There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Longyearbyen by train or plane
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Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ABZ - LYR
14h 51m$292–806Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane GLA - LYR
15h$243–817Fly from Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EDI - LYR
10h 25m$354–624Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MAN - LYR
12h 34m$310–850
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which costs $290 - $850 and takes 14h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Longyearbyen is to fly which takes 10h 25m and costs $350 - $650.
The distance between Edinburgh and Longyearbyen is 2655 km.
It takes approximately 14h 51m to get from Edinburgh to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
Longyearbyen is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 11:13 AM in Edinburgh and 12:13 PM in Longyearbyen.
There are nine+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Longyearbyen, SJ?
Norwegian Air Shuttle and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- 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
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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