There are 5 ways to get from Svalbard to Hammerfest by plane, ferry, car ferry, 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.
Fly to Alta, ferry
best- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Alta (ALF)plane LYR - ALF
- Take the ferry from Alta hurtigbåtterminal to Hammerfest havnferry
10h 42mkr 2,337–5,457Fly to Hasvik, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Hasvik (HAA)plane LYR - HAA
- Take the ferry from Hasvik kai to Hammerfest havnferry
10h 24mkr 1,342–4,522Fly to Hammerfest Airport
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Hammerfest Airport (HFT)plane LYR - HFT
5h 40mkr 2,742–5,662Fly to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, car ferry
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane LYR - TOS
- Take the car ferry from Tromsø kystrutekai to Hammerfest kystrutekaicarferry
15h 23mkr 1,775–5,337Fly to Lakselv Airport, bus
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Lakselv Airport (LKL)plane LYR - LKL
- Take the bus from Lakselv lufthavn Banak to Rådhusplassenbus
10h 53mkr 1,812–6,402
Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Alta (ALF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Svalbard to Hammerfest is to fly and ferry which costs kr 1300 - kr 4600 and takes 10h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Svalbard to Hammerfest is to fly which takes 5h 40m and costs kr 2700 - kr 6000.
The distance between Svalbard and Hammerfest is 1042 km.
It takes approximately 10h 42m to get from Svalbard to Hammerfest, including transfers.
There are 20+ hotels available in Hammerfest.
What companies run services between Svalbard, SJ and Hammerfest, Norway?
Scandinavian Airlines and Widerøe fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Hammerfest Airport (HFT) twice a week.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Alta via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,900
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Hammerfest Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Lakselv Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–7,500
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Lakselv Airport via Oslo, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,700–11,000
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Hasvik via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Hammerfest Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Alta via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,900
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Alta via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,900
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–3,400
- Phone
- 177
- post@snelandia.no
- Website
- snelandia.no
Bus from Lakselv lufthavn Banak to Rådhusplassen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 210–300
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
- Phone
- 177
- post@snelandia.no
- Website
- snelandia.no
Ferry from Alta hurtigbåtterminal to Hammerfest havn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 300–400
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
Ferry from Hasvik kai to Hammerfest havn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 240–320
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
- Phone
- +442039 935 562
- book@hurtigruten.com
- Website
- hurtigruten.com
Car ferry from Tromsø kystrutekai to Hammerfest kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,800
- Website
- https://www.hurtigruten.com
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- kystruten@havila.no
- Website
- havilavoyages.com
Car ferry from Tromsø kystrutekai to Hammerfest kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–800
- Website
- https://www.havilavoyages.com/
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