There are 6 ways to get from Leicester to Longyearbyen by train, plane, or bus
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 Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LHR - LYR
12h 52m$312–1,041Bus to Birmingham Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BHX - LYR
26h 8m$220–833Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MAN - LYR
12h 4m$259–760Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leicester to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane STN - LYR
12h 7m$301–985Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LGW - LYR
11h 46m$299–1,006Fly from East Midlands Airport
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EMA - LYR
14h 45m$245–983
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leicester to Longyearbyen is to bus and fly which costs $220 - $850 and takes 26h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Leicester to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which takes 11h 46m and costs $290 - $1,100.
The distance between Leicester and Longyearbyen is 3239 km.
It takes approximately 12h 52m to get from Leicester to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
Longyearbyen is 1h ahead of Leicester. It is currently 3:36 AM in Leicester and 4:36 AM in Longyearbyen.
There are 19+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Leicester, England and Longyearbyen, SJ?
Ryanair, Scandinavian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dusseldorf, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Berlin Brandenburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Leicester to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–23
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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