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How to get fromSortland to Svalbardby bus, plane, ferry, or car ferry

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There are 5 ways to get from Sortland to Svalbard by bus, plane, ferry, or car ferry

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

    best
    1. Take the bus from Sortland bussterminal to Harstad/Narvik lufthavnbus bus
    2. Fly from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane EVE - LYR
    12h 33m
    $283–465

  2. Fly from Stokmarknes

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Stokmarknes (SKN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane SKN - LYR
    7h 52m
    $135–477

  3. Bus, ferry to Bodø Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Gullesfjordbotn kryss to Svolvær sentrum Lofotgatabus bus
    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 49m

  4. Car ferry, ferry to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, fly

    1. Take the carferry from Sortland kystrutekai to Harstad kystrutekaicarferry car ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Harstad hurtigbåtkai to Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkaiferry ferry
    3. Fly from Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane TOS - LYR
    12h 54m

  5. Bus to Andøya Andenes Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Gårdsalléen to Nordlysparkenbus bus
    2. Fly from Andøya Andenes Airport (ANX) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane plane ANX - LYR
    10h 17m
    $156–514

Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights

Calendar4Weekly Planes
Duration12h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket$150Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,220.4 km
  • Duration: 12h 33m

What companies run services between Sortland, Norway and Svalbard, SJ?

Widerøe and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Stokmarknes (SKN) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 6 times a week.

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