There are 4 ways to get from Birmingham to Svalbard by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MAN - LYR
11h 13m$249–755Fly from Birmingham Airport
cheapest- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BHX - LYR
22h 42m$215–820Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LGW - LYR
11h 58m$282–993Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LHR - LYR
12h 59m$289–1,027
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Birmingham to Svalbard is to fly which costs $210 - $850 and takes 22h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Birmingham to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 11h 13m and costs $240 - $800.
The distance between Birmingham and Svalbard is 3007 km.
It takes approximately 11h 13m to get from Birmingham to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Birmingham. It is currently 2:18 PM in Birmingham and 3:18 PM in Svalbard.
There are 19+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Birmingham, England and Svalbard, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dusseldorf, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 8m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
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