There are 3 ways to get from Montreal to Longyearbyen by plane or train
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Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
best- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane YUL - LYR
19h 19m$514–1,914Train to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Montréal to Ottawatrain
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane YOW - LYR
21h 10m$494–1,683Fly from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport
- Fly from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane YHU - LYR
24h 21m$517–2,117
Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montreal to Longyearbyen is to train and fly which costs $490 - $1,700 and takes 21h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Montreal to Longyearbyen is to fly which takes 19h 19m and costs $500 - $2,000.
The distance between Montreal and Longyearbyen is 5093 km.
It takes approximately 19h 19m to get from Montreal to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
Longyearbyen is 6h ahead of Montreal. It is currently 11:09 AM in Montreal and 5:09 PM in Longyearbyen.
There are 18+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Montreal, QC, Canada and Longyearbyen, SJ?
KLM, Scandinavian Airlines, and Air Canada fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Newark, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Quebec, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Halifax, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $30–90
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–95
- Economy Plus
- $35–110
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