There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Alta by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Alta
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alta (ALF)plane EDI - ALF
10h 29mkr 1,462–4,782Train 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
16h 47mkr 2,064–6,084Fly 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 Løkkeveienbus
14h 34mkr 1,602–4,932Fly 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 2mkr 2,195–5,557
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alta (ALF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Alta is to fly which costs kr 1400 - kr 4800 and takes 10h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Alta is to fly which takes 10h 29m and costs kr 1400 - kr 4800.
The distance between Edinburgh and Alta is 2046 km.
It takes approximately 10h 29m to get from Edinburgh to Alta, including transfers.
Alta is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:10 AM in Edinburgh and 10:10 AM in Alta.
There are 56+ hotels available in Alta.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Alta, Norway?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alta (ALF) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Stockholm, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Bergen, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,500–8,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Manchester, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–4,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–4,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–4,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–7,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Bergen, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,500–8,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Manchester, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–4,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–4,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–5,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–7,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lakselv Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lakselv Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,800
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Stockholm, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Bergen, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,500–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lakselv Airport via Oslo, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lakselv Airport via Stockholm, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–5,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Stockholm, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–4,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–5,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–3,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–5,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,400
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- 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 550–800
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,300
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 460–800
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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 Løkkeveien
- 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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