There are 4 ways to get from Malta to Ireland 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 to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MLA - DUB
4h 46m€90–198Fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MLA - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
6h 34m€91–224Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MLA - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
8h 8m€129–252Fly to Kerry Airport, bus
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane MLA - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Stationbus
8h 40m€113–158
Malta International Airport (MLA) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Malta to Ireland is to fly and bus which costs €110 - €160 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Malta to Ireland is to fly which takes 4h 46m and costs €90 - €200.
The distance between Malta and Ireland is 2553 km.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Malta to Ireland, including transfers.
Ireland is 1h behind Malta. It is currently 8:11 AM in Malta and 7:11 AM in Ireland.
There are 1069+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Malta and Ireland?
Ryanair and Aer Lingus fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Dublin Airport (DUB) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Malta International Airport to Dublin Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Malta International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Malta International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Malta International Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–110
Flights from Malta International Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Malta International Airport to Kerry Airport via Venice Treviso, London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Malta International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Malta International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Malta International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Malta International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Malta International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Malta International Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- 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 Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
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