There are 3 ways to get from London to Svalbard by plane 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.
Recommended option
Fly from London Heathrow, travel • 11h 48m
2 alternative options
Train to London Gatwick, fly, travel • 11h 7m
Train to London Luton, fly, travel • 13h 42m
Questions & Answers
The distance between London and Svalbard is 3131 km.
It takes approximately 11h 48m to get from London to Svalbard, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from London Heathrow Airport to Longyearbyen Airport. The quickest flight takes 7h 10m and has one stopover.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of London. It is currently 7:05 PM in London and 8:05 PM in Svalbard.
British Airways and Scandinavian Airlines offer flights from London Heathrow Airport to Longyearbyen Airport.
The best way to get from London to London Heathrow Airport is to train which takes 14 min and costs £5 - £35.
- Distance: 3131.3 km
- Duration: 11h 48m
What companies run services between London, England and Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
There is no direct connection from London to Svalbard. However, you can take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, take the walk to London Heathrow airport, fly to Longyearbyen, then take the travel to Svalbard. Alternatively, you can take the train to Gatwick Airport, take the walk to London Gatwick airport, fly to Longyearbyen, then take the travel to Svalbard.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Longyearbyen via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400 - $550
Flights from London Heathrow to Longyearbyen via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400 - $550
Flights from London Heathrow to Longyearbyen via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400 - $550
Flights from London Gatwick to Longyearbyen via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $950
Flights from London Gatwick to Longyearbyen via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $950
Flights from London Gatwick to Longyearbyen via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $1,100
Flights from London Gatwick to Longyearbyen via Paris CDG, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $1,000
Flights from London Gatwick to Longyearbyen via Hamburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $1,000
Flights from London Gatwick to Longyearbyen via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $1,000
Flights from London Gatwick to Longyearbyen via Dusseldorf, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $1,000
Flights from London Gatwick to Longyearbyen via Berlin Tegel, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $1,100
Flights from London Gatwick to Longyearbyen via Munich, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250 - $1,100
Flights from London Luton to Longyearbyen via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,200
Flights from London Luton to Longyearbyen via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,300
Flights from London Luton to Longyearbyen via Paris CDG, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300 - $1,400
Flights from London Luton to Longyearbyen via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,300
Flights from London Luton to Longyearbyen via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300 - $1,400
Flights from London Luton to Longyearbyen via Munich, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330 - $1,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Luton to Longyearbyen via Budapest, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440 - $1,900
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12 - $29
- Website
- southernrailway.com
- Schedules at
- southernrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Standard
- $12 - $17
- Anytime 1st Class
- $22 - $29
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13 - $24
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Rail Anytime Standard
- $13
- Anytime Standard
- $24
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras International LL to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18 - $22
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- $18 - $22
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras International to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14 - $21
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $6 - $10
- Off-Peak Single
- $13 - $21
- Anytime Day Single
- $14 - $21
- Anytime Single
- $19 - $28
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