala, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane KCT - LYR
39h 6m$762–2,324Bus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiyabus
- Take the taxi from Embilipitiya to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)taxi
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane WRZ - LYR
43h 10m$784–2,339Train to Batticaloa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Fort Station to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BTC - LYR
39h 27m$766–2,347
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 $750 - $2,400 and takes 39h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Svalbard is to fly which takes 21h 4m and costs $1,200 - $3,800.
The distance between Colombo and Svalbard is 8701 km.
It takes approximately 21h 4m to get from Colombo to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 3h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 8:43 AM in Colombo and 5:13 AM in Svalbard.
There are 17+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Svalbard, SJ?
Qatar Airways, Scandinavian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) twice daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Istanbul, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
Flights from Koggala to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Koggala to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Zurich, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–6,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Fort Station to Habaraduwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–13
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $8–13
- 3rd Class
- $6
- 2nd Class
- $1
- 1st Class
- $7
Train from Fort Station to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–35
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $9–35
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiya
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $21–26
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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