# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Longyearbyen (LYR)

> 8,412 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,412 km / 5,227 mi / 4,542 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 348° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 92° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Norway
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 09:48 in Bangkok, it's 04:48 in Longyearbyen)
- **Elevation difference**: 83 ft (LYR is higher than BKK)

## Airports

### [Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkk-bangkok-suvarnabhumi-airport/1ef266df-f511-6042-a32f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bangkok, Thailand
- ICAO: VTBS
- Timezone: Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates: 13.680000, 100.750000
- Elevation: 5 ft

### [Svalbard Airport Longyear (LYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lyr-longyearbyen-svalbard-airport-longyear/1ef266de-c98b-68ce-8e00-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Longyearbyen, Norway
- ICAO: ENSB
- Timezone: Arctic/Longyearbyen
- Coordinates: 78.250000, 15.470000
- Elevation: 88 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:48 in Bangkok, it's 04:48 in Longyearbyen.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkk-bangkok-suvarnabhumi-airport/1ef266df-f511-6042-a32f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Svalbard Airport Longyear (LYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lyr-longyearbyen-svalbard-airport-longyear/1ef266de-c98b-68ce-8e00-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)