There are 3 ways to get from Longyearbyen to Istanbul by plane or bus
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Fly to Istanbul
best- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Istanbul (IST)plane LYR - IST
15h 10m₺16,597–49,597Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LYR - SAW
21h 27m₺14,600–49,620Fly to Burgas Airport, bus
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane LYR - BOJ
- Take the bus from Burgas to Istanbulbus
17h 59m₺15,221–52,321
Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Longyearbyen to Istanbul is to fly which costs 14.000 ₺ - 50.000 ₺ and takes 21h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Longyearbyen to Istanbul is to fly which takes 15h 10m and costs 16.000 ₺ - 50.000 ₺.
The distance between Longyearbyen and Istanbul is 4204 km.
It takes approximately 15h 10m to get from Longyearbyen to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Longyearbyen. It is currently 9:38 PM in Longyearbyen and 10:38 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4396+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Longyearbyen, SJ and Istanbul, Turkey?
Norwegian Air Shuttle, Turkish Airlines, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a week.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–55,000
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Oslo, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Oslo, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–55,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Istanbul via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–49,000
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Burgas Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–50,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Istanbul via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Burgas to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,598
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
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