There are 4 ways to get from Manchester to Svalbard by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MAN - LYR
17h 40m$295–489Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BHX - LYR
20h 30m$222–738Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LHR - LYR
20h 57m$292–776Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EDI - LYR
25h 1m$370–653
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Svalbard is to fly which costs $290 - $490 and takes 17h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Svalbard is to fly which takes 17h 40m and costs $290 - $490.
The distance between Manchester and Svalbard is 2876 km.
It takes approximately 17h 40m to get from Manchester to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 7:13 AM in Manchester and 8:13 AM in Svalbard.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Svalbard, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- 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 Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
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
- 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
- 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 Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- TransPennine Express
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