Getting there & away
Alta’s airport (78 44 95 55 for flight information) is 4km northeast of Sentrum at Elvebakken. SAS has direct flights to/from Oslo, Tromsø, Hammerfest, Kirkenes, Lakselv and Vadsø. Norwegian (www.norwegian.no) connects Alta with Oslo, Bergen and Stavanger.
Nor-Way Bussekspress has one daily run from the bus terminal in Sentrum to/from Tromsø (Nkr449, 6¼ hours), Narvik (Nkr656, 11½ hours) and Honningsvåg (Nkr367, four hours).
FFR (Finnmark Fylkesrederi og Ruteselkap; www.ffr.no) buses run to/from Karasjok (Nkr391, 4¾ hours, two daily except Saturday), Kautokeino (Nkr220, 2¼ hours, four days per week) and Honningsvåg (Nkr367, four hours, one to two daily).
For Hammerfest, FFR’s fast ferry (Nkr230, 1½ hours, daily except Saturday) is swifter than the bus.
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