There are 4 ways to get from Philadelphia to Svalbard 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 Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)JFK - LYR
17h 37m$637–1,626Fly from Philadelphia International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)PHL - LYR
34h 44m$523–1,831Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)EWR - LYR
19h 9m$621–1,030Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)DCA - LYR
21h 11m$634–2,851
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $600 - $1,100 and takes 19h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 17h 37m and costs $600 - $1,700.
The distance between Philadelphia and Svalbard is 5763 km.
It takes approximately 17h 37m to get from Philadelphia to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 6h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 2:49 PM in Philadelphia and 8:49 PM in Svalbard.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Svalbard, SJ?
American Airlines, KLM, and five other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Heathrow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Newark Liberty International Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- norwegian.com
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
- $500–2,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
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.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
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.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
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.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
- 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
- $25–320
- 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
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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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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