Due to its rugged terrain, Malatya was a difficult city to reach until recently. Currently, transportation to Malatya is on land, air and rail, highways and railways coming from Malatya, Central Anatolia and the Mediterranean Region and heading towards Southeast Anatolia. Malatya is directly connected to Ankara and Istanbul by air, and to all provinces of our country by road and railway. It is even partially provided by the waterway over the artificial Karakaya Dam Lake. 30 km from the city center. Flights to Ankara and Istanbul are made from Erhaç Airport, which is located at a distance of 1 km, according to the summer and winter schedules determined by THY. There are regular bus services to all over the country, especially to big cities, on asphalt roads. In addition, Malatya is connected to the surrounding provinces and other regions by railway.

Road transportation is provided with all villages. It has a connection with the main highways coming from the east, west, north and south. Among the districts of Malatya, only Doğanşehir, Hekimhan, Yazıhan and Battalgazi have a railway connection with Malatya. The connection of our other districts is provided by road. Erhaç Airport is suitable for landing and taking off even all kinds of large international planes in all seasons and months of the year. Regular flights continue every day of the week.

All these affect the economy of Malatya positively, and this smooth transportation network is an important factor in making Malatya a trade and industrial center in the region.

The shipping warehouses and cargo companies established parallel to the roads are capable of providing all kinds of transportation services. The Directorate General of Customs established in recent years and the customs entry-exit gates that are about to be opened will bring great convenience for export transactions to be made in Malatya.

With the Malatya-Adıyaman highway, the construction of which has been accelerated, the distance between these two provinces will be shortened by 75 km, and it will be possible to reach the GAP and our neighboring states in the south by the shortest route.

Malatya is located at the intersection of the land and railway networks connecting the Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia and Southeastern Anatolia regions. Malatya is also connected to the national airline transportation network with its own airport. State Road 300, including the Ring Road, passes through Malatya. The highway connection of Malatya with the district centers is asphalt. Some of the village roads are asphalt and some are stabilized and raw soil.

The distance of Malatya to some important trade centers is as follows: Ankara 668 km, İzmir 1231 km, Mersin 468 km, Istanbul 1126 km, Bursa 1047 km, Samsun 638 km and Adana 417 km.

The distance of Malatya to neighboring provincial centers is as follows: Elazig 99 km, Kayseri 354 km, Kahramanmaraş 226 km, Erzincan 369 km, Adıyaman 188 km, Sivas 270 km, Diyarbakir 253 km, Tunceli 236 km and Gaziantep 244 km. is

The closest district center to Malatya is Yeşilyurt, which is 9 km away. The distances to other provincial centers are as follows: Pötürge 75 km, Hekimhan 68 km, Darende 114 km, Arapgir 120 km, Arguvan 73 km, Doğanşehir 58 km, Doğanyol 102 km, Kale 38 km, Kuluncak 94 km, Yazıhan 34 km, Akçadağ 37 km and Battalgazi 10 km.

Malatya is an important junction in terms of railway as well as highway. Malatya, which is connected to Adana, to Ankara and Istanbul via Sivas, to the Iranian border via Elazig, and to Diyarbakır and Kurtalan via the road surface, is connected by rail with all neighboring city centers except Adıyaman. The length of the railway network in the province is 238 km. Malatya is 119 km from Elazig, 234 km from Diyarbakir, 226 km from Kahramanmaraş, 252 km from Sivas and 361 km from Erzincan by rail.

Malatya is also included in the national airline transportation network. Malatya Erhaç Airport, which has been operated mainly for military purposes for many years, has started to operate mainly on civil aviation since 1987.