There are 3 ways to get from Manchester to Svalbard 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 31m$204–469Train 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
18h 58m$148–619Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EDI - LYR
24h 54m$258–770
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Svalbard is to fly which costs $200 - $470 and takes 16h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Svalbard is to fly which takes 16h 31m and costs $200 - $470.
The distance between Manchester and Svalbard is 2876 km.
It takes approximately 16h 31m to get from Manchester to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 6:02 PM in Manchester and 7:02 PM in Svalbard.
There are 16+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Svalbard, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–430
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–430
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–430
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–430
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dusseldorf, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–490
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–450
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dusseldorf, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- $75–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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