There are 4 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 51mkr 1,113–3,883Train 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 23mkr 1,536–6,133Fly Edinburgh Airport to Lakselv Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lakselv Airport (LKL)plane EDI - LKL
- Take the bus from Lakselv lufthavn Banak to Olderfjord bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Olderfjord bussterminal to Alta Helsesenterbus
14h 39mkr 1,503–4,833Fly 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 44mkr 2,096–4,458
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 51m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Alta is to fly which takes 10h 51m and costs kr 1100 - kr 3900.
The distance between Edinburgh and Alta is 2047 km.
It takes approximately 10h 51m to get from Edinburgh to Alta, including transfers.
Alta is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:51 AM in Edinburgh and 3:51 AM in Alta.
There are 54+ 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.
Airlines
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Stockholm, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,100
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 1,800–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lakselv Airport via Stockholm, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lakselv Airport via Oslo, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lakselv Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- 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 1,000–4,100
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Stockholm, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–4,200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
Train operators
- 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 480–750
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,300
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- 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 330–550
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Bus operators
- Phone
- 177
- post@snelandia.no
- Website
- snelandia.no
Bus from Lakselv lufthavn Banak to Olderfjord bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 110–170
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
Bus from Olderfjord bussterminal to Alta Helsesenter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 170–240
- 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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