There are 6 ways to get from Exeter to Longyearbyen by train or plane
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LHR - LYR
13h 23m$342–904Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BRS - LYR
14h 29m$250–851Fly from Exeter
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EXT - LYR
23h 16m$314–1,215Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MAN - LYR
15h 25m$374–927Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LGW - LYR
13h 33m$316–1,078Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane STN - LYR
13h 11m$350–1,100
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which costs $250 - $850 and takes 14h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which takes 13h 11m and costs $350 - $1,100.
The distance between Exeter and Longyearbyen is 3353 km.
It takes approximately 13h 23m to get from Exeter to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
Longyearbyen is 1h ahead of Exeter. It is currently 8:53 PM in Exeter and 9:53 PM in Longyearbyen.
There are 19+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Longyearbyen, SJ?
Loganair, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and two other airlines fly from Exeter (EXT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Exeter to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Exeter to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Exeter to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Exeter to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Transport for Wales
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