There are 2 ways to get from Sortland to Svalbard by bus or plane
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Bus to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, fly
best- Take the bus from Sortland bussterminal to Harstad/Narvik lufthavnbus
- Fly from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane EVE - LYR
10h 13m$193–655Fly from Stokmarknes
cheapest- Fly from Stokmarknes (SKN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane SKN - LYR
7h 52m$176–667
Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sortland to Svalbard is to fly which costs $170 - $700 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Sortland to Svalbard is to fly which takes 7h 52m and costs $170 - $700.
The distance between Sortland and Svalbard is 1220 km.
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Sortland to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 19+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Sortland, Norway and Svalbard, SJ?
Widerøe and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Stokmarknes (SKN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) twice a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Andenes, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Stokmarknes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Stokmarknes to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bodo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- nor-way.no
Bus from Sortland bussterminal to Harstad/Narvik lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
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