There are 5 ways to get from Cologne to Malta by plane, bus, busferry, or train
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€105–267Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Cologne to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Catania to Pozzallobus
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Vallettabusferry
40h 55mFly from Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane DUS - MLA
5h 38m€115–238Train 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€138–371Train, 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 35m€121–394
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 - €270 and takes 5h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Malta is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Malta. However, there are services departing from Cologne and arriving at Tonn, San Pawl il-Bahar via Catania, Pozzallo and Bombi 4, Il-Floriana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 55m.
The distance between Cologne and Malta is 1792 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Malta without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 40h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Cologne to Malta, including transfers.
Cologne to Malta bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Cologne station.
Cologne to Malta bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Catania Central Bus Station.
There are 7076+ hotels available in Malta.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Malta?
Ryanair, Eurowings, and four other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Malta International Airport (MLA) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malta International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malta International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Malta International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Malta International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Flights from Brussels Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Malta International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Malta International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malta International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- 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
- €16–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Cologne to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +39 091-6208000
- info@astsicilia.it
- Website
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Catania to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Catania to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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/
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