There are 5 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
16h 31m$204–469Fly from Birmingham Airport
cheapest- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BHX - LYR
17h 20m$133–440Train 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
17h 18m$277–428Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LCY - LYR
19h 55m$337–770Fly from London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LHR - LYR
10h 19m$168–555
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from England to Svalbard is to fly which costs $130 - $440 and takes 17h 20m.
The fastest way to get from England to Svalbard is to fly which takes 10h 19m and costs $160 - $600.
The distance between England and Svalbard is 2876 km.
It takes approximately 16h 31m to get from England to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of England. It is currently 6:06 PM in England and 7:06 PM in Svalbard.
There are 16+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between England and Svalbard, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–430
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–430
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–430
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–430
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–370
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–370
Flights from London City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from London City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Frankfurt, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dusseldorf, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–490
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–370
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–370
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–370
Flights from London City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Berlin Brandenburg, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–370
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–370
Flights from London City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dusseldorf, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–21
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–21
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
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