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 37m$268–519Bus to Lakselv Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Hammerfest bussterminal to Lakselv lufthavn Banakbus
- Fly from Lakselv Airport (LKL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LKL - LYR
12h 47m$185–643Fly from Hammerfest Airport
- Fly from Hammerfest Airport (HFT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane HFT - LYR
6h 47m$265–487
Alta (ALF) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hammerfest to Svalbard is to fly which costs $260 - $490 and takes 6h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Hammerfest to Svalbard is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs $260 - $490.
The distance between Hammerfest and Svalbard is 1042 km.
It takes approximately 10h 37m to get from Hammerfest to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 17+ 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
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Alta to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Hammerfest Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Lakselv Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Lakselv Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Lakselv Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- 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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