There are 3 ways to get from Sortland to Svalbard by bus, plane, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, fly
best- Take the bus from Sortland bussterminal to Harstad/Narvik lufthavnbus
- Fly from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EVE - LYR
10h 28m$283–465Fly from Stokmarknes
cheapest- Fly from Stokmarknes (SKN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane SKN - LYR
7h 52m$135–517Bus, car ferry, ferry to Bodø Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sortland bussterminal to Melbu ferjekaibus
- Take the carferry from Melbu ferjekai to Fiskebøl ferjekaicarferry
- Take the ferry from Svolvær hurtigbåtkai to Bodø hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Fly from Bodø Airport (BOO) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BOO - LYR
14h 54m
Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sortland to Svalbard is to fly which costs $130 - $550 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Sortland to Svalbard is to fly which takes 7h 52m and costs $130 - $550.
The distance between Sortland and Svalbard is 1220 km.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Sortland to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Sortland, Norway and Svalbard, SJ?
Widerøe and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Stokmarknes (SKN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Stokmarknes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Stokmarknes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bodø Airport, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Bodø Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–480
Flights from Bodø Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–480
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Bodø Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–550
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- kundeservice@nor-way.no
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Sortland bussterminal to Harstad/Narvik lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Sortland bussterminal to Melbu ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Car ferry from Melbu ferjekai to Fiskebøl ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Ferry from Svolvær hurtigbåtkai to Bodø hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
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