| Getting there:
UK
to Malta:
Heathrow: AIRMALTA
Gatwick: BRITISH
AIRWAYS | BRITISH
JET
Stansted: AIRMALTA
| BRITISH
JET
Luton: RYAN
AIR
Manchester: BRITISH
AIRWAYS | AIRMALTA
| BRITISH
JET
East Midlands: BRITISH
JET
Birmingham: BRITISH
JET
Leeds: BRITISH
JET
Glasgow: BRITISH
JET
Newcastle: BRITISH
JET
Cardiff: BRITISH
JET
Exeter: BRITISH
JET
Bristol: BRITISH
JET
Liverpool: BRITISH
JET
Germany
to Malta:
Dusseldorf: AIRMALTA
Hamburg: AIRMALTA
Frankfurt: AIRMALTA
Munich: AIRMALTA
Cologne: GERMAN
WINGS
Stuttgart: GERMAN
WINGS
Nurnburg: AIR
BERLIN
Bremen: RYAN
AIR
Holland
to Malta:
Amsterdam: AIRMALTA
Eire
to Malta:
Dublin: RYAN
AIR
London
to Valletta by train. Jittery
about flying? Take a look at how to travel without flying.
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INFORMATION
In Malta:
Malta is small so transport should
be relatively simple. Car rental is the best option
if you want to travel late in the night. Bus services,
although cheap and on the whole reliable, invariable
end between 21hrs and 23hrs. I wouldn’t recommend
cycling as Maltese drivers are not renowned for keeping
to the rules and the topography is hilly.
Public Transport
Staying in Valletta has many advantages, one being
that most bus services terminate in front of Valletta’s
City Gate. Services start from 5.30hrs and stop between
21hrs and 23hrs. Always carry small change with you
as drivers do not accept notes. Bus travel tickets are
available. With them you can travel on all routes around
the island of Malta from 5:30 till 23:00. Tickets are
approximately 15c. One-day ticket at Lm1.50 each. Three-day
ticket at Lm 4.00 each. Five-day ticket at Lm 5.00 each.
Seven-day ticket at Lm6.00 each.
http://www.atp.com.mt/
Electric cabs in Valletta
Ten battery-powered chauffeur-driven cabs, transporting
passengers from 10 points in Valletta to any destination
within the city operate non stop, seven days a week
from seven in the morning to seven in the evening.
Valletta's grid-like streets have been
divided into two zones for the purpose of the innovative
transport system that exists in only two other European
cities.
Zone A covers the city centre, which
incorporates City Gate, Old Bakery Street, St Christopher
Street up to Merchants Street and Castille Place, with
a one-way trip costing 45c (€1 from January 1)
for the first passenger and 10c for additional ones.
Zone B, the peripheral zone, covering
the rest of the area within Valletta, costs 90c (€2)
for the first passenger, and 20c for any others.
After seven in the evening, those wishing
to avail themselves of the service may use the dial-a-cab
service by calling 21 33 33 21 and
the CT Cab will pick clients from any spot.
Car and motorbike rental
Unless you want to spend a hefty price on taxis,
car or motorbike rental is something you should investigate
if you fancy going out late. Two things to consider
are the potholed streets and the slightly unorthodox
ways of Maltese drivers. Err on the side of caution
and you will be all right. There are various car and
motorbike rentals on the island. The average daily rate
in the high season is Lm10 for a 4-seater, and starts
at Lm6 for a motorbike. There are various main taxi
companies’ offices at Arrivals at the airport.Be
aware of the fact that a congestion charge applies to
Valletta (see below).
Park and ride scheme
The park and ride scheme has been introduced to
reduce the number of vehicles entering Valletta. It
encourages car drivers to park - for free - in Floriana/Blata
l-Bajda, where some 900 parking places have been provided,
and then take a shuttle minibus - also for free - to
enter Valletta. The service will operate between 6 a.m.
and 1 a.m., with the shuttle operating every four minutes
at peak times.
For the more athletic, the Public Transport
Authority (ADT) is also providing 20 bicycles to be
used, again for free, to enter the capital. According
to an ADT spokesman, the scheme is expected to cut traffic
flows through Floriana and Valletta by half.
Entering Valletta with your car will
incur a congestion charge. This has come about with
the realisation that parking in Valletta during office
hours was becoming difficult due to the number of offices
and shops in the city. In the case that you decide to
rent a car and pay the congestion charge (see below)
you will be more likely to find parking close to your
accommodation within the walls of Valletta.
The charges are as follows on Fridays
8am to 7pm, and on Saturdays 8am to 1pm:
0 to 30 minutes - Free
31 to 30 minutes - 35c
61 minutes or over - 35c per hour (up to a maximum of
Lm2.80)
It is FREE to enter Valletta at other
times, on Sundays as well as on Public Holidays.
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