There are 3 ways to get from Leeds 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 Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MAN - LYR
18h 46m$312–515Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LBA - LYR
20h 53m$224–779Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EDI - LYR
24h 56m$388–715
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $310 - $550 and takes 18h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Svalbard is to train and fly which takes 18h 46m and costs $310 - $550.
The distance between Leeds and Svalbard is 2946 km.
It takes approximately 18h 46m to get from Leeds to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Leeds. It is currently 12:21 PM in Leeds and 1:21 PM in Svalbard.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Svalbard, SJ?
KLM, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and three other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
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 Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
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