There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Malta by plane, train, bus, shuttle, or busferry
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Malta International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane PVG - MLA
17h 48m€279–1,134Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane SHA - MLA
20h 51m€283–1,427Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Malta International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane HGH - MLA
23h 16m€353–996Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Malta International Airport
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane NTG - MLA
26h 38m€383–1,944Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Malta International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane WUX - MLA
22h 14m€316–1,340Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, shuttle, bus and ferry
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PVG - CTA
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Port to Pozzallo Port
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Vallettabusferry
23h 33m€339–1,201
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Malta International Airport (MLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Malta is to train and fly which costs €350 - €1000 and takes 23h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Malta is to fly which takes 17h 48m and costs €270 - €1200.
The distance between Shanghai and Malta is 9434 km.
It takes approximately 17h 48m to get from Shanghai to Malta, including transfers.
Malta is 6h behind Shanghai. It is currently 5:45 AM in Shanghai and 11:45 PM in Malta.
There are 4135+ hotels available in Malta.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Malta?
Turkish Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Malta International Airport (MLA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Malta International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Malta International Airport via Urumqi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,900
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–2,500
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–2,500
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–2,100
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–2,100
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Malta International Airport via Xi An, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Malta International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Malta International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Malta International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Malta International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Malta International Airport via Zhengzhou, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,900
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–2,500
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–2,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Malta International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Malta International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €320–950
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,900
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–2,500
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–2,500
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–2,100
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–2,100
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Malta International Airport via Xi An, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Malta International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Malta International Airport via Urumqi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,400
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,900
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–2,500
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Capital, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–2,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–2,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–2,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Malta International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €360–2,600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- €9–10
- 1st Class Seat
- €15–17
- Business Class Seat
- €21–30
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- €7–9
- 1st Class Seat
- €12–14
- Business Class Seat
- €16–24
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- €9–13
- Adult - 1st Class
- €11–17
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- €7–11
- Adult - 1st Class
- €9–14
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- €5–9
- Hard Sleeper
- €6–10
- Soft Sleeper
- €15–22
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- €2–4
- Hard sleeper
- €6–9
- Soft sleeper
- €10–14
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- €8–13
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- res@virtuferries.com
- Website
- virtuferries.com
Shuttle from Catania Port to Pozzallo Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
Busferry from Pozzallo to Valletta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
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