There are 6 ways to get from Malta to Donegal by plane, bus, 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 to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
best- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane MLA - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland West Airport to Donegalbus
9h 22m€105–281Fly to Dublin Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MLA - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Donegalbus
8h 42m€98–256Fly to Donegal Airport, bus
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Donegal Airport (CFN)plane MLA - CFN
- Take the bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegalbus
12h 21m€142–412Fly to Belfast International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MLA - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Derry-Londonderrytrain
- Take the bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegalbus
10h 10m€112–237Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MLA - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Derry-Londonderrytrain
- Take the bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegalbus
11h 59m€161–235Fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane MLA - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt Stationbus
- Take the bus from Galway Cathedral to Donegalbus
10h 59m
Malta International Airport (MLA) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Malta to Donegal is to fly and bus which costs €95 - €260 and takes 8h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Malta to Donegal is to fly and bus which takes 8h 42m and costs €95 - €260.
The distance between Malta and Donegal is 2819 km.
It takes approximately 9h 22m to get from Malta to Donegal, including transfers.
Donegal is 1h behind Malta. It is currently 8:55 AM in Malta and 7:55 AM in Donegal.
There are 90+ hotels available in Donegal.
What companies run services between Malta and Donegal, Ulster, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Malta to Donegal. However, you can take the taxi to Malta-Airport-MLA airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), walk to Ireland West Airport, then take the bus to Donegal. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Malta-Airport-MLA airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport Zone 12, then take the bus to Donegal.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via East Midlands
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Malta International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Malta International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Malta International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Malta International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Malta International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Malta International Airport to Dublin Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Malta International Airport to Dublin Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Malta International Airport to Dublin Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Malta International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–120
Flights from Malta International Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Malta International Airport to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Malta International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Malta International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Malta International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Malta International Airport to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Malta International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Malta International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Antrim to Derry-Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Lanyon Place to Derry-Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Ireland West Airport to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +353 74 954 8114
- info@feda.ie
- Website
- busfeda.ie
Bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://busfeda.ie/
Bus from Galway Cathedral to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://busfeda.ie/
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