There are 4 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
10h 50m$206–620Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LGW - LYR
13h 41m$327–953Train 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
14h 20m$379–752Train 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
12h 31m$355–792
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 - $650 and takes 10h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Svalbard is to fly which takes 10h 50m and costs $200 - $650.
The distance between Manchester and Svalbard is 2876 km.
It takes approximately 10h 50m to get from Manchester to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 6:28 PM in Manchester and 7:28 PM in Svalbard.
There are 19+ 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) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- 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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- 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
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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