There are 4 ways to get from Cork to Svalbard by plane, bus, or train
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Fly from Cork Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ORK - LYR
20h 42m$186–768Bus to Kerry Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane KIR - LYR
27h 57m$106–318Bus to Shannon Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane SNN - LYR
26h 56m$213–841Train, train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BHD - LYR
24h 27m$231–631
Cork Airport (ORK) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Svalbard is to bus and fly which costs $100 - $320 and takes 27h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Svalbard is to fly which takes 20h 42m and costs $180 - $800.
The distance between Cork and Svalbard is 3102 km.
It takes approximately 20h 42m to get from Cork to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 9:54 AM in Cork and 10:54 AM in Svalbard.
There are 17+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Svalbard, SJ?
Aer Lingus, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Heathrow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Cork Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Kerry Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Kerry Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Shannon Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Heathrow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Shannon Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Gatwick, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Kerry Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Luton, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
Flights from Shannon Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Gatwick, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bristol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Heathrow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Kerry Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Shannon Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Heathrow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $26–40
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $18–26
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
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