Make it a trip · Malta, Malta
What Malta costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around Valletta and Sliema.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Arriving
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Airport bus to Valletta Fixed
€2 in winter, to 12 June 2027, and €2.50 in summer. Pay cash or tap a card; the ticket lasts 2 hours.
Source: Malta Public Transport, fares (2026-10)
€2 to €2.50 Book an airport pickup -
Visa free for 90 days in Schengen Fixed
For AU, NZ, GB, US, CA, SG passports.
No fee yet; the €20 ETIAS has no start date.
Source: Deep Arrival, ETIAS 2026 (2026-10)
Free -
EU citizens, ID card is enough Fixed
For IE, NL, DE, FR passports.
Free movement within the EU.
Source: Deep Arrival, ETIAS 2026 (2026-10)
Free
Getting around
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Bus ride, from Fixed
Usually 2 to 2.5 EUR. Winter and summer fares.
Source: Radical Storage, is Malta expensive (2026-06)
€2 -
Car hire, per day, from Range
Usually 25 to 50 EUR. Plus fuel and parking. They drive on the left.
Source: Radical Storage, is Malta expensive (2026-06)
€25 Compare cars
Eating and drinking
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Meal at a local trattoria, from Range
Usually 18 to 35 EUR. Street food and pastizzerie cost under €10.
Source: Radical Storage, is Malta expensive (2026-06)
€18 -
Dinner for two at a mid-range restaurant, from Range
Usually 50 to 90 EUR. €25 to 45 a head, without drinks.
Source: Radical Storage, is Malta expensive (2026-06)
€50 -
Pint of Cisk, from Range
Usually 3.5 to 5.5 EUR.
Source: Radical Storage, is Malta expensive (2026-06)
€3.50
At the supermarket
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Pastizzi, from Range
Usually 0.5 to 1 EUR. Flaky ricotta or pea pastries, Malta’s cheap snack.
Source: Radical Storage, is Malta expensive (2026-06)
€0.50
Doing
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Heritage Malta site, from Range
Usually 6 to 18 EUR. Per site. The multi-site pass costs €60.
Source: Radical Storage, is Malta expensive (2026-06)
€6 Get tickets -
Gozo ferry, return, foot passenger Fixed
Source: Radical Storage, is Malta expensive (2026-06)
€4.70 Get tickets -
Comino and Blue Lagoon boat, from Range
Usually 25 to 40 EUR. Return, varies by operator and season.
Source: Radical Storage, is Malta expensive (2026-06)
€25 Book the tour
Sleeping, per night
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Hostel dorm bed, from Range
Usually 25 to 35 EUR.
Source: Radical Storage, is Malta expensive (2026-06)
€25 Find a hostel -
Budget hotel, from Range
Usually 50 to 90 EUR.
Source: Radical Storage, is Malta expensive (2026-06)
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Three-star hotel, from Range
Usually 90 to 170 EUR.
Source: Radical Storage, is Malta expensive (2026-06)
€90 Find a hotel
Prices change. Fixed fees come from official or widely reported figures; ranges are what travellers and operators report for 2026. Some links are affiliate links: they never change what you pay. How we make money.
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