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How to get fromInverness to Longyearbyenby train, plane or bus

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There are 5 ways to get from Inverness to Longyearbyen by train, plane, or bus

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  1. Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain train
    2. Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane ABZ - LYR
    21h 52m
    $243–768

  2. Train, train to Newcastle, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    2. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain train
    3. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane NCL - LYR
    28h 17m
    $161–835

  3. Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport

    1. Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane INV - LYR
    19h 2m
    $212–824

  4. Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane EDI - LYR
    25h 34m

  5. Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain train
    2. Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain train
    3. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane GLA - LYR
    25h 4m
    $433–830

Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration18h 23mAverage Duration
Ticket$183Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Longyearbyen, SJ?

KLM, Transavia Holland, and four other airlines fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 5 times a week.

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