There are 3 ways to get from Edinburgh to Longyearbyen by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EDI - LYR
21h 49m$284–474Train to Manchester Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MAN - LYR
19h 28m$227–608Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ABZ - LYR
17h 40m$253–715
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Longyearbyen is to fly which costs $280 - $480 and takes 21h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which takes 17h 40m and costs $250 - $750.
The distance between Edinburgh and Longyearbyen is 2597 km.
It takes approximately 21h 49m to get from Edinburgh to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
Longyearbyen is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 11:52 AM in Edinburgh and 12:52 PM in Longyearbyen.
There are 17+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Longyearbyen, SJ?
Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines, and Ryanair UK fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–420
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–420
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–390
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–390
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–420
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–70
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–34
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $330–380
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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