There are 4 ways to get from Exeter to Longyearbyen by train or plane
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LHR - LYR
14h 51m$308–845Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BRS - LYR
13h 30m$229–847Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LGW - LYR
13h 57m$493–921Fly from Exeter
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EXT - LYR
25h 7m$294–1,115
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which costs $220 - $850 and takes 13h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which takes 13h 30m and costs $220 - $850.
The distance between Exeter and Longyearbyen is 3353 km.
It takes approximately 14h 51m to get from Exeter to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
Longyearbyen is 1h ahead of Exeter. It is currently 8:02 AM in Exeter and 9:02 AM in Longyearbyen.
There are 18+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Longyearbyen, SJ?
Loganair, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and two other airlines fly from Exeter (EXT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Exeter to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Exeter to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Exeter to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- 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)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
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