There are 6 ways to get from Málta to Lampedusa by bus, plane, ferry, train, 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.
Bus to Athens International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Kalamata to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Lampedusa Airport (LMP)ATH - LMP
12h 15m€166–483Bus, bus to Zakynthos International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Kalamata to Pýrgos
- Take the bus from Pýrgos to Kyllíni
- Fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Lampedusa Airport (LMP)ZTH - LMP
15h 31m€141–605Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Take the ferry from Patras to Bari M.maAsf
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.Ic
- Take the bus from Lamezia Terme Centrale Train Station to Porto Empedocle Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Porto Empedocle to Lampedusa
40h 2m€194–320Bus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Catania Via D'Amico
- Take the bus from Catania, Via D'Amico to Porto Empedocle
- Take the ferry from Porto Empedocle to Lampedusa
42h 4mFly from Kalamata International Airport
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Lampedusa Airport (LMP)KLX - LMP
16h 45m€230–835Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Fier
- Take the bus from Fier to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Porto Empedocle Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Porto Empedocle to Lampedusa
43h 13m
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Lampedusa Airport (LMP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Málta to Lampedusa is to bus and ferry and train which costs €190 - €320 and takes 40h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Málta to Lampedusa is to bus and fly which takes 12h 15m and costs €160 - €490.
The distance between Málta and Lampedusa is 1341 km.
The best way to get from Málta to Lampedusa without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 40h 2m and costs €190 - €320.
It takes approximately 12h 15m to get from Málta to Lampedusa, including transfers.
Lampedusa is 1h behind Málta. It is currently 5:05 AM in Málta and 4:05 AM in Lampedusa.
There are 180+ hotels available in Lampedusa.
What companies run services between Málta, Greece and Lampedusa, Italy?
Aegean Airlines, Volotea, and DAT Danish Air Transport fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Lampedusa Airport (LMP) once a week.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lampedusa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lampedusa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–480
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Lampedusa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lampedusa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Lampedusa Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Lampedusa Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Lampedusa Airport via Athens International Airport, Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lampedusa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Lampedusa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
Bus from Kalamata to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
Bus from Kalamata to Pýrgos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Lamezia Terme Centrale Train Station to Porto Empedocle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Porto Empedocle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Catania Via D'Amico
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Fier to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Catania, Via D'Amico to Porto Empedocle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- +30 26210 20600
- ktelias@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelileias.gr
Bus from Pýrgos to Kyllíni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- ktelileias.gr
- Book at
- online.ktelileias.gr
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Ferry from Patras to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–75
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Porto Empedocle to Lampedusa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €61–65
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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