There are 6 ways to get from San Francisco to Alta by plane, bus, or car
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, bus
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane SFO - TOS
- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Maskinsvingenbus
25h 19mkr 4,066–12,549Fly San Francisco International Airport to Sorkjosen, bus
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Sorkjosen (SOJ)plane SFO - SOJ
- Take the bus from Alvheim to Maskinsvingenbus
27h 43mkr 2,294–5,864Fly Oakland International Airport to Alta
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Alta (ALF)plane OAK - ALF
21h 53mkr 4,295–15,133Fly San Francisco International Airport to Alta
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Alta (ALF)plane SFO - ALF
18h 39mkr 4,734–16,174Fly San Francisco International Airport to Lakselv Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Lakselv Airport (LKL)plane SFO - LKL
- Take the bus from Lakselv lufthavn Banak to Olderfjord bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Olderfjord bussterminal to Løkkeveienbus
27h 9mkr 3,774–10,524Fly San Francisco International Airport to Kittilä Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kittilä Airport (KTT)plane SFO - KTT
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to Hotelli Hetta Ibus
- Drive from Hotelli Hetta I to Kautokeino Cirkle Kcar
- Take the bus from Kautokeino Cirkle K to Løkkeveienbus
25h 40mkr 5,684–19,014
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Alta is to fly and bus which costs kr 2200 - kr 6000 and takes 27h 43m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Alta is to fly which takes 18h 39m and costs kr 4700 - kr 17000.
The distance between San Francisco and Alta is 8008 km.
It takes approximately 25h 19m to get from San Francisco to Alta, including transfers.
Alta is 9h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 4:25 PM in San Francisco and 1:25 AM in Alta.
There are 59+ hotels available in Alta.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Alta, Norway?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Alta (ALF) 5 times a week.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Alta via Seattle, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,200–15,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Alta via Portland, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,200–15,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sorkjosen via Frankfurt, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sorkjosen via Copenhagen, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–5,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sorkjosen via Portland, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 38m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–6,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lakselv Airport via Copenhagen, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,400–10,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lakselv Airport via Portland, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,600–13,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Alta via Los Angeles, Helsinki, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,700–16,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Alta via Seattle, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,200–15,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Alta via Portland, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,200–15,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Seattle, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,900–18,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,000–14,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Alta via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 5,500–20,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,600–16,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 6,000–22,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lakselv Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,800–16,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lakselv Airport via London Heathrow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,300–16,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lakselv Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,400–10,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lakselv Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,600–16,000
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Portland, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,000–11,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 6,000–21,000
- 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
Bus from Alvheim to Maskinsvingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–750
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
- Phone
- 177
- [email protected]
- Website
- snelandia.no
Bus from Lakselv lufthavn Banak to Olderfjord bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 110–170
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
Bus from Olderfjord bussterminal to Løkkeveien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 170–240
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
Bus from Kautokeino Cirkle K to Løkkeveien
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 210–290
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from Lentoasema to Hotelli Hetta I
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 310–360
- Website
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/timetables-and-routes/
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