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Flights from South Africa to Malta

The best rated establishment in Malta is the Maria Giovanna Guest House. It's a family run business embodying the heart & soul of Malta. The Maria Giovanna is situated a stroll from the Marsalforn Bay, and also close to a bus stop if you want to venture further afield.

Cheap Flights to Malta

There are no direct flights from South Africa to Malta. Use the flight price comparison tool on the left to book a cheap flight from Cape Town, Durban or Johannesburg to Malta. Then use SouthAfrica.TO discount vouchers to reduce the cost of your airfare. If you have no discount vouchers then start earning them with your flight to Malta - simply email us a review of your flight to Malta and we'll send you a travel voucher.

Airlines

You can fly 1-stop on the following airlines (Emirates are usually cheapest):

Cape Town to Malta (CPT - MLA)

Emirates (via Dubai)

Turkish Airlines (via JNB, IST)

Durban to Malta (DUR - MLA)

Emirates (via Dubai)

Johannesburg to Malta (JNB - MLA)

Emirates Johannesburg

Lufthansa (via Frankfurt)

Turkish Airlines (via Istanbul)

As the crow flies, it is 7012km from JNB to MLA, 7754km from DUR to MLA & 7742km from CPT to MLA.

About Malta

Malta is a southern Mediterranean island-country, situated between Italy and Libya. Although Malta has its own language (Maltese), just about everybody speaks English - they even drive on the same side of the road as the English. Italian used to be more popular, until World War II. The capital of Malta is Valletta - take a walk down its streets and notice the Baroque nature. Check out Blue Grotto in Malta, which consists of holes in the cliff walls through which the sea flows. The Megalithic Temples of Malta were built thousands of years ago, and some say they are the oldest free standing buildings in the world.

Top review

After her flight to Malta, Ashley head off to charge her batteries before exploring Malta: "It was very much like Tunisia with a French and Spanish flare.  I saw St. Elmo's Fortress, some other ruins and a garden, before looping back to the main shopping street. I was a little bored and wanted to be on the beach, so I took the next bus to St. George's bay."

St George's Bay in Malta

Malta International Airport

Above is a live view of the air traffic over Malta. Hat tip to Flightradar24.com for letting us include this map. And here's a video of a landing in Malta:

 

South African consular representation for Malta is from Rome

Public holidays in Malta

Malta has the most public holidays in the EU:

  • 1 January

  • 10 February (Feast of Saint Paul's shipwreck in Malta)

  • 31 March (Freedom Day)

  • 1 May

  • 7 June (commemorating 7 June 1919 riots when British soldiers fired into a Maltese crowd)

  • 29 June (Feast of St Peter & St Paul)

  • 15 August (Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary)

  • 8 September (Victory Day, commemorating inter alia Italy surrendering during WWII)

  • 21 September (Independence Day)

  • 8 December (immaculate conception)

  • 13 December (Republic day)

Floating dates:

  • Good Friday


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