There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Alta by plane, bus, car, car train, train, or car 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 from Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Alta (ALF)plane CWL - ALF
21h 6mkr 1,717–6,165Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria 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
3d 3hkr 3,718–7,073Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Altacar
39h 50mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Alta (ALF)plane LHR - ALF
11h 11mkr 2,565–5,063Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Alta (ALF)plane LGW - ALF
12h 13mkr 1,877–4,635Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Altacar
41h 4mkr 7,267–11,487
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Alta (ALF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Alta is to train and fly which costs kr 1800 - kr 4700 and takes 12h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Alta is to train and fly which takes 11h 11m and costs kr 2500 - kr 5500.
The distance between Cardiff and Alta is 2509 km.
It takes approximately 21h 6m to get from Cardiff to Alta, including transfers.
Alta is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 7:52 AM in Cardiff and 8:52 AM in Alta.
There are 52+ hotels available in Alta.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Alta, Norway?
KLM, Scandinavian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Alta (ALF) twice daily.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alta via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alta via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Alta via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Alta via Alicante–Elche, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–9,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Alta via Belfast City, Edinburgh, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alta via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alta via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–3,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alta via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–3,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Alta via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alta via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–3,100
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–4,500
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,500
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,200
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 280–550
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 350–850
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,300
- 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
- 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
- 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/
- 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
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 200–340
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 70–480
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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