There are 5 ways to get from Cardiff to Malta by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane BHX - MLA
8h 7m€96–303Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane BRS - MLA
7h 10m€79–230Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane CWL - MLA
13h 39m€94–321Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane LHR - MLA
8h 10m€173–461Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane LGW - MLA
9h 8m€143–349
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Malta International Airport (MLA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Malta is to train and fly which costs €75 - €230 and takes 7h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Malta is to train and fly which takes 7h 10m and costs €75 - €230.
The distance between Cardiff and Malta is 2435 km.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Cardiff to Malta, including transfers.
Malta is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 10:51 AM in Cardiff and 11:51 AM in Malta.
There are 6558+ hotels available in Malta.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Malta?
Ryanair, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Malta International Airport (MLA) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Malta International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Malta International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Malta International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
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