There are 9 ways to get from Malta to Locarno by plane, train, busferry, bus, or night train
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 Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MLA - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
6h 52mCHF 45–276Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take the bus from Pozzallo Viale Europa to Cataniabus
- Take the bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Bellinzonabus
26h 55mBus and ferry, bus, night train, train
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take the bus from Pozzallo Viale Europa to Cataniabus
- Take the nighttrain from Catania Centrale to Bologna Centralenighttrain Ini
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
28h 4mFly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane MLA - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
7h 21mCHF 65–194Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane MLA - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
7h 41mCHF 63–293Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MLA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
7h 20mCHF 135–298Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane MLA - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
8h 6mCHF 62–232Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane MLA - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
9hCHF 53–211Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take the bus from Pozzallo - Padre Pio to Catania Airportbus
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Milan Malpensa Terminal 2 Arrivalsbus
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T2 to Luganotrain S50
32h 3mCHF 314–435
Malta International Airport (MLA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Malta to Locarno is to fly and train which costs SFr 65 - SFr 200 and takes 7h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Malta to Locarno is to fly and train which takes 6h 52m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 280.
No, there is no direct bus from Malta to Locarno. However, there are services departing from Tonn, San Pawl il-Bahar and arriving at Bellinzona, Stazione via Valletta, Pozzallo Viale Europa, Catania Central Bus Station and Bellinzona, Piazza Orico. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 55m.
The distance between Malta and Locarno is 1306 km.
The best way to get from Malta to Locarno without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 26h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Malta to Locarno, including transfers.
Malta to Locarno bus services, operated by Virtu Ferries Ltd, depart from Valletta station.
Malta to Locarno bus services, operated by Virtu Ferries Ltd, arrive at Pozzallo station.
There are 2761+ hotels available in Locarno.
What companies run services between Malta and Locarno, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Malta to Locarno. However, you can take the bus to Malta Airport 2, walk to Malta International Airport (MLA) airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, take the train to Mendrisio, then take the train to Locarno. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tonn, San Pawl il-Bahar to Locarno via Bombi1, Il-Floriana, Valletta, Pozzallo, Pozzallo Viale Europa, Catania, Catania Central Bus Station, Bellinzona, Bellinzona, Piazza Orico, Bellinzona, Stazione, and Bellinzona in around 26h 55m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
Flights from Malta International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
Flights from Malta International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Lamezia Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
Flights from Malta International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–230
Flights from Malta International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–230
Flights from Malta International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Trapani
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–230
Flights from Malta International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–230
Flights from Malta International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
Flights from Malta International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
Flights from Malta International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–140
Flights from Malta International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–140
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
Flights from Malta International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
Flights from Malta International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Malta International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
Flights from Malta International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
Flights from Malta International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
Flights from Malta International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
Flights from Malta International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T2 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Catania Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–26
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- [email protected]
- Website
- Virtu Ferries Ltd
Busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 67
- Website
- Virtu Ferries Ltd
Busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 67
- Website
- Virtu Ferries Ltd
Busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 67
- Website
- Virtu Ferries Ltd
- Phone
- +39 091-6208000
- [email protected]
- Website
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Pozzallo Viale Europa to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Pozzallo Viale Europa to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Pozzallo - Padre Pio to Catania Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–9
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–230
- Website
- Onebus
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–21
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Milan Malpensa Terminal 2 Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–130
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
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