There are 4 ways to get from Birmingham to Svalbard by plane 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 Birmingham Airport
best- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BHX - LYR
18h 52m$184–669Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MAN - LYR
19h 13m$331–559Train 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
20h 8m$254–763Train, 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
19h$244–814
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Birmingham to Svalbard is to fly which costs $180 - $700 and takes 18h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Birmingham to Svalbard is to fly which takes 18h 52m and costs $180 - $700.
The distance between Birmingham and Svalbard is 2968 km.
It takes approximately 18h 52m to get from Birmingham to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Birmingham. It is currently 4:42 AM in Birmingham and 5:42 AM in Svalbard.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Birmingham, England and Svalbard, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and KLM fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) twice daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–460
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–460
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Gatwick Express
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