There are 5 ways to get from Bellingham to Longyearbyen by plane, shuttle, train, or ferry
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 Abbotsford International Airport
best- Fly from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane YXX - LYR
35h 14m$766–2,119Shuttle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane SEA - LYR
24h 24m$544–1,674Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane YVR - LYR
24h 46m$585–1,760Fly from Bellingham International Airport
- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BLI - LYR
23h 53m$562–1,712Train, ferry to Sechelt-Gibsons Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Langdaleferry
- Fly from Sechelt-Gibsons Airport (YHS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane YHS - LYR
30h 17m$692–2,212
Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bellingham to Longyearbyen is to shuttle and fly which costs $500 - $1,700 and takes 24h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Bellingham to Longyearbyen is to fly which takes 23h 53m and costs $550 - $1,800.
The distance between Bellingham and Longyearbyen is 5626 km.
It takes approximately 35h 14m to get from Bellingham to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
Longyearbyen is 9h ahead of Bellingham. It is currently 5:14 AM in Bellingham and 2:14 PM in Longyearbyen.
There are 19+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Bellingham, WA, USA and Longyearbyen, SJ?
WestJet, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and three other airlines fly from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Calgary, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Calgary, Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Toronto, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 59m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Sechelt-Gibsons Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Vancouver International Airport, Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Sechelt-Gibsons Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Nanaimo, Vancouver International Airport, Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Sechelt-Gibsons Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Nanaimo, Vancouver International Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Calgary, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- [email protected]
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://airporter.com
- Schedules at
- https://airporter.com/shuttle/schedules/
- Phone
- +1 888 223 3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–50
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Child
- $5–16
- Adult
- $11–35
- Car
- $30–50
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