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How to get fromÍos to Vallettaby car ferry, plane, bus, busferry, or ferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Íos to Valletta by car ferry, plane, bus, busferry, or ferry

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  1. Car ferry to Paros National Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the carferry from Port of Ios to Paroscarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Paros National Airport (PAS) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane plane PAS - MLA
    14h 15m
    €159–328

  2. Car ferry to Santorini, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the carferry from Port of Ios to Thira Santorini Portcarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane plane JTR - MLA
    8h 48m
    €112–302

  3. Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Ios to Paroscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the carferry from Paros to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    3. Take the bus from Piraeus to Fierbus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Fier to Sciclibusferry bus ferry
    5. Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Vallettabusferry bus ferry
    43h 13m

  4. Car ferry to Milos Island National Airport, fly

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Ios to Port of Miloscarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Milos Island National Airport (MLO) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane plane MLO - MLA
    26h 31m
    €150–389

  5. Car ferry to Naxos Is, fly

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Ios to Naxoscarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Naxos Is (JNX) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane plane JNX - MLA
    15h 26m
    €153–358

  6. Car ferry to Athens International Airport, fly

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Ios to Port of Rafinacarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane plane ATH - MLA
    10h 53m
    €113–272

  7. Ferry, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the ferry from Ios to Port of Piraeusferry ferry Bsf
    2. Take the bus from Piraeus to Vlorëbus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Vlorë to Sciclibusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Vallettabusferry bus ferry
    45h 12m

  8. Ferry, bus, bus and ferry via Athens

    1. Take the ferry from Ios to Port of Piraeusferry ferry Bsf
    2. Take the bus from Athens Larissis Station to Vlorëbus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Vlorë to Sciclibusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Vallettabusferry bus ferry
    2d 1h

Paros National Airport (PAS) to Malta International Airport (MLA) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration14h 36mAverage Duration
Ticket€126Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,014.6 km
  • Duration: 14h 15m

What companies run services between Íos, South Aegean, Greece and Valletta, Malta?

There is no direct connection from Íos to Valletta. However, you can take the car ferry to Paros, take the taxi to Paros National Airport (PAS) airport, fly to Malta International Airport (MLA), walk to Malta Airport 2, then take the line 117 bus to Ingieret, San Vincenz/Luqa. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Port of Ios to Valletta via Paros, Port of Piraeus, Piraeus, Fier, Fier, Scicli, and Pozzallo in around 43h 13m.

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