There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff 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 London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LHR - LYR
20h 14m$286–800Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BRS - LYR
21h 40m$201–703Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LGW - LYR
20h 12m$271–824Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MAN - LYR
21h 14m$363–596Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane CWL - LYR
21h 16m$249–921Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane STN - LYR
24h 50m$269–654
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $260 - $700 and takes 24h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 20h 12m and costs $270 - $850.
The distance between Cardiff and Svalbard is 3307 km.
It takes approximately 20h 14m to get from Cardiff to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 6:18 PM in Cardiff and 7:18 PM in Svalbard.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Svalbard, SJ?
KLM, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and Aer Lingus fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 5 times a week.
- Website
- norwegian.com
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
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- flysas.com
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
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 Stansted Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–450
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
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