There are 5 ways to get from Montevideo to Svalbard by plane, car ferry, shuttle, or bus
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 Carrasco International Airport
best- Fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MVD - LYR
43h 57m$1,163–3,275Car ferry to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, fly
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Maderocarferry
- Fly from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane AEP - LYR
2d 5h$880–3,953Car ferry to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Maderocarferry
- Fly from Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EZE - LYR
30h 46m$941–3,564Shuttle to Punta Del Este Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Montevideo to Punta Del Este Airport
- Fly from Punta Del Este Airport (PDP) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane PDP - LYR
41h 52mCar ferry, bus to Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Maderocarferry
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Rosario Mariano Morenobus
- Fly from Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ROS - LYR
2d 6h$1,343–2,599
Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montevideo to Svalbard is to car ferry and bus and fly which costs $1,300 - $2,600 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Montevideo to Svalbard is to car ferry and fly which takes 30h 46m and costs $900 - $3,600.
The distance between Montevideo and Svalbard is 13414 km.
It takes approximately 43h 57m to get from Montevideo to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 5h ahead of Montevideo. It is currently 7:33 PM in Montevideo and 12:33 AM in Svalbard.
There are nine+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Montevideo, Uruguay and Svalbard, SJ?
Iberia, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Madrid, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Madrid, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Barcelona, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Punta Del Este Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Sao Paulo, London Heathrow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–6,000
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Frankfurt, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,800
Flights from Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Madrid, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,400
Flights from Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Madrid, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Madrid, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Frankfurt, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,800
Flights from Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Madrid, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,400
Flights from Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Madrid, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
- Phone
- +598 9484 5671
Shuttle from Montevideo to Punta Del Este Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Phone
- +54 11 5533 3503
- socialmedia@viacorreo.com.ar
- Website
- elrosarino.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Rosario Mariano Moreno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–27
- Schedules at
- elrosarino.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Rosario Mariano Moreno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–32
- Schedules at
- empresaargentina.com.ar
- Book at
- empresaargentina.com.ar
- Semicama
- $22–27
- Cama
- $27–32
- Phone
- 0810-222-5202
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- nuevachevallier.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Rosario Mariano Moreno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- https://www.nuevachevallier.com/home?lang=en_US
- Semi Bed
- $12–18
- Bed
- $15–22
- Phone
- +54 11 4000 5200
- contacto@nuevoexpreso.com
- Website
- nuevoexpreso.com
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Rosario Mariano Moreno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- nuevoexpreso.com
- Semicama
- $25–35
- Cama
- $30–45
- Phone
- +54 11 4912 1694
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- generalurquiza.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Rosario Mariano Moreno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Website
- https://www.generalurquiza.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Semibed
- $18–25
- Bed
- $21–29
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Rosario Mariano Moreno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Schedules at
- elpulquisrl.com.ar
- Book at
- reservadirecta.sittnet.net
- Semicama
- $16–21
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Rosario Mariano Moreno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–25
- Schedules at
- generalurquiza.com.ar
- Semicama
- $19–21
- Cama
- $22–25
- Phone
- 0800-333-8672
- info@vosa.com.ar
- Website
- vosaweb.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Rosario Mariano Moreno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- vosaweb.com.ar
- Book at
- vosaweb.com.ar
- Semi Cama
- $14–17
- Cama
- $20–25
- Phone
- +54 810 888 74782
- info@elturista.com.ar
- Website
- elturista.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Rosario Mariano Moreno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Schedules at
- elturista.com.ar
- Phone
- +54 800 333 2088
- info@aguiladoradabis.com.ar
- Website
- aguiladoradabis.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Rosario Mariano Moreno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- plataforma10.com.ar
- Cama
- $24–35
- Semicama
- $19–27
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Rosario Mariano Moreno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $19–27
- Cama
- $21–35
- Phone
- +54 385 602 4358
- contacto@launion.coop.ar
- Website
- launion.coop.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Rosario Mariano Moreno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Schedules at
- launion.coop.ar
- Book at
- launion.coop.ar
- Semicama
- $14–18
- Phone
- +54 810-888-3666
- info@grupofonobus.com.ar
- Website
- grupofonobus.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus Retiro to Terminal de Rosario Mariano Moreno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- grupofonobus.com.ar
- Book at
- grupofonobus.com.ar
- Phone
- +54 11 4316 6530
- atcliente@buquebus.com
- Website
- intl.buquebus.com
Car ferry from Puerto Montevideo to Puerto Madero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–150
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
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