There are 2 ways to get from Edinburgh to Alta by plane or train
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Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alta (ALF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Alta is to fly which costs kr 1100 - kr 3900 and takes 10h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Alta is to fly which takes 10h 27m and costs kr 1100 - kr 3900.
The distance between Edinburgh and Alta is 2046 km.
It takes approximately 10h 27m to get from Edinburgh to Alta, including transfers.
Alta is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:07 PM in Edinburgh and 8:07 PM in Alta.
There are 51+ hotels available in Alta.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Alta, Norway?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alta (ALF) once daily.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Bergen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–5,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Bergen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–7,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–3,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–5,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–6,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,300
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–700
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 410–750
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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