There are 9 ways to get from Bern to Alta by train, plane, bus, car, 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 17mkr 1,825–5,534Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Bern to Mulhousebus
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Rovaniemi, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 1 to Hotelli Hetta Ibus
- Drive from Hotelli Hetta I to Kautokeino Cirkle Kcar
- Take the bus from Kautokeino Cirkle K to Alta Helsesenterbus 170
2d 19hkr 3,258–6,120Drive 3,435.4 km
- Drive from Bern to Altacar 3,435.4 km
36h 17mkr 6,939–10,022Train 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 15mkr 2,562–7,320Train to Basel, fly to Alta
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Alta (ALF)plane BSL - ALF
11h 53mkr 1,863–5,799Train 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 Maskinsvingenbus
14h 49mkr 2,658–6,209Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Alta
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Alta (ALF)plane FRA - ALF
11h 23mkr 3,123–8,244Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Rovaniemi, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 1 to Enontekiö Ibus
- Drive from Enontekiö I to Kautokeino Cirkle Kcar
- Take the bus from Kautokeino Cirkle K to Alta Helsesenterbus 170
2d 21hkr 3,745–6,668Drive, car train
- Drive from Bern to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Altacar
36h 21mkr 6,803–9,961
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 6000 and takes 11h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Alta is to train and fly which takes 10h 17m and costs kr 1800 - kr 6000.
The distance between Bern and Alta is 2762 km. The road distance is 3435.4 km.
It takes approximately 10h 17m 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 14+ 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 Alta sentrum. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bern to Alta Helsesenter via Mulhouse, Warsaw, Bus Station West, 1, Hotelli Hetta I, and Kautokeino Cirkle K in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alta via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,300
Flights from Basel to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–4,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Alta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Alta via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,900
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,300
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Alta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–6,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 480–1,400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,800
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 380–1,100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 440–1,300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 430–650
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bern to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 95–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mulhouse to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Rovaniemi, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Rovaniemi, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–3,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from 1 to Hotelli Hetta I
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 190–270
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from 1 to Enontekiö I
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 190–270
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from 1 to Hotelli Hetta I
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 600–700
- Website
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/
Bus from 1 to Enontekiö I
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 600–700
- Website
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/
- Phone
- 177
- post@snelandia.no
- Website
- snelandia.no
Bus from Kautokeino Cirkle K to Alta Helsesenter
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 210–290
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- svipper.no
Bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Maskinsvingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,400
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
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