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How to get fromIos (Station) to Maltaby car ferry, plane, bus, busferry, or helicopter

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There are 5 ways to get from Ios (Station) to Malta by car ferry, plane, bus, busferry, or helicopter

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  1. Car ferry to Santorini, fly

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    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Ios to Thira Santorini Portcarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane plane JTR - MLA
    7h 48m
    €95–248

  2. Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Ios to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Piraeus to Fierbus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Fier to Sciclibusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Vallettabusferry bus ferry
    43h 51m

  3. Car ferry, helicopter to Athens International Airport, fly

    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Ios to Mykonoscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the helicopter from Mykonos Heliport to Athens Heliporthelicopter helicopter
    3. Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane plane ATH - MLA
    8h 25m
    €407–717

  4. Car ferry to Paros National Airport, fly

    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Ios to Paroscarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Paros National Airport (PAS) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane plane PAS - MLA
    7h 27m
    €166–397

  5. Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry via Lushnjë

    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Ios to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Athens to Lushnjëbus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Lushnjë to Sciclibusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Vallettabusferry bus ferry
    46h 13m

Santorini (JTR) to Malta International Airport (MLA) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration4h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket€62Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,045.8 km
  • Duration: 7h 48m

What companies run services between Ios (Station), Greece and Malta?

There is no direct connection from Ios (Station) to Malta. However, you can take the car ferry to Thira Santorini Port, walk to Santorini Port, take the bus to Fira, take the bus to Thira Airport, walk to Santorini (JTR) airport, fly to Malta International Airport (MLA), then take the taxi to Qormi. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Port of Ios to Tonn, San Pawl il-Bahar via Port of Piraeus, Piraeus, Fier, Fier, Scicli, Pozzallo, Valletta, and Bombi 4, Il-Floriana in around 43h 51m.

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