Istanbul to Valletta runs about 12 times a day, with the first departure around 06:38 and the last around 18:51. One passenger pays between €110.47 and €130.53, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 5h 22m over 1,419 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 12, 2026
€110.47 to €130.53
- 213%Moves across the booking window
213%When it runs, leaving Istanbul
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:38First departure
- 18:51Last departure
- 12Services per day
- 67%Run direct
06:38
18:51
12
67%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €277.44Sat26
- about €258.56Sun27
- about €175.96Mon28
- about €188.94Tue29
- about €185.40Wed30
- about €236.14Thu1
- about €168.88Fri2
- about €164.16Sat3
- about €157.67Sun4
- about €147.05Mon5
- about €134.66Tue6
- about €140.56Wed7
- about €174.19Thu8
- about €138.79Fri9
- about €135.25Sat10
- about €129.35Sun11
- about €110.47Mon12
- about €113.42Tue13
- about €129.94Wed14
- about €145.28Thu15
- about €134.07Fri16
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Valletta. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Valletta for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Istanbul to Valletta
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €160.6290 days
- €88.6460 days
- €99.2645 days
- €112.2430 days
- €134.0721 days
- €138.7914 days
- €168.887 days
- €175.963 days
- €277.441 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €88.64.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 213 percent. The most expensive point is €277.44, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Istanbul to Valletta and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
1 hours behind on arrival. You land earlier than the journey suggests.
The shape of it
1,419 km
1,377 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
15,701,602 → 6,794
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,419 km against 1,377 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Catania, Tirana, Thessaloníki, Athens. The gap between arriving and leaving is 62 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
The fare from MLA into Valletta is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Valletta
Settled in advance, so the ride into Valletta costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
Valletta is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near VALLETTA
Most of the points near VALLETTA open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Istanbul to Valletta
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Istanbul to Valletta?
The fastest journey from Istanbul to Valletta takes 5h 22m door to door, of which 2h 13m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h 30m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Istanbul to Valletta?
The cheapest fare from Istanbul to Valletta is €110.47, as of September 25, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €178.91. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Valletta?
The cheapest way from Istanbul to Valletta is by flight, at €110.47 for one passenger on October 12, 2026. That journey takes 5h 23m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Istanbul to Valletta?
Fares from Istanbul to Valletta bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €88.64. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 213 percent, measured on September 25, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Istanbul to Valletta?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Istanbul to Valletta, at €134.66. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 25, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Istanbul to Valletta?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Istanbul to Valletta, at €98.08 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Istanbul to Valletta?
KM Malta Airlines, Turkish Airlines publish service areas covering both Istanbul and Valletta, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Istanbul to Valletta?
67 percent of the services we sell from Istanbul to Valletta are direct. The rest connect at Catania, Tirana, Thessaloníki, Athens, with about 62 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Istanbul to Valletta use?
Services from Istanbul to Valletta by flight leave from İstanbul Airport IST and arrive at Malta International Airport MLA. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Istanbul to Valletta?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Istanbul to Valletta allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Istanbul to Valletta on September 25, 2026: 1419 km of route against 1377 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €110.47, and 5h 22m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Valletta a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Valletta and across Malta
Day trips that leave Valletta in the morning and cover a good part of Malta by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Istanbul reaches 455 places in 123 countries on services we hold, over distances from 19 to 14,949 km. Valletta reaches 103 places in 34 countries, from 97 to 4,057 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Istanbul
- 455Places you can leave for
- 123Countries
- 113Operators
123
113Arriving in Valletta
Leaving Valletta
- 103Places you can leave for
- 34Countries
- 40Operators