There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Alta by train, plane, car, bus, or car train
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Alta
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Alta (ALF)plane FRA - ALF
7h 29mkr 2,131–6,210Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Alta
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Alta (ALF)plane CGN - ALF
17h 4mkr 967–3,580Drive 2,952.7 km
- Drive from Cologne to Altacar 2,952.7 km
32h 11mkr 5,923–8,556Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Alta
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Alta (ALF)plane DUS - ALF
11h 57mkr 2,361–6,803Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Alta
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Alta (ALF)plane AMS - ALF
11h 40mkr 1,736–4,912Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane DUS - TOS
- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Løkkeveienbus
14h 12mkr 2,143–5,178Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Alta
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Alta (ALF)plane BRU - ALF
10h 53mkr 2,950–4,938Train to Frankfurt, fly to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane FRA - TOS
- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Løkkeveienbus
14h 23mkr 2,613–5,985Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar
- Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Hamburg-Altonacartrain
- Drive from Hamburg-Altona to Altacar
37h 5mkr 6,288–9,116
Frankfurt (FRA) to Alta (ALF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Alta is to fly which costs kr 950 - kr 3600 and takes 17h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Alta is to train and fly which takes 7h 29m and costs kr 2100 - kr 6500.
The distance between Cologne and Alta is 2520 km. The road distance is 2952.7 km.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Cologne to Alta, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Alta is 2953 km. It takes approximately 32h 11m to drive from Cologne to Alta.
There are 66+ hotels available in Alta.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Alta, Norway?
Eurowings, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and five other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Alta (ALF) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Alta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Alta via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–4,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–6,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Alta via Copenhagen, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Alta via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–5,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alta via Berlin Brandenburg, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alta via Berlin Brandenburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,800
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alta via Berlin Brandenburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alta via Munich, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–5,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Alta via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–5,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alta via Berlin Brandenburg, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alta via Berlin Brandenburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,900
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Alta via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–3,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alta via Berlin Brandenburg, Kittila
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,600
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Alta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,900
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Alta via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Alta via Berlin Brandenburg, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 300–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 290–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 380–850
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 300–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–370
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 180–360
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 110–220
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–370
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 400–650
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Frankfurt to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,200
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- Svipper
Bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Løkkeveien
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,300
- Website
- Svipper
Bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Løkkeveien
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,300
- Website
- Svipper
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