There are 5 ways to get from Svalbard to Sortland by plane, bus, ferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
best- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane LYR - EVE
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Sortland bussterminalbus
10h 59mkr 2,702–4,422Fly to Andøya Andenes Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Andøya Andenes Airport (ANX)plane LYR - ANX
- Take the bus from Andenes lufthavn to Torggatabus
9h 17mkr 1,832–6,792Fly to Stokmarknes
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Stokmarknes (SKN)plane LYR - SKN
8h 28mkr 1,942–7,662Fly to Bodø Airport, ferry, Bus
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane LYR - BOO
- Take the ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Take the bus from Svolvær sentrum to Vesterålen Kysthotellbus
16h 9mFly to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, ferry, car ferry
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane LYR - TOS
- Take the ferry from Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai to Harstad hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Take the carferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekaicarferry
12h 34m
Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Svalbard to Sortland is to fly and bus which costs kr 2700 - kr 4500 and takes 10h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Svalbard to Sortland is to fly which takes 8h 28m and costs kr 1900 - kr 8000.
The distance between Svalbard and Sortland is 1220 km.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Svalbard to Sortland, including transfers.
There are 44+ hotels available in Sortland.
What companies run services between Svalbard, SJ and Sortland, Norway?
Scandinavian Airlines, Widerøe, and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Stokmarknes (SKN) once daily.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Stokmarknes via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–7,500
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Stokmarknes via Oslo, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–10,000
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Stokmarknes via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–8,000
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Andøya Andenes Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,500
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Andøya Andenes Airport via Oslo, Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–9,500
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Bodø Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,500–4,500
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Sortland bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 300–420
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
- 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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