There are 5 ways to get from Leeds to Svalbard by train or plane
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MAN - LYR
12h 6m$227–705Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LBA - LYR
13h 3m$242–973Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MME - LYR
17h 39m$421–1,695Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EDI - LYR
15h 1m$365–867Train, train to Humberside Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Barnetbytrain
- Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane HUY - LYR
18h 14m$481–1,971
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $220 - $750 and takes 12h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 12h 6m and costs $220 - $750.
The distance between Leeds and Svalbard is 2946 km.
It takes approximately 12h 6m to get from Leeds to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Leeds. It is currently 12:49 PM in Leeds and 1:49 PM in Svalbard.
There are 19+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Svalbard, SJ?
KLM, Scandinavian Airlines, and Ryanair fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Humberside Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Humberside Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Doncaster to Barnetby
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
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