There are 4 ways to get from Philadelphia to Longyearbyen by train or plane
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Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane JFK - LYR
19h 55m$637–1,726Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EWR - LYR
19h 9m$361–1,330Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane DCA - LYR
42h 35m$681–2,751Fly from Philadelphia International Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane PHL - LYR
34h 29m$522–1,923
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which costs $360 - $1,400 and takes 19h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which takes 19h 9m and costs $360 - $1,400.
The distance between Philadelphia and Longyearbyen is 5763 km.
It takes approximately 19h 55m to get from Philadelphia to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
Longyearbyen is 6h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 12:56 PM in Philadelphia and 6:56 PM in Longyearbyen.
There are 17+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Longyearbyen, SJ?
American Airlines, Aer Lingus, and five other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Newark Liberty International Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Heathrow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Newark Liberty International Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Heathrow, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Train operators
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $18–29
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $10–65
- Business - advance purchase
- $13–95
- Business Class
- $23–180
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- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
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