There are 2 ways to get from Manchester to Longyearbyen by plane or train
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Fly from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MAN - LYR
11h 26m$206–670Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BHX - LYR
15h 33m$193–746
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Longyearbyen is to fly which costs $200 - $700 and takes 11h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Longyearbyen is to fly which takes 11h 26m and costs $200 - $700.
The distance between Manchester and Longyearbyen is 2876 km.
It takes approximately 11h 26m to get from Manchester to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
Longyearbyen is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 6:45 AM in Manchester and 7:45 AM in Longyearbyen.
There are 16+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Longyearbyen, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dusseldorf, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dusseldorf, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
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