There are 2 ways to get from North Cape to Longyearbyen by taxi, bus, or plane
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Taxi, bus to Alta, fly
best- Take the taxi from North Cape to Sarnespollentaxi
- Take the bus from Sarnespollen to Alta lufthavnbus
- Fly from Alta (ALF) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ALF - LYR
11h 14m$364–705Fly from Honningsvåg Airport, Valan
- Fly from Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane HVG - LYR
9h 52m$679–841
Alta (ALF) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from North Cape to Longyearbyen is to taxi and bus and fly which costs $360 - $750 and takes 11h 14m.
The fastest way to get from North Cape to Longyearbyen is to fly which takes 9h 52m and costs $650 - $850.
The distance between North Cape and Longyearbyen is 1187 km.
It takes approximately 11h 14m to get from North Cape to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
There are 19+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between North Cape, Norway and Longyearbyen, SJ?
Widerøe and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) twice a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Alta to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Alta to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Honningsvåg Airport, Valan to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Hammerfest, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Phone
- 177
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snelandia
Bus from Sarnespollen to Alta lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
Knut Viktor Thomassen
- Phone
- +47 908 59 705
Nordkapp Taxisentral DA
- Phone
- +47 78 47 22 34
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