There are 6 ways to get from Exeter to Longyearbyen by train or plane
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)BRS - LYR
20h 22m$190–538Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)LHR - LYR
19h 10m$249–705Fly from Exeter
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)EXT - LYR
20h 49m$285–1,117Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)LGW - LYR
19h 8m$275–708Train, train to Cardiff Airport, fly
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)CWL - LYR
22h 37m$334–1,308Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)MAN - LYR
20h 41m$251–669
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which costs $190 - $550 and takes 20h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which takes 19h 8m and costs $270 - $750.
The distance between Exeter and Longyearbyen is 3215 km.
It takes approximately 20h 22m to get from Exeter to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
Longyearbyen is 1h ahead of Exeter. It is currently 1:39 PM in Exeter and 2:39 PM in Longyearbyen.
There are 17+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Longyearbyen, SJ?
KLM, Transavia Holland, and three other airlines fly from Exeter (EXT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from Exeter to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–440
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–460
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Exeter to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–440
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–440
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–440
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Exeter to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–440
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $53–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $80–120
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $130–190
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
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