There are 5 ways to get from Manchester to Svalbard by plane or train
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Fly from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MAN - LYR
10h 20m$206–671Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BHX - LYR
24h 51m$255–853Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LGW - LYR
12h 46m$311–963Train 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
15h 35m$361–806Train 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
13h 46m$298–847
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Svalbard is to fly which costs $200 - $700 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Svalbard is to fly which takes 10h 20m and costs $200 - $700.
The distance between Manchester and Svalbard is 2876 km.
It takes approximately 10h 20m to get from Manchester to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 10:28 AM in Manchester and 11:28 AM in Svalbard.
There are 19+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Svalbard, SJ?
Norwegian Air Shuttle and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 4 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dusseldorf, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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