There are 4 ways to get from England to Svalbard by plane or train
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Fly from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MAN - LYR
10h 15m$206–671Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LGW - LYR
10h 54m$220–803Fly from London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LHR - LYR
10h 7m$207–668Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LCY - LYR
12h 1m$315–1,222
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from England to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $220 - $850 and takes 10h 54m.
The fastest way to get from England to Svalbard is to fly which takes 10h 7m and costs $200 - $700.
The distance between England and Svalbard is 2876 km.
It takes approximately 10h 15m to get from England to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of England. It is currently 10:17 PM in England and 11:17 PM in Svalbard.
There are 19+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between England and Svalbard, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and easyJet fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Saturday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from London City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from London City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from London City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from London City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
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