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How to get fromSvalbard to Sortlandby plane, bus, ferry or car ferry

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There are 6 ways to get from Svalbard to Sortland by plane, bus, ferry, or car ferry

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  1. Fly to Stokmarknes

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    1. Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Stokmarknes (SKN)plane plane LYR - SKN
    6h 12m
    kr 1,742–2,862

  2. Fly to Andøya Andenes Airport, bus

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    1. Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Andøya Andenes Airport (ANX)plane plane LYR - ANX
    2. Take the bus from Andenes lufthavn to Torggatabus bus
    9h 41m
    kr 1,232–4,492

  3. Fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus

    1. Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane plane LYR - EVE
    2. Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Sortland bussterminalbus bus
    10h 28m
    kr 2,452–8,302

  4. Fly to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, ferry, car ferry

    1. Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane plane LYR - TOS
    2. Take the ferry from Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai to Harstad hurtigbåtkaiferry ferry
    3. Take the car ferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekaicarferry car ferry
    12h 33m

  5. Fly to Bodø Airport, ferry, Bus

    1. Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane plane LYR - BOO
    2. Take the ferry from Bodø sentrumsterminalen kai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Svolvær sentrum to Melbu ferjekaibus bus
    4. Take the bus from Melbu ferjekai to Sortland bussterminalbus bus
    14h 12m

  6. Fly to Leknes, bus, car ferry

    1. Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Leknes (LKN)plane plane LYR - LKN
    2. Take the bus from Lufthavnveien kryss to Fiskebøl ferjekaibus bus
    3. Take the car ferry from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Melbu ferjekaicarferry car ferry
    4. Take the bus from Melbu ferjekai to Sortland bussterminalbus bus
    13h 57m

Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Stokmarknes (SKN) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration5h 22mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 1,385Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Svalbard, SJ and Sortland, Norway?

Scandinavian Airlines, Widerøe, and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Stokmarknes (SKN) once daily.

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