There are 4 ways to get from London to Svalbard by train or plane
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Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
best- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LGW - LYR
16h 4m$269–476Train to Luton Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LTN - LYR
14h 54m$123–405Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LCY - LYR
19h 46m$334–866Fly from London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LHR - LYR
10h 13m$185–547
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $120 - $410 and takes 14h 54m.
The fastest way to get from London to Svalbard is to fly which takes 10h 13m and costs $180 - $550.
The distance between London and Svalbard is 3127 km.
It takes approximately 16h 4m to get from London to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of London. It is currently 7:57 PM in London and 8:57 PM in Svalbard.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between London, England and Svalbard, SJ?
KLM, Transavia Holland, and four other airlines fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) twice daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from London City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from London City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
Flights from Luton Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Luton Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–420
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–420
Flights from London City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Berlin Brandenburg, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from London City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Luton Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Luton Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Berlin Brandenburg, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Luton Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from London City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from London City Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Luton Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Luton Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Luton Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $34–35
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
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