There are 5 ways to get from Essen 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 Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Malta International Airport (MLA)DUS - MLA
5h 25m€102–270Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Durrës
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Scicli
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Valletta
2d 10hTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Malta International Airport (MLA)CGN - MLA
5h 58m€111–354Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Malta International Airport (MLA)FRA - MLA
6h 25m€137–332Bus, bus and ferry via Tirana
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Scicli
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Valletta
2d 12h
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Malta International Airport (MLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Malta is to fly which costs €100 - €270 and takes 5h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Malta is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €100 - €270.
The distance between Essen and Malta is 1864 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Malta without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Essen to Malta, including transfers.
There are 6104+ hotels available in Malta.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Malta?
Air Malta, Eurowings, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Malta International Airport (MLA) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Malta International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malta International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malta International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malta International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Malta International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–45
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €50–70
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Essen Hbf to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 39m
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Essen Hbf to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
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