There are 5 ways to get from Inverness to Alta by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Alta
best- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Alta (ALF)plane ABZ - ALF
18h 9mkr 1,815–5,920Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Alta
cheapest- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alta (ALF)plane EDI - ALF
14h 41mkr 1,387–5,067Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane ABZ - TOS
- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Maskinsvingenbus
20h 1mkr 2,598–5,395Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Alta
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Alta (ALF)plane INV - ALF
12h 14mkr 1,505–3,969Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Lakselv Airport, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Lakselv Airport (LKL)plane ABZ - LKL
- Take the bus from Lakselv lufthavn Banak to Olderfjord bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Olderfjord bussterminal to Alta Helsesenterbus
16h 36mkr 2,255–7,070
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Alta (ALF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Alta is to fly which costs kr 1500 - kr 4000 and takes 12h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Alta is to fly which takes 12h 14m and costs kr 1500 - kr 4000.
The distance between Inverness and Alta is 2063 km.
It takes approximately 18h 9m to get from Inverness to Alta, including transfers.
Alta is 1h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 3:18 AM in Inverness and 4:18 AM in Alta.
There are 53+ hotels available in Alta.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Alta, Norway?
easyJet, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Alta (ALF) once daily.
- 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 Inverness Dalcross Airport to Alta via Bristol, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–3,800
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Alta via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Alta via London Gatwick, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lakselv Airport via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lakselv Airport via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lakselv Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,500
- Website
- wideroe.no
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 Alta via Stockholm, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lakselv Airport via Bergen, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–7,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,700
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Alta via Bristol, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–3,800
- 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
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Alta via Bristol, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–3,800
- 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
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–6,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,600
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,200
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 300–480
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 430–700
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–140
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- 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
- 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
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