There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Alta by plane, car, train, bus, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Alta
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Alta (ALF)plane BSL - ALF
10h 53mkr 1,176–3,305Drive 3,342.8 km
- Drive from Basel to Altacar 3,342.8 km
35h 19mkr 8,181–11,817Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Alta
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Alta (ALF)plane ZRH - ALF
11h 16mkr 1,385–5,626Train to Frankfurt, fly to Alta
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Alta (ALF)plane FRA - ALF
9h 18mkr 2,480–5,664Fly Basel to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane BSL - TOS
- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Løkkeveienbus
15h 40mkr 2,412–5,285Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane ZRH - TOS
- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Løkkeveienbus
15h 19mkr 2,521–5,106Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Altacar
39h 55mkr 7,024–10,835
Basel (BSL) to Alta (ALF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Alta is to fly which costs kr 1100 - kr 3400 and takes 10h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Alta is to train and fly which takes 9h 18m and costs kr 2400 - kr 6000.
The distance between Basel and Alta is 2642 km. The road distance is 3342.8 km.
It takes approximately 10h 53m to get from Basel to Alta, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Alta is 3343 km. It takes approximately 35h 19m to drive from Basel to Alta.
There are 68+ hotels available in Alta.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Alta, Norway?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Alta (ALF) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alta via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–5,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Alta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Alta via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,500
Flights from Basel to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Basel to Alta via Copenhagen, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,000
Flights from Basel to Alta via Oslo, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,500
Flights from Basel to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Alta via Oslo, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,500
Flights from Basel to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–3,800
Flights from Basel to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–3,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,900
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Alta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,800
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alta via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–5,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,400
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,300
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 310–480
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 310–480
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- Svipper
Bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Løkkeveien
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,400
- Website
- Svipper
Bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Løkkeveien
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,400
- Website
- Svipper
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