There are 5 ways to get from Stokmarknes to Svalbard by bus, ferry, plane, or car 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, ferry to Bodø Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Hadsel folkebibliotek to Svolvær sentrumbus
- Take the ferry from Svolvær hurtigbåtkai to Bodø hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Fly from Bodø Airport (BOO) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BOO - LYR
12h 42mFly from Stokmarknes
cheapest- Fly from Stokmarknes (SKN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane SKN - LYR
7h 37m$154–565Bus to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, fly
- 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
12h 8m$276–913Car ferry to Svolvær Airport, Helle, fly
- Take the car ferry from Melbu ferjekai to Fiskebøl ferjekaicarferry
- Fly from Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane SVJ - LYR
12h 42mCar ferry, bus to Leknes, fly
- Take the car ferry from Melbu ferjekai to Fiskebøl ferjekaicarferry
- Take the bus from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Lufthavnveien kryssbus
- Fly from Leknes (LKN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LKN - LYR
14h 13m
Bodø Airport (BOO) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stokmarknes to Svalbard is to fly which costs $150 - $600 and takes 7h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Stokmarknes to Svalbard is to fly which takes 7h 37m and costs $150 - $600.
The distance between Stokmarknes and Svalbard is 1551 km.
It takes approximately 12h 42m to get from Stokmarknes to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Stokmarknes, Norway and Svalbard, SJ?
Widerøe and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Stokmarknes (SKN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bodø Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $350–600
Flights from Bodø Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–600
Flights from Stokmarknes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Stokmarknes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bodø Airport, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Stokmarknes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bodø Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Stokmarknes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Svolvær Airport, Helle to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bodø Airport, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Svolvær Airport, Helle to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bodø Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Leknes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bodø Airport, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Leknes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bodø Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bodø Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Phone
- +47 953 03 888
- info@bestarctic.com
- Website
- bestarctic.com
Bus from Hadsel folkebibliotek to Svolvær sentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://bestarctic.com/
- Book at
- https://bestarctic.com/the-arctic-route/arctic-winter-routes-explore-norway-sweden-and-finland/
- Private tours
- $80–120
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- nor-way.no
Bus from Sortland bussterminal to Harstad/Narvik lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- reisnordland.no
Bus from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Lufthavnveien kryss
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- reisnordland.no
Ferry from Svolvær hurtigbåtkai to Bodø hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
Car ferry from Melbu ferjekai to Fiskebøl ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
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