There are 6 ways to get from Ireland to Malta by plane, train, or bus
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 Shannon Airport
best- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane SNN - MLA
6h 32m€83–174Fly from Dublin Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane DUB - MLA
6h 33m€71–189Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane BHD - MLA
9h 16m€124–191Bus to Kerry Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane KIR - MLA
9h 45m€78–198Fly from Cork Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane ORK - MLA
9h 24m€76–152Train to Belfast International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane BFS - MLA
7h 59m€101–182
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Malta International Airport (MLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Malta is to fly which costs €75 - €160 and takes 9h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Malta is to fly which takes 6h 32m and costs €80 - €180.
The distance between Ireland and Malta is 2655 km.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Ireland to Malta, including transfers.
Malta is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 11:27 PM in Ireland and 12:27 AM in Malta.
There are 6197+ hotels available in Malta.
What companies run services between Ireland and Malta?
Ryanair, Aer Lingus, and Air Malta fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Malta International Airport (MLA) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Malta International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Kerry Airport to Malta International Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Kerry Airport to Malta International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Cork Airport to Malta International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Cork Airport to Malta International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Malta International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–150
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Malta International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Malta International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Malta International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
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