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How to get fromBasel to Altaby train, plane, car, bus, or car train

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There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Alta by train, plane, car, bus, or car train

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Alta

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Alta (ALF)plane plane ZRH - ALF
    10h 31m
    kr 2,212–5,515

  2. Fly Basel to Alta

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Alta (ALF)plane plane BSL - ALF
    11h 33m
    kr 1,275–3,804

  3. Drive  3,342.8 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Altacar car 3,342.8 km
    35h 20m
    kr 6,705–9,684

  4. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Alta

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Alta (ALF)plane plane FRA - ALF
    9h 18m
    kr 2,526–6,785

  5. Fly Basel to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, bus

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane plane BSL - TOS
    2. Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Løkkeveienbus bus
    15h 22m
    kr 2,257–5,579

  6. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane plane ZRH - TOS
    3. Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Løkkeveienbus bus
    15h 6m
    kr 2,494–4,990

  7. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain train
    2. Drive from Lüneburg to Altacar car
    39h 3m
    kr 6,022–8,832

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Alta (ALF) flights

Calendar9Weekly Planes
Duration8h 27mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 1,138Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,732.8 km
  • Duration: 10h 31m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Alta, Norway?

Lufthansa and Airbus France fly from Basel (BSL) to Alta (ALF) twice a week.

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