There are 5 ways to get from Ireland to Svalbard by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cork Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ORK - LYR
13h 41m$226–917Fly from Dublin Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane DUB - LYR
12h 20m$191–505Fly from Shannon Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane SNN - LYR
13h 59m$218–870Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Ireland West Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane NOC - LYR
24h 12m$230–887Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BHD - LYR
16h 5m$226–880
Cork Airport (ORK) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Svalbard is to fly which costs $190 - $550 and takes 12h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Svalbard is to fly which takes 12h 20m and costs $190 - $550.
The distance between Ireland and Svalbard is 3102 km.
It takes approximately 13h 41m to get from Ireland to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 1:03 AM in Ireland and 2:03 AM in Svalbard.
There are 17+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Ireland and Svalbard, SJ?
KLM, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Cork Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Stansted, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Cork Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Dublin Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Shannon Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Shannon Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Heathrow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Shannon Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Heathrow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Stansted, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Heathrow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Cork Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Stansted, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Dublin Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Shannon Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Stansted, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Heathrow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $10–15
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Ireland West Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
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