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How to get fromBellingham to Longyearbyenby plane, shuttle, bus, train, or car

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There are 6 ways to get from Bellingham to Longyearbyen by plane, shuttle, bus, train, or car

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  1. Fly from Bellingham International Airport

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    1. Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane BLI - LYR
    41h 9m
    $512–1,612

  2. Shuttle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly

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    1. Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airportshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane SEA - LYR
    37h 19m
    $444–1,374

  3. Fly from Abbotsford International Airport

    1. Fly from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane YXX - LYR
    2d 4h
    $616–2,219

  4. Bus to Vancouver International Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Bellingham Airport to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmondbus bus
    2. Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane YVR - LYR
    41h 44m
    $462–1,345

  5. Train, train to Ganges Harbor, fly

    1. Take the train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain train
    2. Take the train from Vancouver Harbour to Ganges Harbour Salt Springtrain train
    3. Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane YGG - LYR
    46h 21m

  6. Drive, train to Powell River Airport, fly

    1. Drive from Bellingham to Vancouver Harbourcar car
    2. Take the train from Vancouver Harbour to Powell River - Powell Laketrain train
    3. Fly from Powell River Airport (YPW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane YPW - LYR
    45h 43m

Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration40h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket$528Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 5,623.9 km
  • Duration: 41h 9m

What companies run services between Bellingham, WA, USA and Longyearbyen, SJ?

Alaska Airlines, Inc., Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.

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