There are 5 ways to get from Toronto to Longyearbyen by shuttle, plane, bus, or train
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Shuttle to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BUF - LYR
26h 31m$704–2,125Fly from Toronto Island Airport
cheapest- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane YTZ - LYR
24h 52m$333–1,113Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane YYZ - LYR
20h 17m$453–1,604Shuttle, bus to Rochester, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Take the bus from Buffalo, NY to Rochester, NYbus
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ROC - LYR
28h 28m$614–1,780Train to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Syracusetrain
- Fly from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane SYR - LYR
31h 21m$654–2,136
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toronto to Longyearbyen is to fly which costs $330 - $1,200 and takes 24h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to Longyearbyen is to fly which takes 20h 17m and costs $450 - $1,600.
The distance between Toronto and Longyearbyen is 5645 km.
It takes approximately 26h 31m to get from Toronto to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
Longyearbyen is 6h ahead of Toronto. It is currently 1:36 PM in Toronto and 7:36 PM in Longyearbyen.
There are 17+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and Longyearbyen, SJ?
Icelandair, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via New York JFK, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 33m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Newark, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via New York JFK, Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 28m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Boston, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,100
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Newark, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Rochester to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via New York JFK, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Rochester to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Newark, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 41m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Rochester to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via New York JFK, Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via New York JFK, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 43m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Newark, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 43m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via New York JFK, Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 38m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Toronto Union Station to Syracuse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $45–100
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $45–85
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $40–55
- Phone
- 905-374-8111
- airsales@niagaraairbus.com
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Book at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from Buffalo, NY to Rochester, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
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