There are 7 ways to get from Malta to Palmi by plane, train, busferry, bus, 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)plane MLA - REG
- Take the train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Palmitrain
5h 57m€83–215Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take the bus from Pozzallo Viale Europa to Cataniabus
- Take the bus from Catania to Villa San Giovannibus 582 / ...
10h 50mBus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take the bus from Pozzallo to Siracusabus
- Take the train from Siracusa to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
11h 51m€129–174Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MLA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry
6h 16mBus and ferry, bus, train, ferry
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take the bus from Pozzallo Viale Europa to Cataniabus
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
11h 39mBus and ferry, train, ferry
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take the train from Ispica to Siracusatrain Re
- Take the train from Siracusa to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
12h 3mBus and ferry, bus via Ragusa
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take the bus from Ragusa Bus Terminal to Catania Via Archimedebus
- Take the bus from Catania, Via D'Amico to Villa San Giovannibus
13h 5m€122–142
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 via Ragusa which costs €120 - €150 and takes 13h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Malta to Palmi is to fly and train which takes 5h 57m and costs €80 - €220.
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 which takes 10h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Malta to Palmi, including transfers.
There are 346+ 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 Bombi1, Il-Floriana, Valletta, Pozzallo, Pozzallo Viale Europa, Catania, Villa San Giovanni, and Villa S.Giovanni in around 10h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Malta International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Malta International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Malta International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Palmi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ispica to Siracusa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Siracusa to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Siracusa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Siracusa to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- 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 Viale Europa to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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 Catania to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Pozzallo to Siracusa
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Ragusa Bus Terminal to Catania Via Archimede
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Catania, Via D'Amico to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- 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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