There are 4 ways to get from Glasgow to Svalbard by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EDI - LYR
12h 59m$251–630Fly from Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane GLA - LYR
15h 40m$276–1,917Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ABZ - LYR
18h 59m$369–1,286Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MAN - LYR
13h 5m$313–862
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Svalbard is to bus and fly which costs $250 - $650 and takes 12h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Svalbard is to bus and fly which takes 12h 59m and costs $250 - $650.
The distance between Glasgow and Svalbard is 2651 km.
It takes approximately 12h 59m to get from Glasgow to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 5:01 PM in Glasgow and 6:01 PM in Svalbard.
There are 19+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Svalbard, SJ?
KLM, Scandinavian Airlines, and Ryanair UK fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Stansted, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Manchester Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via London Stansted, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $10–20
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