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
7h 9m€84–230Train 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
8h 7m€101–263Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane CWL - MLA
13h 10m€89–291Train 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
8h 8m€178–431Train, 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
9h 7m€143–359
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Malta International Airport (MLA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Malta is to train and fly which costs €80 - €230 and takes 7h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Malta is to train and fly which takes 7h 9m and costs €80 - €230.
The distance between Cardiff and Malta is 2281 km.
It takes approximately 7h 9m 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 6700+ hotels available in Malta.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Malta?
Ryanair and Aer Lingus fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Malta International Airport (MLA) 3 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Malta International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Malta International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Malta International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–550
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
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