There are 6 ways to get from Malta to Palmi by plane, train, busferry, bus, car ferry, or 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 Reggio Calabria Airport, train
best- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)MLA - REG
- Take the train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Palmi
5h 51m€120–235Bus and ferry, bus, train, car ferry
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Take the bus from Pozzallo - Padre Pio to Catania
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
11h 10m€128–190Bus and ferry, bus, train, ferry
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Take the bus from Pozzallo to Siracusa
- Take the train from Siracusa to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
11h 38mFly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)MLA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
5h 49mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Take the bus from Pozzallo Viale Europa to Catania Airport
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Villa San Giovanni582 / ...
11h 24m€126–172Bus and ferry, bus via Syracuse
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Take the bus from Pozzallo to Siracusa
- Take the bus from Siracusa to Villa San Giovanni590
11h 29m€126–168
Malta International Airport (MLA) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Malta to Palmi is to bus and ferry and bus which costs €120 - €180 and takes 11h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Malta to Palmi is to fly and train which takes 5h 51m and costs €120 - €240.
The distance between Malta and Palmi is 319 km.
The best way to get from Malta to Palmi without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train and car ferry which takes 11h 10m and costs €120 - €190.
It takes approximately 5h 51m to get from Malta to Palmi, including transfers.
There are 328+ hotels available in Palmi.
What companies run services between Malta and Palmi, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Malta to Palmi. However, you can take the taxi to Malta-Airport-MLA airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), walk to Reggio di Calabria - Airport, take the line 27 bus to Reggio di Calabria - Piazza Garibaldi, walk to Reggio Calabria C.Le, then take the train to Palmi. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tonn, San Pawl il-Bahar to Palmi via Bombi 4, Il-Floriana, Valletta, Pozzallo, Pozzallo - Padre Pio, Catania, Catania Centrale, Messina Centrale, Messina Marittima, Villa San Giovanni, and Villa S.Giovanni in around 11h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Malta International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Malta International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Palmi
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Siracusa to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Siracusa to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- +39 091 62.08.111
- info@astsicilia.it
- Website
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Pozzallo - Padre Pio to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Pozzallo Viale Europa to Catania Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Pozzallo - Padre Pio to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Pozzallo to Siracusa
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Catania Airport to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Siracusa to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Catania Airport to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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