There are 6 ways to get from Zurich to Alta by plane, bus, car, train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Zurich Airport to Alta
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Alta (ALF)plane ZRH - ALF
9h 6mkr 1,989–6,198Train to Basel, fly to Alta
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Alta (ALF)plane BSL - ALF
11h 36mkr 1,974–5,129Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Constance central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Constance central bus station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Rovaniemi, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 1 to Hotelli Hetta Ibus
- Drive from Hotelli Hetta I to Kautokeino Cirkle Kcar
- Take the bus from Kautokeino Cirkle K to Alta Helsesenterbus 170
2d 17hkr 3,114–5,629Drive 3,386.5 km
- Drive from Zurich to Altacar 3,386.5 km
36h 35mkr 6,744–9,742Fly Zurich Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane ZRH - TOS
- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Maskinsvingenbus
13h 52mkr 2,121–4,673Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcar
- Take the car train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Altacar
39h 48mkr 6,228–9,130
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Alta (ALF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Alta is to fly and bus which costs kr 2100 - kr 4700 and takes 13h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Alta is to fly which takes 9h 6m and costs kr 1900 - kr 6500.
The distance between Zurich and Alta is 2647 km. The road distance is 3386.5 km.
It takes approximately 9h 6m to get from Zurich to Alta, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Alta is 3386 km. It takes approximately 36h 35m to drive from Zurich to Alta.
There are 51+ hotels available in Alta.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Alta, Norway?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and five other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Alta (ALF) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–4,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alta via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,800–7,000
Flights from Basel to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–4,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,600–6,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alta via Kittila
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–6,000
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–4,300
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Zurich Airport to Alta via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,800–7,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,600–6,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–3,100
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 90–120
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 170–420
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Constance central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Constance central bus station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Rovaniemi, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from 1 to Hotelli Hetta I
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 190–260
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from 1 to Hotelli Hetta I
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 550–700
- Website
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/
- Phone
- 177
- post@snelandia.no
- Website
- snelandia.no
Bus from Kautokeino Cirkle K to Alta Helsesenter
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 210–290
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
- 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
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