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
16h 11m$194–418Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LHR - LYR
19h 34m$223–779
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 $190 - $420 and takes 16h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Longyearbyen is to fly which takes 16h 11m and costs $190 - $420.
The distance between Manchester and Longyearbyen is 2876 km.
It takes approximately 16h 11m to get from Manchester to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
Longyearbyen is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 1:57 AM in Manchester and 2:57 AM in Longyearbyen.
There are 17+ 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) twice daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–390
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–390
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–390
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
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