Distance from Longyearbyen to Paramaribo

The distance between Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen and Paramaribo, Suriname is 8,937 kilometers (5,553 miles).

Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

From Longyearbyen to Paramaribo, the straight-line distance is 8,937 kilometers, heading west. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Longyearbyen at one meter above sea level and Paramaribo at 5 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Local time:

Time Zone: Arctic/Longyearbyen

Coordinates: 78.2233° N 15.6469° E

Elevation: 1 m (3 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)
Paramaribo, Suriname

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Paramaribo

Coordinates: 5.8664° N 55.1668° W

Elevation: 5 m (16 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG)
  • Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM)
  • Moengo Airstrip (MOJ)
  • Totness Airport (TOT)
  • Albina Airport (ABN)

Other distances from Longyearbyen

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Longyearbyen to Olonkinbyen 1,073 km

Other distances from Paramaribo

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Paramaribo to Nieuw Nickerie 200 km
From Paramaribo to Livorno 10 km
From Paramaribo to Groningen 34 km
From Paramaribo to Alkmaar 17 km
From Paramaribo to Glasgow 194 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Longyearbyen and Paramaribo.

From To Distance (kilometers)
London, United Kingdom Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico 8,937 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Barcelona, Spain 8,937 km
Beijing, China Palma, Spain 8,937 km
Tokyo, Japan Berlin, Germany 8,938 km
Moscow, Russia Colorado Springs, United States 8,938 km
Washington, United States Benin City, Nigeria 8,938 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Brampton, Canada 8,938 km
Rosario, Argentina Tucson, United States 8,938 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Nairobi, Kenya 8,935 km
Liverpool, United Kingdom Goiânia, Brazil 8,935 km
London, United Kingdom Gustavo Adolfo Madero, Mexico 8,935 km
Kumasi, Ghana Atlanta, United States 8,935 km
Toronto, Canada Lagos, Nigeria 8,939 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Curitiba, Brazil 8,935 km
Fortaleza, Brazil Helsinki, Finland 8,939 km
London, United Kingdom Venustiano Carranza, Mexico 8,939 km
Barcelona, Spain Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 8,935 km
London, United Kingdom Ciudad López Mateos, Mexico 8,939 km
Ottawa, Canada Onitsha, Nigeria 8,939 km
Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico Valladolid, Spain 8,935 km

Measure more distances between cities