There are 7 ways to get from Palermo to Msida by bus, plane, train, busferry, or shuttle
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Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Malta International Airport (MLA)CTA - MLA
4h 28m€57–189Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Pozzallo Viale Europa
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Valletta
8h 26m€125–143Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Caltanissetta XirbiRe
- Take the train from Caltanissetta Xirbi to Modica
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Valletta
8h 46m€144–169Shuttle to Trapani Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Lazio Municipio to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Malta International Airport (MLA)TPS - MLA
3h 42m€97–271Fly from Palermo Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Malta International Airport (MLA)PMO - MLA
6h 22m€85–215Bus, shuttle, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Piazza Martiri della Libertà
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Port to Pozzallo Port
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Valletta
8h 36m€101–106Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Pozzallo Viale Europa
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Valletta
9h 10m€123–140
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Malta International Airport (MLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Msida is to bus and shuttle and bus and ferry which costs €100 - €110 and takes 8h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Msida is to shuttle and fly which takes 3h 42m and costs €95 - €280.
The distance between Palermo and Msida is 402 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Msida without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 8h 26m and costs €120 - €150.
It takes approximately 4h 28m to get from Palermo to Msida, including transfers.
There are 6104+ hotels available in Msida.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Msida, Malta?
Ryanair, ITA Airways, and Air Malta fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Malta International Airport (MLA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Trapani Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Palermo Airport to Malta International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Malta International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Malta International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Malta International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Caltanissetta Xirbi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Caltanissetta Xirbi to Modica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Piazza Martiri della Libertà
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 091 62.08.111
- info@astsicilia.it
- Website
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Catania Airport to Pozzallo Viale Europa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- res@virtuferries.com
- Website
- virtuferries.com
Busferry from Pozzallo to Valletta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
Shuttle from Catania Port to Pozzallo Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Shuttle from Lazio Municipio to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
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