There are 3 ways to get from Edinburgh to Alta by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Alta
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alta (ALF)plane EDI - ALF
10h 42mkr 1,009–3,679Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Alta
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Alta (ALF)plane ABZ - ALF
18h 24mkr 1,557–5,892Fly Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane EDI - TOS
- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Maskinsvingenbus
15h 14mkr 2,092–4,254
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alta (ALF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Alta is to fly which costs kr 1000 - kr 3700 and takes 10h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Alta is to fly which takes 10h 42m and costs kr 1000 - kr 3700.
The distance between Edinburgh and Alta is 2047 km.
It takes approximately 10h 42m to get from Edinburgh to Alta, including transfers.
Alta is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:37 AM in Edinburgh and 6:37 AM in Alta.
There are 52+ 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) 5 times a week.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Stockholm, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,900
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Bergen, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Stockholm, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,800
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Stockholm, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–4,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,600
- 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 1,100–4,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,800
- 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 32m
- 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 350–600
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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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