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How to get fromLongyearbyen to Hammerfestby plane, ferry, bus, or car ferry

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There are 4 ways to get from Longyearbyen to Hammerfest by plane, ferry, bus, or car ferry

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  1. Fly to Hammerfest Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Hammerfest Airport (HFT)plane plane LYR - HFT
    5h 30m
    kr 3,142–6,162

  2. Fly to Lakselv Airport, bus

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    1. Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Lakselv Airport (LKL)plane plane LYR - LKL
    2. Take the bus from Lakselv lufthavn Banak to Rådhusplassenbus bus
    13h 54m
    kr 1,812–6,402

  3. Fly to Alta, ferry

    1. Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Alta (ALF)plane plane LYR - ALF
    2. Take the ferry from Alta hurtigbåtterminal to Hammerfest havnferry ferry
    12h 11m
    kr 3,537–6,057

  4. Fly to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, car ferry

    1. Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane plane LYR - TOS
    2. Take the carferry from Tromsø kystrutekai to Hammerfest kystrutekaicarferry car ferry
    15h 32m
    kr 2,027–5,442

Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Hammerfest Airport (HFT) flights

Calendar6Weekly Planes
Duration5h 26mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 2,175Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 884.5 km
  • Duration: 5h 30m

What companies run services between Longyearbyen, SJ and Hammerfest, Norway?

Scandinavian Airlines and Widerøe fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Hammerfest Airport (HFT) 6 times a week.

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