There are 2 ways to get from Edinburgh to Alta by plane or train
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Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alta (ALF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Alta is to fly which costs kr 1400 - kr 4700 and takes 10h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Alta is to fly which takes 10h 29m and costs kr 1400 - kr 4700.
The distance between Edinburgh and Alta is 2046 km.
It takes approximately 10h 29m to get from Edinburgh to Alta, including transfers.
Alta is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 8:26 PM in Edinburgh and 9:26 PM in Alta.
There are 59+ hotels available in Alta.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Alta, Norway?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alta (ALF) once daily.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Bergen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–6,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Bergen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–8,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–7,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–4,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alta via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Alta via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–7,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,300
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–800
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,300
- Website
- Cross Country
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- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–850
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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