There are 5 ways to get from Cardiff to Malta by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane BRS - MLA
6h 43m€91–238Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane CWL - MLA
13h 25m€130–186Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane BHX - MLA
7h 39m€129–272Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane LGW - MLA
8h 34m€161–371Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane LHR - MLA
7h 54m€189–442
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Malta International Airport (MLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Malta is to fly which costs €130 - €190 and takes 13h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Malta is to train and fly which takes 6h 43m and costs €90 - €240.
The distance between Cardiff and Malta is 2281 km.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Cardiff to Malta, including transfers.
Malta is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 11:58 AM in Cardiff and 12:58 PM in Malta.
There are 6994+ hotels available in Malta.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Malta?
KLM, Air Malta, and three other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Malta International Airport (MLA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Malta International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Malta International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Malta International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Malta International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Malta International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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