There are 5 ways to get from San Francisco 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 San Francisco International Airport to Malta International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane SFO - MLA
17h 15m€492–1,113Fly Oakland International Airport to Malta International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane OAK - MLA
19h 49m€327–960Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Malta International Airport
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane SJC - MLA
21h 23m€424–866Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Malta International Airport
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane SMF - MLA
23h 54m€491–960Fly San Francisco International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus, bus and ferry
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SFO - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Pozzallo Viale Europabus
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Vallettabusferry
22h 57m€653–1,206
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Malta International Airport (MLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Malta is to fly which costs €320 - €1000 and takes 19h 49m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Malta is to fly which takes 17h 15m and costs €490 - €1200.
The distance between San Francisco and Malta is 10744 km.
It takes approximately 17h 15m to get from San Francisco to Malta, including transfers.
Malta is 9h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 3:51 AM in San Francisco and 12:51 PM in Malta.
There are 7109+ hotels available in Malta.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Malta?
United Airlines, Air Malta, and five other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Malta International Airport (MLA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Malta International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Malta International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Malta International Airport via Seattle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Malta International Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Malta International Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Malta International Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Malta International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Malta International Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Malta International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Malta International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Malta International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Malta International Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Malta International Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Malta International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Malta International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Malta International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Malta International Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Malta International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Malta International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Malta International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Malta International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Malta International Airport via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Malta International Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–950
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Malta International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- €8–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +39 091-6208000
- [email protected]
- Website
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Catania Airport to Pozzallo Viale Europa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
- 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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