Malta to Tunis?
Aug 19, 2009, 3:39 pm
#1
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Malta to Tunis?
My friend and I have a 3 day weekend in October and would like to to fly from LHR to MLA (Malta). We'd like to spend a day in Tunis as well, but I'm unable to find any convenient options to make the trip. Malta Air doesn't service this route frequently and there are no ferries from Malta direct to Tunis.
Any help would be appreciated!
Any help would be appreciated!
Aug 19, 2009, 4:14 pm
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Getting to and from Malta can be a pain, and can involve major detours. I was there for a conference a couple of months ago, and one of the delegates came from Crete - straight across the water - and he had to fly all the way to Milan and back down again.
Getting to Tunis... your best bet may be to travel by ferry via Sicily:
This site
http://www.directferries.co.uk/tunis_ferry.htm
lists ferries from Sicily to Tunis.
I know there are ferries between Malta and Sicily as I saw them being advertised when I was in Malta, but I don't have any details.
Getting to Tunis... your best bet may be to travel by ferry via Sicily:
This site
http://www.directferries.co.uk/tunis_ferry.htm
lists ferries from Sicily to Tunis.
I know there are ferries between Malta and Sicily as I saw them being advertised when I was in Malta, but I don't have any details.
Aug 20, 2009, 9:20 am
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My friend and I have a 3 day weekend in October and would like to to fly from LHR to MLA (Malta). We'd like to spend a day in Tunis as well, but I'm unable to find any convenient options to make the trip. Malta Air doesn't service this route frequently and there are no ferries from Malta direct to Tunis.
Any help would be appreciated!
Any help would be appreciated!
Aug 20, 2009, 11:16 am
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Indeed. Ferry to Sicily then another to Tunis would take forever.
I agree. Similarly, it would not make much sense to go to Tunis just for a day.
I agree. Similarly, it would not make much sense to go to Tunis just for a day.
Aug 20, 2009, 1:08 pm
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Air Malta (KM) serves the route twice weekly non-stop ...
Departure : Malta to Tunis
Flight Number
KM 680 thursday Dep:05:45 Arr:05:50 From:20/08/2009 To:22/10/2009
KM 680 sunday Dep:21:00 Arr:21:00 From:20/08/2009 To:18/10/2009
Return : Tunis to Malta
Flight Number
KM 681 thursday Dep:06:45 Arr:08:45 From:20/08/2009 To:22/10/2009
KM 681 sunday Dep:21:55 Arr:23:55 From:20/08/2009 To:18/10/2009
All other solutions are far more time consuming and due to only 3 days in Malta out of question anyway !!!
Even the Air Malta flight schedule is very unconvenient !
So, i really recommend staying in Malta or make a hop over to Gozo island (frequently served by ferries and seaplanes)
Departure : Malta to Tunis
Flight Number
KM 680 thursday Dep:05:45 Arr:05:50 From:20/08/2009 To:22/10/2009
KM 680 sunday Dep:21:00 Arr:21:00 From:20/08/2009 To:18/10/2009
Return : Tunis to Malta
Flight Number
KM 681 thursday Dep:06:45 Arr:08:45 From:20/08/2009 To:22/10/2009
KM 681 sunday Dep:21:55 Arr:23:55 From:20/08/2009 To:18/10/2009
All other solutions are far more time consuming and due to only 3 days in Malta out of question anyway !!!
Even the Air Malta flight schedule is very unconvenient !
So, i really recommend staying in Malta or make a hop over to Gozo island (frequently served by ferries and seaplanes)
Last edited by MHG; Aug 20, 2009 at 1:30 pm