There are 5 ways to get from Alta to Edinburgh by plane, train, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Alta to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Alta (ALF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ALF - EDI
12h 22m£78–244Bus 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 14m£59–167Fly 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 26m£81–354Bus, 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 26mBus, 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 44m£214–571
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 £55 - £170 and takes 16h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Alta to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 12h 22m and costs £75 - £250.
The distance between Alta and Edinburgh is 1279 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 22m to get from Alta to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Alta. It is currently 10:06 AM in Alta and 9:06 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2488+ 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
- £85–320
Flights from Sorkjosen to Edinburgh Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Sorkjosen to Edinburgh Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Edinburgh Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–340
Flights from Bardufoss Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–410
Flights from Bardufoss Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Oslo, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–410
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Alta to Aberdeen Airport via Oslo, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Alta to Aberdeen Airport via Oslo, Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–300
Flights from Alta to Aberdeen Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Alta to Aberdeen Airport via Oslo, Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bardufoss Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Oslo, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Alta to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- 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
- £75–350
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bardufoss Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Oslo, Billund
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–440
- 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 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- 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
- post@snelandia.no
- Website
- snelandia.no
Bus from Alta Helsesenter to Storslett terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- Snelandia
- 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
Bus from Storslett terminal to Nordkjosbotn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- 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
- 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
- £50–75
- Website
- https://bestarctic.com/
- Book at
- https://bestarctic.com/the-arctic-route/arctic-winter-routes-explore-norway-sweden-and-finland/
- Private tours
- £50–75
Bus from Nordkjosbotn to Bardufoss sentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://bestarctic.com/
- Book at
- https://bestarctic.com/the-arctic-route/arctic-winter-routes-explore-norway-sweden-and-finland/
- Private tours
- £35–50
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- svipper.no
Ferry from Burfjord kai to Skjervøy kai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 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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