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)MAN - LYR
16h 14m$184–418Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarket
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)EDI - LYR
24h 53m$328–573Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)LHR - LYR
19h 34m$235–793
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 $180 - $420 and takes 16h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Svalbard is to fly which takes 16h 14m and costs $180 - $420.
The distance between Manchester and Svalbard is 2876 km.
It takes approximately 16h 14m to get from Manchester to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 4:49 PM in Manchester and 5:49 PM in Svalbard.
There are 17+ 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
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–420
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–450
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–450
- 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
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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
- $45–260
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
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