There are 6 ways to get from Bern to Alta by train, plane, car, bus, or car train
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Alta
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Alta (ALF)plane ZRH - ALF
10h 4mkr 2,465–6,276Train to Basel, fly to Alta
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Alta (ALF)plane BSL - ALF
11h 21mkr 1,861–6,136Drive 3,435.1 km
- Drive from Bern to Altacar 3,435.1 km
36h 17mkr 7,047–10,179Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Alta
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Alta (ALF)plane GVA - ALF
11h 1mkr 2,112–6,478Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane ZRH - TOS
- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Løkkeveienbus
14h 51mkr 2,598–5,451Drive, car train
- Drive from Bern to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Altacar
39h 57mkr 6,191–9,576
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Alta (ALF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Alta is to train and fly which costs kr 1800 - kr 6500 and takes 11h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Alta is to train and fly which takes 10h 4m and costs kr 2400 - kr 6500.
The distance between Bern and Alta is 2762 km. The road distance is 3435.1 km.
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from Bern to Alta, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Alta is 3435 km. It takes approximately 36h 17m to drive from Bern to Alta.
There are 63+ hotels available in Alta.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Alta, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Alta. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Alta (ALF), walk to Alta lufthavn, then take the line 42 bus to Løkkeveien. Alternatively, you can drive from Bern to Alta in around 36h 17m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alta via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
Flights from Basel to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–750
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 410–600
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 650–950
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–750
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
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