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
19h 30m$1,020–3,021Train to Koggala, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Moratuwa to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane KCT - LYR
33h 1m$762–2,120Fly from Jaffna
- Fly from Jaffna (JAF) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane JAF - LYR
35h 47m$1,814–5,014Fly from Kandy
- Fly from Kandy (KDW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane KDW - LYR
2d 6h$766–2,217Taxi 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 7h$775–2,227Bus, 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
33h 27m$782–2,137
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 $750 - $2,200 and takes 33h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Sri Lanka to Svalbard is to fly which takes 19h 30m and costs $1,000 - $3,100.
The distance between Sri Lanka and Svalbard is 8679 km.
It takes approximately 19h 30m to get from Sri Lanka to Svalbard, including transfers.
Svalbard is 3h 30m behind Sri Lanka. It is currently 11:47 PM in Sri Lanka and 8:17 PM in Svalbard.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Sri Lanka and Svalbard, SJ?
Qatar Airways, Scandinavian Airlines, and Emirates fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Jaffna to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Madras, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,000
Flights from Jaffna to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Madras, Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Kandy to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Kandy to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Weerawila International Airport, Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Kandy to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Kandy to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Weerawila International Airport, Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Hatton to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Hatton to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Weerawila International Airport, Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Hatton to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Hatton to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Weerawila International Airport, Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Koggala to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Koggala to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- 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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