There are 3 ways to get from Tokyo to Svalbard by plane or train
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Fly from Tokyo International Airport
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane HND - LYR
27h 2m$515–2,716Train to Narita International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane NRT - LYR
30h 35m$528–2,246Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane NGO - LYR
2d 8h$569–2,692
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $500 - $2,300 and takes 30h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Svalbard is to fly which takes 27h 2m and costs $500 - $2,800.
The distance between Tokyo and Svalbard is 6877 km.
It takes approximately 27h 2m to get from Tokyo to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 7h behind Tokyo. It is currently 8:56 PM in Tokyo and 1:56 PM in Svalbard.
There are 17+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Svalbard, SJ?
Air China, Hainan, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Beijing Capital, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,700
Flights from Narita International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Helsinki, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Beijing Capital, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,400
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Beijing Capital, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Beijing Capital, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,600
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- $27–35
- Ordinary Car
- $17–21
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- $50–75
- Reserved seat
- $60–80
- Green seat
- $75–110
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