There are 5 ways to get from Svalbard to Sortland by plane, bus, ferry, 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.
Fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
best- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane LYR - EVE
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Sortland bussterminalbus
11h 59mkr 2,602–4,322Fly to Andøya Andenes Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Andøya Andenes Airport (ANX)plane LYR - ANX
- Take the bus from Andenes lufthavn to Torggatabus
9h 17mkr 1,832–6,792Fly to Stokmarknes
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Stokmarknes (SKN)plane LYR - SKN
8h 25mkr 1,842–7,162Fly to Bodø Airport, ferry, Bus
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane LYR - BOO
- Take the ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Take the bus from Svolvær sentrum to Vesterålen Kysthotellbus
15h 47mFly to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, ferry, car ferry
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane LYR - TOS
- Take the ferry from Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai to Harstad hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Take the carferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekaicarferry
12h 34m
Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Svalbard to Sortland is to fly and bus which costs kr 2600 - kr 4400 and takes 11h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Svalbard to Sortland is to fly which takes 8h 25m and costs kr 1800 - kr 7500.
The distance between Svalbard and Sortland is 1220 km.
It takes approximately 11h 59m to get from Svalbard to Sortland, including transfers.
There are 46+ hotels available in Sortland.
What companies run services between Svalbard, SJ and Sortland, Norway?
Scandinavian Airlines and Widerøe fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Stokmarknes (SKN) 6 times a week.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Stokmarknes via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–7,000
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Stokmarknes via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–7,500
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Andøya Andenes Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,500
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Andøya Andenes Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Stokmarknes
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–7,000
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Bodø Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–4,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–8,000
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Andøya Andenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–9,500
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–4,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–9,500
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–4,500
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Bodø Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–4,500
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,800
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- kundeservice@nor-way.no
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Sortland bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 300–420
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Andenes lufthavn to Torggata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 130–190
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
- Phone
- +47 953 03 888
- info@bestarctic.com
- Website
- Best Arctic
Bus from Svolvær sentrum to Vesterålen Kysthotell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,100
- Website
- Best Arctic
- Book at
- Best Arctic
- Private tours
- kr 750–1,100
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- Svipper
Ferry from Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai to Harstad hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Svipper
- Phone
- +442039 938 814
- book@hurtigruten.com
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 330–550
- Website
- Hurtigruten
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- kystruten@havila.no
- Website
- Havila
Car ferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 210–240
- Website
- Havila
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