There are 6 ways to get from Karlstad to Alta by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly
best- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvingertrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Alta (ALF)plane OSL - ALF
7h 18mkr 1,448–4,174Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Karlstad busstation to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus 850 / ...
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Törebus
- Take the bus from Töre busstation to Pajala busstationbus 55
- Take the bus from Kolari MH piha to Hotelli Hetta Lbus
- Drive from Hotelli Hetta L to Kautokeino skolecar
- Take the bus from Kautokeino skole to Løkkeveienbus 170
30h 45mkr 2,393–3,928Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 648 / ...
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Luleå Centralstationtrain 94
- Take the bus from Luleå Malmuddsviadukten to Pajala busstationbus 55
- Take the bus from Kolari MH piha to Hotelli Hetta Lbus
- Drive from Hotelli Hetta L to Kautokeino skolecar
- Take the bus from Kautokeino skole to Løkkeveienbus 170
30h 47mkr 2,936–4,116Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Karlstad Centralstation to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Skateflukaiabus
- Take the carferry from Ålesund to Øksfjord kystrutekaicarferry Hav
- Take the bus from Øksfjord rådhus to Løkkeveienbus 203
3d 22hkr 5,965–14,675Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 648 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Stockholm Centralstation to Narvik stasjonnighttrain Nt
- Take the bus from Bromsgård to Tromsø Prostnesetbus 100
- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Løkkeveienbus 150
38hkr 3,421–6,211Drive 1,614.1 km
- Drive from Karlstad to Altacar 1,614.1 km
20h 42mkr 3,340–4,824
Karlstad to Alta by train, night train, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Karlstad to Alta is to train and fly which costs kr 1400 - kr 4200 and takes 7h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Karlstad to Alta is to train and fly which takes 7h 18m and costs kr 1400 - kr 4200.
The distance between Karlstad and Alta is 1477 km. The road distance is 1614.1 km.
The best way to get from Karlstad to Alta without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 3 days 22h and costs kr 5500 - kr 15000.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Karlstad to Alta, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlstad to Alta is 1614 km. It takes approximately 20h 42m to drive from Karlstad to Alta.
There are 62+ hotels available in Alta.
What companies run services between Karlstad, Sweden and Alta, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Karlstad to Alta. However, you can take the train to Kongsvinger, take the train to Lillestrøm stasjon, take the train to Oslo lufthavn stasjon, walk to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) airport, fly to Alta (ALF), walk to Alta lufthavn, then take the line 42 bus to Løkkeveien. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlstad busstation to Løkkeveien via Stockholm, Cityterminalen, Töre busstation, Pajala busstation, Kolari MH piha, Hotelli Hetta L, and Kautokeino skole in around 30h 45m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Alta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,500
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Alta via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,500
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvinger
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 180–270
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 420–600
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Luleå Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–1,900
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 420–600
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Karlstad busstation to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,400
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Karlstad Centralstation to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 490–950
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Skateflukaia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,500
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- kystruten@havila.no
- Website
- Havila
Car ferry from Ålesund to Øksfjord kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 4,000–4,500
- Website
- Havila
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