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
20h 52mkr 1,069–3,689Train 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 3mkr 1,258–5,210Fly 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
17h 54mkr 1,809–6,039Fly 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 17mkr 2,159–4,879
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 20h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Alta is to fly and bus which takes 15h 17m and costs kr 2100 - kr 4900.
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 10:53 AM in Edinburgh and 11:53 AM in Alta.
There are 47+ 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
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lakselv Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lakselv Airport via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lakselv Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,900
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Bergen, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lakselv Airport via Oslo, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lakselv Airport via Bergen, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,900
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–3,700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,900
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–3,700
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–5,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,900
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,700
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 220–700
- 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 280–340
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 110–480
- 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 2,800–3,100
- Sleeper Seat
- kr 800–1,100
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- kr 3,400–3,900
- post@snelandia.no
- Website
- snelandia.no
Bus from Lakselv lufthavn Banak to Olderfjord bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 110–170
- Website
- Snelandia
Bus from Olderfjord bussterminal to Alta Helsesenter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 170–240
- Website
- Snelandia
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- svipper.no
Bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Maskinsvingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
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