There are 5 ways to get from Bristol to Svalbard by train or plane
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Train to Cardiff Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane CWL - LYR
15h 47m$260–1,067Fly from Bristol Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BRS - LYR
13h 19m$184–715Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LHR - LYR
12h 48m$277–788Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MAN - LYR
14h 4m$330–794Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LGW - LYR
12h 54m$261–963
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Svalbard is to fly which costs $180 - $750 and takes 13h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 12h 48m and costs $270 - $800.
The distance between Bristol and Svalbard is 3169 km.
It takes approximately 15h 47m to get from Bristol to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Bristol. It is currently 12:32 AM in Bristol and 1:32 AM in Svalbard.
There are 19+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Svalbard, SJ?
Aer Lingus, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and three other airlines fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–470
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- Cross Country
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