There are 6 ways to get from Toronto to Spitsbergen by plane, unknown, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport, travel
best- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane YYZ - LYR
- Walk from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Spitsbergenunknown
18h 34mFly from Toronto Island Airport, travel
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane YTZ - LYR
- Walk from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Spitsbergenunknown
17h 6mShuttle to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly, travel
- 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
- Walk from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Spitsbergenunknown
19h 58mTrain to Rochester, fly, travel
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Rochestertrain
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ROC - LYR
- Walk from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Spitsbergenunknown
23h 23mTrain to Detroit, fly, travel
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane DTW - LYR
- Walk from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Spitsbergenunknown
23h 54mTrain to London International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Londontrain
- Fly from London International Airport (YXU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane YXU - LYR
- Walk from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Spitsbergenunknown
25h 10m
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Toronto and Spitsbergen is 5469 km.
It takes approximately 18h 34m to get from Toronto to Spitsbergen, including transfers.
Spitsbergen is 6h ahead of Toronto. It is currently 1:52 AM in Toronto and 7:52 AM in Spitsbergen.
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and Spitsbergen, SJ?
There is no direct connection from Toronto to Spitsbergen. However, you can take the train to UP Express Pearson Airport, walk to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) airport, fly to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), then travel to Spitsbergen. Alternatively, you can fly to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) then travel to Spitsbergen.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Newark, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via New York JFK, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Newark, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Rochester to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via New York JFK, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Rochester to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Newark, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Detroit to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via New York JFK, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Detroit to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from London International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from London International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Detroit to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from London International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from London International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Toronto Union Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $35–95
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $35–75
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $30–45
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $40–100
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $40–80
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $35–50
Train from Toronto Union Station to London
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–85
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $26–85
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $26–70
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $23–40
- Phone
- +1 905 374 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/
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