There are 4 ways to get from Montevideo to Svalbard by plane, car ferry, or shuttle
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$1,144–3,153Car 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 4h$579–2,953Car 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$1,040–3,364Shuttle 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
2d 17h
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 fly which costs $550 - $3,000 and takes 2 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Montevideo to Svalbard is to car ferry and fly which takes 30h 46m and costs $1,000 - $3,400.
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 8:11 PM in Montevideo and 1:11 AM in Svalbard.
There are 16+ 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) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Madrid, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 26m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Madrid, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Rome, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Sao Paulo, London Heathrow, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,800
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Salvador, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Frankfurt, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,800
Flights from Punta Del Este Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Sao Paulo, London Heathrow, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,500
Flights from Punta Del Este Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Frankfurt, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,000
- 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
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Madrid, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Sao Paulo, London Heathrow, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,800
Flights from Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Frankfurt, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,800
Flights from Punta Del Este Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Sao Paulo, London Heathrow, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,500
Flights from Punta Del Este Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Frankfurt, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Carrasco International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Madrid, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
- Phone
- +598 9484 5671
Shuttle from Montevideo to Punta Del Este Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- 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
- $17–150
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
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