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 1000 - kr 3500 and takes 20h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Alta is to train and fly which takes 18h 33m and costs kr 1100 - kr 5000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Alta is 2047 km.
It takes approximately 20h 52m to get from Edinburgh to Alta, including transfers.
Alta is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:20 PM in Edinburgh and 3:20 PM in Alta.
There are 50+ 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) once daily.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,400
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,900
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,900
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,700
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,700
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,900
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Bergen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,700
- 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 210–700
- 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 280–330
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 110–390
- 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 800–1,100
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- kr 2,700–3,000
- Sleeper Seat
- kr 800–1,100
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- kr 3,300–3,800
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