There are 6 ways to get from Cologne to Malta by plane, train, bus, 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 from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane CGN - MLA
5h 4m€100–236Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim, ZOB to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Sciclibusferry
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Vallettabusferry
2d 7hFly from Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane DUS - MLA
5h 39m€115–245Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane FRA - MLA
5h 34m€131–374Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane BRU - MLA
7h 36m€129–383Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Cologne Bonn Airport to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Sciclibusferry
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Vallettabusferry
2d 12h
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Malta International Airport (MLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Malta is to fly which costs €100 - €240 and takes 5h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Malta is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs €100 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Malta. However, there are services departing from Cologne Bonn Airport and arriving at Tonn, San Pawl il-Bahar via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Pozzallo and Bombi 4, Il-Floriana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Cologne and Malta is 1792 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Malta without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 7h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Cologne to Malta, including transfers.
Cologne to Malta bus services, operated by Nela Travel Tours, depart from Cologne Bonn Airport station.
Cologne to Malta bus services, operated by Nela Travel Tours, arrive at Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave station.
There are 7069+ hotels available in Malta.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Malta?
Ryanair, Eurowings, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Malta International Airport (MLA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malta International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malta International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Malta International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Brussels Airport to Malta International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–130
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Malta International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Malta International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malta International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Mannheim, ZOB to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Scicli
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Scicli
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- res@virtuferries.com
- Website
- virtuferries.com
Busferry from Pozzallo to Valletta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
Busferry from Pozzallo to Valletta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Cologne Bonn Airport to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
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