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Airport Direct TD1 to Buġibba and ĊirkewwaorPrivate transfer to St Julian’s?

The short answer

For one traveler the Airport Direct TD1 to Buġibba and Ċirkewwa is cheaper by €28.50. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Private transfer to St Julian’s is quicker: 20 min against 48 min. The Airport Direct TD1 to Buġibba and Ċirkewwa varies between 39 and 53 minutes.

Airport Direct TD1 to Buġibba and Ċirkewwa: 05:00–00:00. Private transfer to St Julian’s: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersAirport Direct TD1 to Buġibba and ĊirkewwaPrivate transfer to St Julian’sDifference
1€3.50€32€28.50
2€7€32€25
3€10.50€32€21.50
4€14€32€18
5€17.50€43€25.50
6€19€43€24
7€22.50€43€20.50
8€26€86€60

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
TD1 · Malta Public Transport (tallinja)Airport Direct TD1 to Buġibba and Ċirkewwa
From
The "Airport 1" stop at the bus terminal outside arrivals — the TD4's stop
To
Buġibba Bay in 39 to 53 minutes, via Rabat and St Paul's Bay; then Qawra, Xemxija, Mellieħa and the Ċirkewwa ferry terminal at 64 to 90
Luggage
An Airport Direct bus: "ample luggage space", by the operator.
Runs
05:00–00:00
Journey
39–53 min

Hourly, on the hour; miss it and the wait is an hour. TD5 fills the same corridor to Buġibba six times a day, 08:20 to 13:20, for EUR 3.

EUR 3.50, not EUR 3: the twelve-journey card at two journeys a ride is cheaper here, EUR 3.17.

Ċirkewwa can take an hour and a half; the Gozo fast ferry from Lascaris Wharf in Valletta is the TD4's second stop.

The taxi table is EUR 28 to Buġibba, EUR 29 to St Paul's Bay and EUR 37 to Ċirkewwa for up to five.

Airport Direct TD1 to Buġibba and Ċirkewwa: price for every party size

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