There are 5 ways to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to Svalbard by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EDI - LYR
23h 20m$323–625Fly from Newcastle
cheapest- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane NCL - LYR
20h 39m$216–768Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Newcastle to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MAN - LYR
20h 49m$353–606Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly
- Take the train from Newcastle to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane MME - LYR
21h 56m$358–1,246Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Newcastle to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane LBA - LYR
22h 54m$265–904
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $320 - $650 and takes 23h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to Svalbard is to fly which takes 20h 39m and costs $210 - $800.
The distance between Newcastle upon Tyne and Svalbard is 2796 km.
It takes approximately 23h 20m to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is currently 10:59 AM in Newcastle upon Tyne and 11:59 AM in Svalbard.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Newcastle upon Tyne, England and Svalbard, SJ?
KLM and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 4 times a week.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Newcastle to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Faro, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- flysas.com
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
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 Leeds Bradford International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
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