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
8h 48m$193–605Fly from Stokmarknes
cheapest- Fly from Stokmarknes (SKN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane SKN - LYR
6h 27m$176–617Car ferry, ferry to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, fly
- Take the car ferry from Sortland kystrutekai to Harstad kystrutekaicarferry
- Take the ferry from Harstad hurtigbåtkai to Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Fly from Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane TOS - LYR
12h 26m
Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sortland to Svalbard is to fly which costs $170 - $650 and takes 6h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Sortland to Svalbard is to fly which takes 6h 27m and costs $170 - $650.
The distance between Sortland and Svalbard is 1220 km.
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Sortland to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 19+ 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 Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Andenes, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Stokmarknes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–420
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- nor-way.no
Bus from Sortland bussterminal to Harstad/Narvik lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
- Phone
- +442039 935 562
- book@hurtigruten.com
- Website
- hurtigruten.com
Car ferry from Sortland kystrutekai to Harstad kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- 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
- $22–25
- 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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