There are 5 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)plane ALF - EDI
12h 23m£113–284Bus to Sorkjosen, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Alta Helsesenter to Storslett terminalbus
- Fly from Sorkjosen (SOJ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SOJ - EDI
16h 22m£65–187Fly Alta to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Alta (ALF) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane ALF - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h 27m£91–384Bus, ferry, ferry to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Alta sentrum to Burfjord bensinstasjonbus
- Take the ferry from Burfjord kai to Skjervøy kaiferry
- Take the ferry from Skjervøy kai to Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Fly from Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TOS - EDI
17h 23mBus, bus to Bardufoss Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Alta Helsesenter to Storslett terminalbus
- Take the bus from Storslett terminal to Nordkjosbotnbus
- Take the bus from Nordkjosbotn to Bardufoss sentrumbus
- Fly from Bardufoss Airport (BDU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BDU - EDI
19h 54m£220–572
Alta (ALF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alta to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which costs £60 - £190 and takes 16h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Alta to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 12h 23m and costs £110 - £290.
The distance between Alta and Edinburgh is 1279 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 23m to get from Alta to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Alta. It is currently 11:25 PM in Alta and 10:25 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2557+ 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
- norwegian.com
Flights from Alta to Edinburgh Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £95–350
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Edinburgh Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £95–360
Flights from Sorkjosen to Edinburgh Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Sorkjosen to Edinburgh Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Bardufoss Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–400
Flights from Bardufoss Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Oslo, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–410
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Alta to Aberdeen Airport via Oslo, Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–250
Flights from Bardufoss Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Oslo, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–460
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Alta to Aberdeen Airport via Oslo, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–300
Flights from Alta to Aberdeen Airport via Oslo, Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from Alta to Aberdeen Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Alta to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–280
- 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
- £80–360
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bardufoss Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Oslo, Billund
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bardufoss Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Oslo, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bardufoss Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Oslo, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £120–460
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–55
- 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 33m
- 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
- £8–50
- 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
- £23–35
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
Bus from Storslett terminal to Nordkjosbotn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
Bus from Nordkjosbotn to Bardufoss sentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
- post@snelandia.no
- Website
- snelandia.no
Bus from Alta Helsesenter to Storslett terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
- Phone
- +47 953 03 888
- info@bestarctic.com
- Website
- bestarctic.com
Bus from Storslett terminal to Nordkjosbotn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://bestarctic.com/
- Book at
- https://bestarctic.com/the-arctic-route/arctic-winter-routes-explore-norway-sweden-and-finland/
- Private tours
- £55–80
Bus from Nordkjosbotn to Bardufoss sentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://bestarctic.com/
- Book at
- https://bestarctic.com/the-arctic-route/arctic-winter-routes-explore-norway-sweden-and-finland/
- Private tours
- £35–55
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- svipper.no
Ferry from Burfjord kai to Skjervøy kai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
Ferry from Skjervøy kai to Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
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