There are 6 ways to get from Palermo to Málta by plane, train, ferry, busferry, bus, car, 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
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane PMO - KLX
13h 4m€108–265Train, ferry, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Brindisitrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Kalamatabus
30h 17mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the carferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Porto Di Brindisicar
- Take the carferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Máltacar
23h 20m€233–384Train, ferry, bus and ferry, bus via Bari
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Bari Porto to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Kalamatabus
33h 42mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Cosenzabus 582
- Take the busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Kalamatabus
35h 9mTrain, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Kalamatabus
35h 53m
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Málta is to fly which costs €100 - €270 and takes 13h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Málta is to fly which takes 13h 4m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Málta. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Kalamata via Cosenza - Autostazione, Vlore , station and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 9m.
The distance between Palermo and Málta is 855 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Málta without a car is to train and ferry and bus and ferry and bus which takes 30h 17m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 4m to get from Palermo to Málta, including transfers.
Palermo to Málta bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Palermo to Málta bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cosenza station.
Málta is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 4:07 PM in Palermo and 5:07 PM in Málta.
There are 1386+ hotels available in Málta.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Málta, Greece?
Ryanair, Volotea, and two other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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