There are 8 ways to get from Istanbul to Alta by bus, plane, car, or car train
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Bus to Istanbul, fly to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, bus
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)IST - TOS
- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Maskinsvingen
17h 54mkr 2,912–7,091Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alta
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Alta (ALF)SAW - ALF
26h 28mkr 1,243–5,565Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbf
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Alta
2d 1hkr 9,695–23,326Bus to Istanbul, fly to Lakselv Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Lakselv Airport (LKL)IST - LKL
- Take the bus from Lakselv lufthavn Banak to Olderfjord bussterminal
- Take the bus from Olderfjord bussterminal to Alta Helsesenter
25h 42mkr 3,113–9,961Bus to Istanbul, fly to Ivalo, drive, bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ivalo (IVL)IST - IVL
- Drive from Inari to Karasjok bussterminal
- Take the bus from Karasjok bussterminal to Alta sentrum
16h 56mkr 3,289–8,647Bus to Istanbul, fly to Alta
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Alta (ALF)IST - ALF
13hkr 3,773–7,611Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)SAW - TOS
- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Maskinsvingen
18h 23mkr 3,332–8,245Drive 4,909.7 km
- Drive from Istanbul Esenler Otogar to Alta4,909.7 km
2d 4hkr 10,697–15,451
Istanbul (IST) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Alta is to fly which costs kr 1200 - kr 6000 and takes 26h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Alta is to bus and fly which takes 13h and costs kr 3700 - kr 8000.
The distance between Istanbul and Alta is 3818 km. The road distance is 4909.7 km.
It takes approximately 17h 54m to get from Istanbul to Alta, including transfers.
Alta is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 9:18 AM in Istanbul and 7:18 AM in Alta.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Alta is 4910 km. It takes approximately 2 days 4h to drive from Istanbul to Alta.
There are 49+ hotels available in Alta.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Alta, Norway?
Pegasus Airlines, Airbus France, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Alta (ALF) once daily.
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- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Lakselv Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,800–11,000
Flights from Istanbul to Lakselv Airport via Budapest, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,900–10,000
Flights from Istanbul to Lakselv Airport via Sofia, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,900–10,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alta via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–6,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–6,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alta via Helsinki, Kittila
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alta via Copenhagen, Kittila
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,500–8,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–5,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–3,500
Flights from Istanbul to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–9,500
Flights from Istanbul to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–3,700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Ivalo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–7,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–3,500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ivalo via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–7,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,700
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–10,500
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- kr 5,000–5,600
- Car Compartment
- kr 9,000–10,500
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 30–55
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- svipper.no
Bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Maskinsvingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–2,700
- 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
Bus from Karasjok bussterminal to Alta sentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 280–400
- Website
- Snelandia
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