There are 4 ways to get from Malta to Ireland by plane or train
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Fly to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)MLA - DUB
4h 46m€95–198Fly to Cork Airport
cheapest- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Cork Airport (ORK)MLA - ORK
18h 21m€91–202Fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)MLA - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
6h 27m€95–229Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)MLA - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
8h 1m€128–257
Malta International Airport (MLA) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Malta to Ireland is to fly which costs €90 - €210 and takes 18h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Malta to Ireland is to fly which takes 4h 46m and costs €95 - €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 5:19 AM in Malta and 4:19 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
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Malta International Airport to Dublin Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Malta International Airport to Cork Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Malta International Airport to Cork Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Malta International Airport to Cork Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Malta International Airport to Cork Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Malta International Airport to Cork Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Malta International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Malta International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Malta International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Malta International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Malta International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Malta International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €8–13
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
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