Alta, Norway
No cruise ships are scheduled in Alta today, Friday 13 November 2026. The next is ms Nieuw Statendam on Saturday 14 November. Over the next 12 months, 25 calls bring about 41,000 passengers; the busiest day is Friday 26 March 2027, with 2 ships.
Ship schedule
Next 10 calls · all times local (Central European Time)
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Cruise Ships in Alta
Today and the next 7 days · all times local (Central European Time)
Today · Fri 13 NovNo ships
0 people in port
No cruise ships today
Next 7 days
- Fri13 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Sat14 Nov3.7kPeak1 ship
- Sun15 Nov3.7kPeak1 ship
- Mon16 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Tue17 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Wed18 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Thu19 Nov–No ships0 ships
Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Alta day.
Planning a day in Alta?
The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.
Getting to the Alta cruise port
Northern Lights Cathedral (town centre) → Terminalkaia
4 km · 10–25 min by car
About 4 km, a 10-minute drive or a short bus ride into the centre.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Drive
Variesper vehicle
~10 min
City bus
NOK 57–76per person
20–25 min
Single about NOK 57 in the app or NOK 76 on board (1 zone).
Taxi
NOK 180per vehicle
~10 min
Approximate estimate.
Walk
Free
~55 min
About 3.8 km along the main road.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Driving to the port
Routes start at Terminalkaia. Prices are in NOK; distances, times and prices are approximate.
Alta Cruise Terminals
3 terminals
Marinekaia
Small quay (59 m) used by some coastal-route ships.
Not on the map yet
Eating in Alta
- Coffee per item
- NOK 59
- Soft drink per item
- NOK 55
- Casual lunch per person
- NOK 99–295
- Restaurant dinner per person
- NOK 195–315
Prices are approximate, from a town-centre café menu.
Where to eat
Alta town centre
Cafes and restaurants around the pedestrian centre near the cathedral.
Destination
About Alta
Alta, at the head of the Altafjord in Finnmark, is the largest town in Norway's far north and calls itself the town of the Northern Lights. It is best known for the UNESCO-listed prehistoric rock carvings at Hjemmeluft and the modern Northern Lights Cathedral. Cruise visits mostly come in the winter aurora season, when days are very short and the sun stays below the horizon for part of the winter.
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- Currency
- NOK
Things to Do in Alta
Alta Museum and the rock carvings
UNESCO-listed prehistoric rock art at Hjemmeluft.
Northern Lights Cathedral
Spiral titanium-clad cathedral in the town centre.
Alta River and canyon
Salmon river and Sautso canyon, Northern Europe's largest.
Winter activities
Dog sledding, snowmobiling and aurora tours in season.