There are 4 ways to get from Svalbard to Lofoten by plane, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Bodø Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane LYR - BOO
- Take the ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry
13h 24mFly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
cheapest- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane LYR - EVE
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær østbus
11h 35mkr 2,332–8,432Fly to Leknes, bus
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Leknes (LKN)plane LYR - LKN
- Take the bus from Lufthavnveien kryss to Lyngvær østbus
11h 9mkr 3,072–6,202Fly to Svolvær Airport, Helle
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ)plane LYR - SVJ
11h 40mkr 3,966–5,697
Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Bodø Airport (BOO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Svalbard to Lofoten is to fly and bus which costs kr 3000 - kr 6500 and takes 11h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Svalbard to Lofoten is to fly and bus which takes 11h 9m and costs kr 3000 - kr 6500.
The distance between Svalbard and Lofoten is 1394 km.
It takes approximately 13h 24m to get from Svalbard to Lofoten, including transfers.
There are 335+ hotels available in Lofoten.
What companies run services between Svalbard, SJ and Lofoten, Norway?
Norwegian Air Shuttle, Widerøe, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) once daily.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Bodø Airport via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–4,600
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Leknes via Oslo, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–9,500
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Leknes via Tromso, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–7,500
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Oslo, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–9,500
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Tromso, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–7,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–4,600
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Bodø Airport via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–4,600
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–9,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–4,800
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–8,000
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–330
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Lufthavnveien kryss to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 70–100
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
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