There are 3 ways to get from Umeå to Svalbard by plane, car, train, or bus
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 Umeå Airport
best- Fly from Umeå Airport (UME) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane UME - LYR
18h 17m$213–727Drive to Skellefteå Airport, fly
- Drive from Umeå to Skelleftea-Airport-SFTcar
- Fly from Skellefteå Airport (SFT) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane SFT - LYR
18h 59m$228–885Train, bus to Sundsvall-Timrå Airport, fly
- Take the train from Umeå Centralstation to Härnösand tågstationtrain
- Take the bus from Härnösand tågstation to Deltavägen E4 Sörbergebus
- Fly from Sundsvall-Timrå Airport (SDL) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane SDL - LYR
27h 1m$321–1,070
Umeå Airport (UME) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Umeå to Svalbard is to fly which costs $210 - $750 and takes 18h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Umeå to Svalbard is to fly which takes 18h 17m and costs $210 - $750.
The distance between Umeå and Svalbard is 1628 km.
It takes approximately 18h 17m to get from Umeå to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Umeå, Sweden and Svalbard, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air International, and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Umeå Airport (UME) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 4 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Umeå Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Skellefteå Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Sundsvall-Timrå Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Sundsvall-Timrå Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Umeå Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Sundsvall-Timrå Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Phone
- 0771-444 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Norrtåg
Train from Umeå Centralstation to Härnösand tågstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $48
- Schedules at
- Vy Norrtåg
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Umeå Centralstation to Härnösand tågstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- 0771 – 100 110
- Website
- dintur.se
Bus from Härnösand tågstation to Deltavägen E4 Sörberge
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.dintur.se/
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