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 Aberdeen
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Alta (ALF)ABZ - ALF
18h 8mkr 1,306–4,926Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Alta
cheapest- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Alta (ALF)INV - ALF
14h 5mkr 1,151–3,983Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Alta
- Take the train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Take the bus from Fishers Hotel to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alta (ALF)EDI - ALF
14h 9mTrain to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)ABZ - TOS
- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Maskinsvingen
19h 52mTrain to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Lakselv Airport, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Lakselv Airport (LKL)ABZ - LKL
- Take the bus from Lakselv lufthavn Banak to Olderfjord bussterminal
- Take the bus from Olderfjord bussterminal to Alta Helsesenter
23h 59mkr 1,846–6,976
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Alta (ALF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Alta is to fly which costs kr 1100 - kr 4000 and takes 14h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Alta is to fly which takes 14h 5m and costs kr 1100 - kr 4000.
The distance between Inverness and Alta is 2063 km.
It takes approximately 18h 8m to get from Inverness to Alta, including transfers.
Alta is 1h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 2:11 PM in Inverness and 3:11 PM in Alta.
There are 49+ hotels available in Alta.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Alta, Norway?
Loganair, Scandinavian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Alta (ALF) twice daily.
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- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Oslo, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,400
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Alta via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Alta via Manchester, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,400
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Alta via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lakselv Airport via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lakselv Airport via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lakselv Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–6,500
- 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 1,900–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Oslo, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,400
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Alta via London Luton, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,800
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–5,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lakselv Airport via Bergen, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,500–8,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,800
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Alta via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Oslo, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–7,500
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–600
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 407–410
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 170–200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 3,200–3,700
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Fishers Hotel to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
- 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
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