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How to get fromSortland to Svalbardby plane, bus, car ferry or ferry

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There are 5 ways to get from Sortland to Svalbard by plane, bus, car ferry, or ferry

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  1. Fly from Stokmarknes

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    1. Fly from Stokmarknes (SKN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane SKN - LYR
    7h 46m
    $186–297

  2. Bus to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, fly

    1. Take the bus from Sortland bussterminal to Harstad/Narvik lufthavnbus bus
    2. Fly from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane EVE - LYR
    11h 42m
    $241–783

  3. Car ferry, ferry to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, fly

    1. Take the car ferry from Sortland kystrutekai to Harstad kystrutekaicarferry car ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Harstad hurtigbåtkai to Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkaiferry ferry
    3. Fly from Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane TOS - LYR
    12h 36m

  4. Bus to Andøya Andenes Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Gårdsalléen to Nordlysparkenbus bus
    2. Fly from Andøya Andenes Airport (ANX) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane ANX - LYR
    10h 14m
    $187–683

  5. Bus, car ferry, ferry to Bodø Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Sortland bussterminal to Melbu ferjekaibus bus
    2. Take the car ferry from Melbu ferjekai to Fiskebøl ferjekaicarferry car ferry
    3. Take the ferry from Svolvær hurtigbåtkai to Bodø sentrumsterminalen kaiferry ferry
    4. Fly from Bodø Airport (BOO) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane BOO - LYR
    14h 53m

Stokmarknes (SKN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights

Calendar6Weekly Planes
Duration6h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket$138Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Sortland, Norway and Svalbard, SJ?

Widerøe and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Stokmarknes (SKN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 6 times a week.

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