There are 5 ways to get from Portland to Svalbard by train, plane, 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.
Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane SEA - LYR
24h 23m$419–1,275Fly from Portland International Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane PDX - LYR
23h 37m$764–2,714Train to King County International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Portland to Seattletrain
- Fly from King County International Airport (BFI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BFI - LYR
31h 1m$645–2,282Bus to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Cleveland Avenue MAX Station, Gresham to Redmond Hubbus
- Fly from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane RDM - LYR
45h 37m$721–2,179Train, bus to Yakima Air Terminal Airport, fly
- Take the train from Portland to Pasco Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Pasco Intermodal to Yakima Air Terminalbus
- Fly from Yakima Air Terminal Airport (YKM) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane YKM - LYR
37h 55m$481–1,455
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $410 - $1,300 and takes 24h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Svalbard is to fly which takes 23h 37m and costs $750 - $2,800.
The distance between Portland and Svalbard is 6021 km.
It takes approximately 24h 23m to get from Portland to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 9h ahead of Portland. It is currently 12:02 PM in Portland and 9:02 PM in Svalbard.
There are 17+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Svalbard, SJ?
KLM and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Portland International Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Yakima Air Terminal Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 58m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Yakima Air Terminal Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from King County International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Portland International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Yakima Air Terminal Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 58m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Pasco Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (541) 389-7469
- info@cobreeze.com
- Website
- cobreeze.com
Bus from Cleveland Avenue MAX Station, Gresham to Redmond Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $56–60
- Website
- https://cobreeze.com/
- Schedules at
- https://cobreeze.com/schedule/
- Phone
- +1 866-253-5247
- csr@airporter.com
- Website
- grapeline.us
Bus from Pasco Intermodal to Yakima Air Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–30
- Website
- https://grapeline.us
- Schedules at
- https://grapeline.us/travel-center/schedule2/
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