Travel - International
AIR: Malta's national airline is Air Malta (KM). Other airlines serving Malta include Aeroflot, Austrian Airlines, Alitalia, British Airways,Corsair, Gulf Air, Libyan Arab Airlines, Lufthansa, Swissair and Transavia.
APPROXIMATE FLIGHT TIME: From Luqa to London is 3 hours.
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: Malta International (MLA) (Luqa) (website: www.maltairport.com), Luqa, 5km (3 miles) southeast of Valletta (travel time -15 minutes). Buses depart regularly to and from Valletta City Gate. There is a full taxi service to all parts of Malta, with fares regulated by meter. Airport facilities include incoming and outgoing duty-free shops, car hire, bank, bureau de change (24 hours), left luggage and restaurant/bar.
DEPARTURE TAX: None.
SEA: The main ports are Valletta, Marsaxlokk and Mgarr/Gozo. Services operate to the Sicilian ports of Catania, Pozzallo and Syracuse. These routes are served by high-speed hydrofoils and catamarans (travel time -1 hour 30 minutes) and car ferries (travel time -3 hours). There are also sailings to Italy (to Reggio Calabria, Genoa and Livorno) and ferries to Tripoli (Libya). There are links at Catania with Tripoli and Benghazi.
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