There are 2 ways to get from Fairbanks to Longyearbyen by plane or train
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Fly from Fairbanks
best- Fly from Fairbanks (FAI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane FAI - LYR
3d 18h$664–2,015Train to Anchorage International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Fairbanks to Anchoragetrain
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ANC - LYR
2d$1,185–3,608
Fairbanks (FAI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fairbanks to Longyearbyen is to fly which costs $650 - $2,100 and takes 3 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from Fairbanks to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which takes 2 days 0h and costs $1,100 - $3,700.
The distance between Fairbanks and Longyearbyen is 4089 km.
It takes approximately 3 days 18h to get from Fairbanks to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
Longyearbyen is 10h ahead of Fairbanks. It is currently 4:32 PM in Fairbanks and 2:32 AM in Longyearbyen.
There are 19+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Fairbanks, AK, USA and Longyearbyen, SJ?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Condor Flugdienst, and four other airlines fly from Fairbanks (FAI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Fairbanks to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Anchorage International Airport, Frankfurt, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 13h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Fairbanks to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Seattle, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 20h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Fairbanks to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Denver, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Frankfurt, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Phone
- +1 800 544 0552
- [email protected]
- Website
- alaskarailroad.com
Train from Fairbanks to Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $170–553
- Website
- https://www.alaskarailroad.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.alaskarailroad.com/ride-a-train/schedules
- Adventure Class Adult
- $170–300
- Goldstar Service Adult
- $553
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