There are 4 ways to get from Malta to Sými by plane, ferry, busferry, bus, or car ferry
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 Rhodes International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane MLA - RHO
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Symiferry
7h 48m€80–185Bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take the busferry from Scicli to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Symiferry Bsf
2d 6hFly to Leros Municipal Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Leros Municipal Airport (LRS)plane MLA - LRS
- Take the car ferry from Agia Marina to Symicarferry
11h 1m€164–475Fly to Kos, ferry
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Kos (KGS)plane MLA - KGS
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Symiferry
9h 52m€149–252
Malta International Airport (MLA) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Malta to Sými is to fly and ferry which costs €80 - €190 and takes 7h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Malta to Sými is to fly and ferry which takes 7h 48m and costs €80 - €190.
The distance between Malta and Sými is 1285 km.
The best way to get from Malta to Sými without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 6h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Malta to Sými, including transfers.
Sými is 1h ahead of Malta. It is currently 9:04 AM in Malta and 10:04 AM in Sými.
There are 410+ hotels available in Sými.
What companies run services between Malta and Sými, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Malta to Sými. However, you can take the taxi to Malta-Airport-MLA airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport (RHO), walk to Paradeisi, Aerodrómio Ródou - Diagóras, take the bus to Rhodes, Stathmós KTEL, walk to Rhodes, then take the ferry to Symi. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tonn, San Pawl il-Bahar to Symi via Bombi1, Il-Floriana, Valletta, Pozzallo, Scicli, Fier, Fier, Piraeus, and Port of Piraeus in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Malta International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Malta International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Catania, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Malta International Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Malta International Airport to Kos via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Malta International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Malta International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Athens, Astypalaia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Malta International Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Malta International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Malta International Airport to Kos via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Malta International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Catania, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Kos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- [email protected]
- Website
- virtuferries.com
Busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Scicli to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Rhodes to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Kos to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- [email protected]
- Website
- 12ne.gr
Car ferry from Agia Marina to Symi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
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