There are 3 ways to get from Longyearbyen to Hammerfest by plane, ferry, or car ferry
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Fly to Hammerfest Airport
best- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Hammerfest Airport (HFT)plane LYR - HFT
5h 30mkr 3,142–6,662Fly to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane LYR - TOS
- Take the carferry from Tromsø kystrutekai to Hammerfest kystrutekaicarferry
15h 29mkr 2,024–5,537Fly to Alta, ferry
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Alta (ALF)plane LYR - ALF
- Take the ferry from Alta hurtigbåtterminal to Hammerfest havnferry
12h 11mkr 2,837–6,057
Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Hammerfest Airport (HFT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Longyearbyen to Hammerfest is to fly and car ferry which costs kr 2000 - kr 6000 and takes 15h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Longyearbyen to Hammerfest is to fly which takes 5h 30m and costs kr 3100 - kr 7000.
The distance between Longyearbyen and Hammerfest is 885 km.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Longyearbyen to Hammerfest, including transfers.
There are 24+ hotels available in Hammerfest.
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.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Hammerfest Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–8,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Alta via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,700–5,500
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Alta via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,700–5,500
- Phone
- 177
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snelandia
Ferry from Alta hurtigbåtterminal to Hammerfest havn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 300–400
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
- Phone
- +442039 938 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Tromsø kystrutekai to Hammerfest kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,600
- Website
- Hurtigruten
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- Havila
Car ferry from Tromsø kystrutekai to Hammerfest kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 600–700
- Website
- Havila
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