There are 3 ways to get from Sortland to Svalbard by car ferry, ferry, 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.
Car ferry, ferry to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, fly
best- Take the car ferry from Sortland kystrutekai to Harstad kystrutekai
- Take the ferry from Harstad hurtigbåtkai to Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai
- Fly from Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)TOS - LYR
12h 29mFly from Stokmarknes
cheapest- Fly from Stokmarknes (SKN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)SKN - LYR
7h 46m$125–427Bus to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, fly
- Take the bus from Sortland bussterminal to Harstad/Narvik lufthavn
- Fly from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)EVE - LYR
11h 42m$199–559
Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sortland to Svalbard is to fly which costs $120 - $430 and takes 7h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Sortland to Svalbard is to fly which takes 7h 46m and costs $120 - $430.
The distance between Sortland and Svalbard is 1195 km.
It takes approximately 12h 29m 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) twice a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–350
Flights from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bodo, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–480
Flights from Stokmarknes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Stokmarknes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bodo, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Phone
- 05 798
- post@boreal.no
- Website
- boreal.no
Bus from Sortland bussterminal to Harstad/Narvik lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- Boreal
- Phone
- +442039 935 562
- book@hurtigruten.com
- Website
- hurtigruten.com
Car ferry from Sortland kystrutekai to Harstad kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.hurtigruten.com
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- kystruten@havila.no
- Website
- havilavoyages.com
Car ferry from Sortland kystrutekai to Harstad kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–26
- Website
- https://www.havilavoyages.com/
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- svipper.no
Ferry from Harstad hurtigbåtkai to Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
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