There are 3 ways to get from Cairns to Malta by plane, bus, shuttle, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cairns to Malta International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane CNS - MLA
28h 20m€397–977Bus to Cooktown Airport, fly to Malta International Airport
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane CTN - MLA
36h 56m€456–1,078Fly Cairns to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, shuttle, bus and ferry
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CNS - CTA
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Port to Pozzallo Port
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Vallettabusferry
33h 21m€487–1,314
Cairns (CNS) to Malta International Airport (MLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Malta is to fly which costs €390 - €1000 and takes 28h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Malta is to fly which takes 28h 20m and costs €390 - €1000.
The distance between Cairns and Malta is 14795 km.
It takes approximately 28h 20m to get from Cairns to Malta, including transfers.
Malta is 9h behind Cairns. It is currently 11:53 PM in Cairns and 2:53 PM in Malta.
There are 6280+ hotels available in Malta.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Malta?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and six other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Malta International Airport (MLA) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cairns to Malta International Airport via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–2,800
Flights from Cairns to Malta International Airport via Hong Kong, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Malta International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–2,700
Flights from Cairns to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Hong Kong, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,300
Flights from Cairns to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Malta International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Cairns to Malta International Airport via Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Cairns to Malta International Airport via Hong Kong, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,500
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Malta International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Cairns to Malta International Airport via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–2,800
Flights from Cairns to Malta International Airport via Hong Kong, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,500
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Malta International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–2,700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cairns to Malta International Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–950
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Malta International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–950
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cairns to Malta International Airport via Hong Kong, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,500
Flights from Cairns to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Hong Kong, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Cairns to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Hong Kong, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Cairns to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Hong Kong, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cairns to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Cairns to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- res@virtuferries.com
- Website
- virtuferries.com
Shuttle from Catania Port to Pozzallo Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
Busferry from Pozzallo to Valletta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
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