There are 4 ways to get from Manchester to Svalbard by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MAN - LYR
11h$295–569Train 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 15m$222–788Train, 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
15h 4m$282–877Train 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
13h 47m$292–776
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Svalbard is to fly which costs $290 - $600 and takes 11h.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Svalbard is to fly which takes 11h and costs $290 - $600.
The distance between Manchester and Svalbard is 2876 km.
It takes approximately 11h to get from Manchester to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 9:09 PM in Manchester and 10:09 PM in Svalbard.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Svalbard, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines flies from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) twice a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Gatwick Express
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