There are 5 ways to get from Leeds to Svalbard by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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
11h 21m$228–706Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LBA - LYR
14h 3m$251–898Train 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
14h 12m$427–865Train 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
16h 21m$452–1,694Train, 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
17h$541–2,071
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 11h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 11h 21m and costs $220 - $750.
The distance between Leeds and Svalbard is 2946 km.
It takes approximately 11h 21m to get from Leeds to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Leeds. It is currently 3:49 PM in Leeds and 4:49 PM in Svalbard.
There are 19+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Svalbard, SJ?
KLM and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once a week.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Humberside Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Saturday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Barnetby
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
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