There are 5 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 Island Airport, travel
best- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane YTZ - LYR
- Walk from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Spitsbergenunknown
19h 31mFly from Toronto Pearson International Airport, travel
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane YYZ - LYR
- Walk from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Spitsbergenunknown
18h 29mShuttle 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
23h 52mTrain 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
26h 29mTrain to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Syracusetrain
- Fly from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane SYR - LYR
- Walk from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Spitsbergenunknown
26h 28m
Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Toronto and Spitsbergen is 5445 km.
It takes approximately 19h 31m to get from Toronto to Spitsbergen, including transfers.
Spitsbergen is 6h ahead of Toronto. It is currently 9:34 PM in Toronto and 3:34 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 fly to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) then travel to Spitsbergen. Alternatively, 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.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Newark, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Ottawa, London Heathrow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via New York JFK, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Rochester to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via New York JFK, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Rochester to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Newark, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 43m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via New York JFK, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 4m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- 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 Syracuse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $50–100
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $50–85
- 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
- $95–120
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Book at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
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