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3 ways to the airport

Malta International Airport publishes no figure for how early to arrive before a flight. First departures

Recommended

29 minutes quicker than the Route 88 via Paola, for €0.50 more.

Airport Direct TD4 to Valletta

TD4 · Malta Public Transport (tallinja)
11–17 min rideEvery 30 min05:32–01:02
Bay B1 of the Valletta bus terminus outside City GateMalta International Airport
€3total for 1 adult€3 eachBuy ticketOn Malta Public Transport
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Bay B1 of the Valletta bus terminus outside City Gate — the same bus continues round its loop via Lascaris and Floriana

EUR 3.00, cash or contactless, exact change if paying cash. A resident's tallinja card, free on ordinary routes, pays EUR 1.50 here. The shareable twelve-journey card costs two journeys per ride (EUR 3.17, more than cash). The Explore Flex cards (EUR 21 for 4 days, EUR 27 for 7) include Airport Direct. Children under 4 free. The ticket covers two hours; the fine for none is EUR 50.

Luggage. Built for it: the operator says "ample luggage space", USB sockets and Wi-Fi on the Airport Direct fleet.

Hours. Every 30 minutes, 05:32 to 01:02 on weekdays, to 01:05 at weekends — the same loop the way in runs, continuing round rather than turning back.

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Bus

Route 88 via Paola

88 · Malta Public Transport (tallinja)
30–51 min rideEvery 20 min05:30–22:50
Bay A9 of the Valletta bus terminus outside City GateMalta International Airport
€2.50total for 1 adult€2.50 eachBuy ticketOn Malta Public Transport
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Bay A9 of the Valletta bus terminus outside City Gate

EUR 2.50 in summer, EUR 2.00 from about mid-October (exact date not yet published), bought from the driver, valid two hours with free changes. Free with a resident's tallinja card. The shareable twelve-journey card (EUR 19) is debited one journey a head (EUR 1.58), cheaper than eight cash fares, sold at the airport office and 24-hour machines. Children under 4 free.

Luggage. An ordinary city bus: the operator welcomes "small luggage items" that do not block the aisle and says drivers "may limit or refuse" large or bulky ones.

Hours. Monday to Friday, every 20 minutes, 05:30 to 22:50. Saturday and Sunday, every 30 minutes, 05:30 to 22:30.

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Taxi

Taxi, pre-paid booth ticket

Taxi · Licensed white taxis from the airport booth; tariff set by the Taxi Services Regulations (Transport Malta)
12–20 min rideTraffic dependentRuns all night
VallettaMalta International Airport
24-hour servicePer vehicleLuggage space
€17total for 1 adult€17 eachView details
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Valletta, or the Cruise Passenger Terminal

A pre-paid, fixed fare: buy the ticket at the airport booth and hand it to the driver. EUR 17 to Valletta, Floriana or the Cruise Terminal; EUR 19 Msida; EUR 20 Sliema, Gżira, Paceville, Swieqi, Ta' Xbiex; EUR 21 St Julian's and Pembroke; EUR 22 Rabat and Mdina; EUR 28 Buġibba and Qawra; EUR 33 Melliħa; EUR 37 Čirkewwa. For more than five passengers the fare rises 50% (a taxi seats up to eight); no night, Sunday or luggage surcharge, though EUR 4.50 extra applies on 25 December and 1 January. Without a booth the meter runs instead: EUR 3.50 to start, then EUR 2.50 for the first kilometer, EUR 1.60 to five, EUR 1.40 to ten, EUR 1.30 beyond; EUR 25 an hour waiting, EUR 4.20 an hour in traffic.

Luggage. Included: the tariff has no luggage supplement, and regulation 47 obliges the driver to see that "the luggage is stored securely in the luggage booth".

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Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Pre-booked private transfer, Private transfer to Sliema, Private transfer to Buġibba and St Paul’s Bay, Private transfer to St Julian’s, Private transfer to Ċirkewwa. Every way from Malta airport into Valletta

How do I get from Valletta to Malta airport?

For one traveler the Airport Direct TD4 to Valletta is the way we recommend: €3 in total, 11–17 min, boarding at Bay B1 of the Valletta bus terminus outside City Gate. The first one leaves at 05:32 and is at the airport by about 05:46; the last leaves at 01:02. Malta International Airport publishes no figure for how early to arrive before a flight; its security and passport control pages give the rules but no advised arrival time. Check with your airline.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first
Taxi

Any hour.

Airport Direct TD4 to Valletta

First 05:32 from Bay B1 of the Valletta bus terminus outside City Gate, at the airport by about 05:46.

Route 88 via Paola

First 05:30 from Bay A9 of the Valletta bus terminus outside City Gate, at the airport by about 06:13.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

The last TD4 bus reaches Valletta by about 01:02 (01:05 at weekends) and the same bus keeps going round its loop; the next one passes Valletta again at 05:32. Between them, the taxi is the same EUR 17.00 it is at any hour.

Before you leave for Malta Airport

From the centre to each way out
How early to be there

Malta International Airport publishes no figure for how early to arrive before a flight; its security and passport control pages give the rules but no advised arrival time. Check with your airline.

Early flights

The last TD4 bus reaches Valletta by about 01:02 (01:05 at weekends) and the same bus keeps going round its loop; the next one passes Valletta again at 05:32. Between them, the taxi is the same EUR 17.00 it is at any hour.

Where the bus leaves from

Board Airport Direct TD4 at bay B1 of the Valletta bus terminus outside City Gate, or route 88 at bay A9 nearby — both continue round to the airport on the same loop they arrived on.

Taxis to the airport

The Taxi Services Regulations set the same EUR 17.00 maximum fare between Valletta and the airport in both directions, with no night or time-of-day surcharge — agree the fare with the driver before you set off.

Questions

When is the first Airport Direct TD4 to Valletta from Bay B1 of the Valletta bus terminus outside City Gate?

05:32. It reaches the airport at about 05:46.

How early should I be at Malta airport?

Malta International Airport publishes no figure for how early to arrive before a flight; its security and passport control pages give the rules but no advised arrival time. Check with your airline.

What does a taxi to Malta airport cost from the centre?

The Taxi Services Regulations set the same EUR 17.00 maximum fare between Valletta and the airport in both directions, with no night or time-of-day surcharge — agree the fare with the driver before you set off.

Where does the Airport Direct TD4 to Valletta leave from in Valletta?

Bay B1 of the Valletta bus terminus outside City Gate — the same bus continues round its loop via Lascaris and Floriana. First departure 05:32, last 01:02.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

The last TD4 bus reaches Valletta by about 01:02 (01:05 at weekends) and the same bus keeps going round its loop; the next one passes Valletta again at 05:32. Between them, the taxi is the same EUR 17.00 it is at any hour.

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