There are 2 ways to get from Edinburgh to Longyearbyen by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EDI - LYR
21h 49m$284–474Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ABZ - LYR
17h 6m$253–716
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 6m and costs $250 - $750.
The distance between Edinburgh and Longyearbyen is 2598 km.
It takes approximately 21h 49m to get from Edinburgh to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
Longyearbyen is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:59 AM in Edinburgh and 1:59 AM in Longyearbyen.
There are 18+ 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 Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–420
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Saturday and 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 Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- 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 Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- klm.com
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
- $30–70
- 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 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- 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
- $330–390
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