There are 6 ways to get from Sri Lanka to Svalbard by plane, taxi, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane CMB - LYR
22h$1,020–2,821Train to Koggala, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Moratuwa to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane KCT - LYR
33h 36m$712–2,120Fly from Jaffna
- Fly from Jaffna (JAF) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane JAF - LYR
2d 2h$1,714–4,914Fly from Kandy
- Fly from Kandy (KDW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane KDW - LYR
2d 6h$716–2,117Taxi to Hatton, fly
- Take the taxi from Ratnapura to Hatton (NUF)taxi
- Fly from Hatton (NUF) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane NUF - LYR
2d 8h$725–2,127Bus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Rathnapura to Embilipitiyabus
- Take the taxi from Embilipitiya to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)taxi
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane WRZ - LYR
34h 2m$732–2,137
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sri Lanka to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $700 - $2,200 and takes 33h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Sri Lanka to Svalbard is to fly which takes 22h and costs $1,000 - $2,900.
The distance between Sri Lanka and Svalbard is 8679 km.
It takes approximately 22h to get from Sri Lanka to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 4h 30m behind Sri Lanka. It is currently 2:50 PM in Sri Lanka and 10:20 AM in Svalbard.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Sri Lanka and Svalbard, SJ?
Qatar Airways, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and Turkish Airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 5 times a week.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Istanbul, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Jaffna to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Madras, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,900
Flights from Jaffna to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Madras, Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Jaffna to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Madras, Frankfurt, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Jaffna to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Tiruchirapalli, Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Kandy to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Kandy to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Weerawila International Airport, Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Hatton to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Hatton to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Weerawila International Airport, Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Koggala to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Moratuwa to Habaraduwa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $3–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $7–9
- 3rd Class
- $5
- 2nd Class
- $1
- 1st Class
- $6
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- [email protected]
- Website
- National Transport Commission
Bus from Rathnapura to Embilipitiya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- National Transport Commission
- Schedules at
- NTC Schedules
- Standard
- $1
- Semi Lux
- $1–2
- Super Lux
- $1–3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- $13–25
Minipura Taxi
- Phone
- +94 11 45 22 64 264
- Website
- facebook.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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