Flight Time from Istanbul to Malta

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Istanbul to Malta with the following airlines, including: KM Malta Airlines Turkish Airlines Selected airlines are based on historical data collected from flight bookings users made on Trip.com within the last 90 days.

It takes about 2 hours 53 minutes to fly from Istanbul to Malta.

By analyzing data from all airlines on the Trip.com flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Istanbul to Malta is around 40 days (6 weeks) in advance, and the best time to fly is usually on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Tuesday typically offers the cheapest flights for departure, while Saturday offers the best return deals.

Based on Trip.com data in the past 4 weeks, there is 36 flight per week flying from Istanbul to Malta. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: KM Malta Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- KM2961 (08:13) Turkish Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- TK1369 (08:13) Turkish Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- TK1371 (18:38)

The cheapest months to fly from Istanbul to Malta is November, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our December flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Istanbul to Malta on December 22, 2025 with SKY express, with prices starting at €54.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Malta, with Istanbul Airport to Malta International Airport (IST-MLA) is by far the most common option on this route: Malta International Airport (MLA).

The time difference between Malta and Istanbul is 2h.

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