There are 3 ways to get from Alta to Edinburgh by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly Alta to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Alta (ALF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)ALF - EDI
12h 21m£93–254Fly Alta to Aberdeen Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Alta (ALF) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)ALF - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
14h 2m£91–364Bus, ferry, ferry to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Alta sentrum to Burfjord bensinstasjon
- Take the ferry from Burfjord kai to Skjervøy kai
- Take the ferry from Skjervøy kai to Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai
- Fly from Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)TOS - EDI
17h 30m
Alta (ALF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alta to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £90 - £260 and takes 12h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Alta to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 12h 21m and costs £90 - £260.
The distance between Alta and Edinburgh is 1279 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 21m to get from Alta to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Alta. It is currently 5:00 AM in Alta and 4:00 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2508+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Alta, Norway and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Airbus France, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Alta (ALF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Alta to Aberdeen Airport via Oslo, Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Edinburgh Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–280
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Alta to Edinburgh Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Alta to Edinburgh Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–340
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Edinburgh Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–330
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Alta to Aberdeen Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from Alta to Aberdeen Airport via Oslo, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
Flights from Alta to Aberdeen Airport via Oslo, Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Alta to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–350
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–280
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250–290
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- svipper.no
Bus from Alta sentrum to Burfjord bensinstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- svipper.no
Ferry from Burfjord kai to Skjervøy kai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
Ferry from Skjervøy kai to Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
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