There are 3 ways to get from Hammerfest to Svalbard by ferry, plane, or bus
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
10h 31m$308–660Fly from Hammerfest Airport
cheapest- Fly from Hammerfest Airport (HFT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane HFT - LYR
6h 48m$166–567Bus to Lakselv Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Hammerfest bussterminal to Lakselv lufthavn Banakbus
- Fly from Lakselv Airport (LKL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LKL - LYR
11h 18m$205–693
Alta (ALF) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hammerfest to Svalbard is to fly which costs $160 - $600 and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Hammerfest to Svalbard is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs $160 - $600.
The distance between Hammerfest and Svalbard is 1041 km.
It takes approximately 10h 31m to get from Hammerfest to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 19+ 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) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Alta to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Alta to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Hammerfest Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Lakselv Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Lakselv Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Lakselv Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Phone
- 177
- post@snelandia.no
- Website
- snelandia.no
Bus from Hammerfest bussterminal to Lakselv lufthavn Banak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
- Phone
- 177
- post@snelandia.no
- Website
- snelandia.no
Ferry from Hammerfest havn to Alta hurtigbåtterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
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