There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Svalbard 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
12h 4m$274–724Train 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
16h 47m$222–866Train 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
16h 16m$331–902Train 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
14h 43m$312–847
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Svalbard is to fly which costs $270 - $750 and takes 12h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Svalbard is to fly which takes 12h 4m and costs $270 - $750.
The distance between Edinburgh and Svalbard is 2597 km.
It takes approximately 12h 4m to get from Edinburgh to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:07 PM in Edinburgh and 8:07 PM in Svalbard.
There are 17+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Svalbard, SJ?
Norwegian Air Shuttle and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Stansted, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Stansted, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- 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/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- 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/
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- 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
- $30–55
- 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
- $110–190
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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