There are 6 ways to get from Toronto to Longyearbyen by plane, shuttle, 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 Toronto Pearson International Airport
best- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane YYZ - LYR
18h 51m$473–1,494Fly from Toronto Island Airport
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane YTZ - LYR
18h 48m$502–1,611Shuttle to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BUF - LYR
24h 56m$704–2,225Train to Rochester, fly
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Rochestertrain
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane ROC - LYR
22h 49m$728–2,429Train to Detroit, fly
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane DTW - LYR
23h 49m$675–2,325Train to London International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Londontrain
- Fly from London International Airport (YXU) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane YXU - LYR
25h 22m$1,142–4,390
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toronto to Longyearbyen is to fly which costs $470 - $1,500 and takes 18h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to Longyearbyen is to fly which takes 18h 48m and costs $500 - $1,700.
The distance between Toronto and Longyearbyen is 5419 km.
It takes approximately 18h 51m to get from Toronto to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
Longyearbyen is 6h ahead of Toronto. It is currently 11:54 AM in Toronto and 5:54 PM in Longyearbyen.
There are 18+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and Longyearbyen, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines and Icelandair fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Newark, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via New York JFK, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Newark, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Rochester to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via New York JFK, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Rochester to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Newark, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Detroit to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via New York JFK, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Detroit to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from London International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from London International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Detroit to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from London International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from London International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Toronto Union Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–200
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $45–130
- Business
- $80–190
- Business Plus
- $90–200
- Economy
- $50–130
- Economy Plus
- $55–140
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $60–150
- Business
- $95–200
- Business Plus
- $100–210
- Economy
- $65–160
- Economy Plus
- $75–160
Train from Toronto Union Station to London
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $30–90
- Business
- $60–170
- Business Plus
- $75–180
- Economy
- $35–100
- Economy Plus
- $35–110
- Phone
- +1 905 374 8111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Niagra Airbus
Shuttle from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- Niagra Airbus
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