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How to get fromStamsund to Longyearbyenby taxi, plane, car ferry, ferry, or bus

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There are 4 ways to get from Stamsund to Longyearbyen by taxi, plane, car ferry, ferry, or bus

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  1. Taxi to Svolvær Airport, Helle, fly

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    1. Take the taxi from Stamsund to Svolvaer-Airport-SVJtaxi taxi
    2. Fly from Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane SVJ - LYR
    9h 25m
    $533–693

  2. Bus to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Leknes skole to Harstad/Narvik lufthavnbus bus
    2. Fly from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane EVE - LYR
    13h 44m
    $283–471

  3. Fly from Leknes

    1. Fly from Leknes (LKN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane LKN - LYR
    9h 27m
    $294–616

  4. Car ferry, ferry to Bodø Airport, fly

    1. Take the carferry from Stamsund kystrutekai to Svolvær kystrutekaicarferry car ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Svolvær hurtigbåtkai to Bodø hurtigbåtkaiferry ferry
    3. Fly from Bodø Airport (BOO) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane BOO - LYR
    13h 38m

Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights

Calendar4Weekly Planes
Duration8h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket$157Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,189.5 km
  • Duration: 9h 25m

What companies run services between Stamsund, Norway and Longyearbyen, SJ?

Widerøe and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Leknes (LKN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 3 times a week.

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