There are 6 ways to get from Bellingham to Longyearbyen by train, plane, shuttle, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane YVR - LYR
24h 46m$499–1,673Shuttle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane SEA - LYR
24h 24m$464–1,574Fly from Bellingham International Airport
- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane BLI - LYR
32h 26m$512–1,812Train, train to Ganges Harbor, fly
- Take the train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Harbour to Ganges Harbour Salt Springtrain
- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane YGG - LYR
29h 21mDrive, train to Powell River Airport, fly
- Drive from Bellingham to Vancouver Harbourcar
- Take the train from Vancouver Harbour to Powell River - Powell Laketrain
- Fly from Powell River Airport (YPW) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane YPW - LYR
32h 26mFly from Abbotsford International Airport
- Fly from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)plane YXX - LYR
36h 14m$666–2,419
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bellingham to Longyearbyen is to shuttle and fly which costs $460 - $1,600 and takes 24h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Bellingham to Longyearbyen is to shuttle and fly which takes 24h 24m and costs $460 - $1,600.
The distance between Bellingham and Longyearbyen is 5694 km.
It takes approximately 24h 46m to get from Bellingham to Longyearbyen, including transfers.
Longyearbyen is 9h ahead of Bellingham. It is currently 11:04 in Bellingham and 20:04 in Longyearbyen.
There are 18+ hotels available in Longyearbyen.
What companies run services between Bellingham, WA, USA and Longyearbyen, SJ?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Icelandair, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) 4 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 3m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Vancouver International Airport, Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Powell River Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Vancouver International Airport, Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Toronto, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Vancouver International Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Powell River Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Vancouver International Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Powell River Airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Vancouver International Airport, Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 778 800 0225
- reservation@harbourair.com
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Harbour to Ganges Harbour Salt Spring
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Harbour to Powell River - Powell Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Harbour Air
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
Shuttle from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
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