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Travel to Malta

Flying to Malta

The national carrier is Air Malta (www.airmalta.com). Other airlines that fly to Malta include Aegean Airlines, Aeroflot, airBaltic, Air France, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Czech Airlines, easyJet, Finnair, Iberia, Jet2, KLM, Lufthansa, Norwegian, Ryanair, SAS, SWISS, Turkish Airlines and Vueling.

The major airport is: Malta International Airport.

Airport Guides

Malta International Airport

Code

MLA

Location

Malta International Airport is located 5km (3 miles) southeast of Valletta.

Telephone

+356 2124 9600

Address
Vjal l-Avazzjoni
Luqa

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Flight times

From London - 3 hours 10 minutes; New York - 11 hours (including stopover).

Departure tax

None

Travelling to Malta by Rail

Driving to Malta

Getting to Malta by boat

The Grand Harbours in Valletta is Malta’s main port and a popular port-of-call for cruise ships.

Ferry operators

Virtu Ferries (www.virtuferries.com) operates high-speed ferries to Malta from Sicily. 

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