There are 5 ways to get from Essen to Malta by plane, train, bus, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane DUS - MLA
5h 22m€115–235Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain S9
- Take the bus from Wuppertal Hbf to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Catania to Pozzallobus
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Vallettabusferry
43h 27mTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane CGN - MLA
5h 58m€119–323Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane FRA - MLA
6h 28m€153–421Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane AMS - MLA
7h 55m€131–342
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Malta International Airport (MLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Malta is to fly which costs €110 - €240 and takes 5h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Malta is to fly which takes 5h 22m and costs €110 - €240.
The distance between Essen and Malta is 1864 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Malta without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 43h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from Essen to Malta, including transfers.
There are 7087+ hotels available in Malta.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Malta?
Eurowings, Air Malta, and Swiss fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Malta International Airport (MLA) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malta International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Malta International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Malta International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malta International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malta International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Malta International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Wuppertal Hbf to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +39 091-6208000
- [email protected]
- Website
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Catania to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Catania to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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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