There are 3 ways to get from Svalbard to Edinburgh by plane or train
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LYR - EDI
21h 15m£148–348Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LYR - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
16h 9m£305–476Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LYR - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 8m£166–588
Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Svalbard to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £140 - £350 and takes 21h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Svalbard to Edinburgh is to fly and train which takes 15h 8m and costs £160 - £600.
The distance between Svalbard and Edinburgh is 1623 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 15m to get from Svalbard to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Svalbard. It is currently 2:02 PM in Svalbard and 1:02 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2506+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Svalbard, SJ and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Norwegian Air Shuttle flies from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a week.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Edinburgh Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–330
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Edinburgh Airport via Tromso, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Glasgow Airport via Oslo, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–420
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Aberdeen Airport via Oslo, Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–500
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Aberdeen Airport via Oslo, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250–290
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