There are 4 ways to get from Essen 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 from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane DUS - MLA
5h 50m€80–231Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain S9
- Take the bus from Wuppertal Hbf to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Catania to Pozzallobus
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Vallettabusferry
43h 21m€531–702Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane CGN - MLA
6h 57m€81–260Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane FRA - MLA
6h 54m€138–313
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Malta International Airport (MLA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Malta is to fly which costs €80 - €240 and takes 5h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Malta is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs €80 - €240.
The distance between Essen and Malta is 1864 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Malta without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 43h 21m and costs €500 - €700.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Essen to Malta, including transfers.
There are 6848+ hotels available in Malta.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Malta?
Air Malta, Eurowings, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Malta International Airport (MLA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Malta International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malta International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–170
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Malta International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malta International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Wuppertal Hbf to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €270–370
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39 091-6208000
- info@astsicilia.it
- Website
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Catania to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
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- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- res@virtuferries.com
- Website
- Virtu Ferries Ltd
Busferry from Pozzallo to Valletta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- Virtu Ferries Ltd
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