There are 3 ways to get from Hammerfest to Svalbard by ferry, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry to Alta, fly
best- Take the ferry from Hammerfest havn to Alta hurtigbåtterminalferry
- Fly from Alta (ALF) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ALF - LYR
11h 56m$308–659Car ferry to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, fly
cheapest- Take the carferry from Hammerfest kystrutekai to Tromsø kystrutekaicarferry
- Fly from Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane TOS - LYR
15h 41m$222–583Fly from Hammerfest Airport
- Fly from Hammerfest Airport (HFT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane HFT - LYR
6h 48m$335–717
Alta (ALF) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hammerfest to Svalbard is to car ferry and fly which costs $220 - $600 and takes 15h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Hammerfest to Svalbard is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs $330 - $750.
The distance between Hammerfest and Svalbard is 1041 km.
It takes approximately 11h 56m to get from Hammerfest to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Hammerfest, Norway and Svalbard, SJ?
Widerøe and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Hammerfest Airport (HFT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Alta to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–600
Flights from Hammerfest Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–400
- Phone
- 177
- post@snelandia.no
- Website
- Snelandia
Ferry from Hammerfest havn to Alta hurtigbåtterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
- Phone
- +442039 938 814
- book@hurtigruten.com
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Hammerfest kystrutekai to Tromsø kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- Hurtigruten
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- kystruten@havila.no
- Website
- Havila
Car ferry from Hammerfest kystrutekai to Tromsø kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Website
- Havila
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