There is 1 way to get from Shetland Islands to Svalbard by taxi or plane
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Lerwick (LSI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
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The cheapest way to get from Shetland Islands to Svalbard is to taxi and fly which costs $440 - $1,400 and takes 20h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Shetland Islands to Svalbard is to taxi and fly which takes 20h 51m and costs $440 - $1,400.
The distance between Shetland Islands and Svalbard is 2204 km.
It takes approximately 20h 51m to get from Shetland Islands to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 1h ahead of Shetland Islands. It is currently 2:14 PM in Shetland Islands and 3:14 PM in Svalbard.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Shetland Islands, Scotland and Svalbard, SJ?
There is no direct connection from Shetland Islands to Svalbard. However, you can take the taxi to Lerwick (LSI) airport, fly to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), walk to Longyearbyen Airport, then take the bus to Unis Longyearbyen.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lerwick to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Lerwick to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Edinburgh, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Lerwick to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Kirkwall, Edinburgh, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Lerwick to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Aberdeen, Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Lerwick to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Aberdeen, Bergen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Allied Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 690 069
- Website
- shetlandtaxis.co.uk
Boddam Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1950 460 111
J R Nisbet
- Phone
- +44 1957 702 231
Sinclair's Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 696 060
- Website
- sinclairstaxis.co.uk
Sixty-Fifty Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1595 69 60 50
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