There are 5 ways to get from Malta to Karpathos by plane, ferry, busferry, bus, or car ferry
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 Rhodes International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane MLA - RHO
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Karpathosferry
10h 1m€130–307Fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
cheapest- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane MLA - AOK
7h 20m€72–236Bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take the busferry from Scicli to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
2d 10hFly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, ferry
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MLA - HER
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Karpathosferry
12h 7m€119–285Fly to Kos, car ferry, ferry
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Kos (KGS)plane MLA - KGS
- Take the car ferry from Port of Kos to Chalkicarferry
- Take the ferry from Halki to Karpathosferry
12h 32m€111–280
Malta International Airport (MLA) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Malta to Karpathos is to fly which costs €70 - €240 and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Malta to Karpathos is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs €70 - €240.
The distance between Malta and Karpathos is 1401 km.
The best way to get from Malta to Karpathos without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 1m to get from Malta to Karpathos, including transfers.
Karpathos is 1h ahead of Malta. It is currently 5:08 AM in Malta and 6:08 AM in Karpathos.
There are 401+ hotels available in Karpathos.
What companies run services between Malta and Karpathos, Greece?
Ryanair, Sky Express, and two other airlines fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) 3 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Malta International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Malta International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Malta International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Malta International Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Malta International Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Malta International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Malta International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Malta International Airport to Kos via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Malta International Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Malta International Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Malta International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Malta International Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Kos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- res@virtuferries.com
- Website
- virtuferries.com
Busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Scicli to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Ferry from Rhodes to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–18
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Heraklion to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–17
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Halki to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- info@12ne.gr
- Website
- 12ne.gr
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Chalki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
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