There are 7 ways to get from Istanbul to Alta by plane, bus, car, or car train
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Fly Istanbul to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, bus
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)IST - TOS
- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Maskinsvingen
15h 10mFly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alta
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Alta (ALF)SAW - ALF
26h 38mkr 2,043–3,965Drive, 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 9,690–23,319Fly Istanbul to Lakselv 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
22h 58mkr 3,074–9,257Fly Istanbul to Alta
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Alta (ALF)IST - ALF
9h 41mkr 4,034–7,907Fly Istanbul to Ivalo, drive, 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
14h 2mkr 3,545–9,938Drive 4,909.6 km
- Drive from Istanbul Esenler Otogar to Alta4,909.6 km
2d 4hkr 10,678–15,423
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 2000 - kr 4000 and takes 26h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Alta is to fly which takes 9h 41m and costs kr 4000 - kr 8000.
The distance between Istanbul and Alta is 3811 km. The road distance is 4909.6 km.
It takes approximately 15h 10m to get from Istanbul to Alta, including transfers.
Alta is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 5:45 PM in Istanbul and 3:45 PM 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?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and Turkish Airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Alta (ALF) twice a week.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–7,000
Flights from Istanbul to Lakselv Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,500–10,000
Flights from Istanbul to Lakselv Airport via Budapest, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,500–8,500
Flights from Istanbul to Lakselv Airport via Sofia, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,600–9,000
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 Alta via Sofia, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- 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 2,000–7,000
Flights from Istanbul to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 2,600–9,000
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 1,400–6,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alta via Berlin Brandenburg, Kittila
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–6,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–4,200
Flights from Istanbul to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–11,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–3,900
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–4,900
Flights from Istanbul to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–7,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Ivalo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–8,000
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Istanbul to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–4,200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–3,900
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ivalo via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,800–8,500
- 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 5,000–5,500
- Car Compartment
- kr 9,000–10,500
- 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
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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