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Airport Direct TD1 to Buġibba and ĊirkewwaorBus TD1 and Gozo Channel ferry to Mġarr?

The short answer

For one traveler the Airport Direct TD1 to Buġibba and Ċirkewwa is cheaper by €4.65. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Airport Direct TD1 to Buġibba and Ċirkewwa is quicker: 48 min against 1 h 47. The Bus TD1 and Gozo Channel ferry to Mġarr varies between 83 and 115 minutes.

Airport Direct TD1 to Buġibba and Ċirkewwa: 05:00–00:00. Bus TD1 and Gozo Channel ferry to Mġarr: hours not recorded.

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 ĊirkewwaBus TD1 and Gozo Channel ferry to MġarrDifference
1€3.50€8.15€4.65
2€7€16.30€9.30
3€10.50€24.45€13.95
4€14€32.60€18.60
5€17.50€40.75€23.25
6€19€48.90€29.90
7€22.50€57.05€34.55
8€26€65.20€39.20

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 34 to 53 minutes, via Rabat and St Paul's Bay; then Qawra, Xemxija, Mellieħa and the Ċirkewwa ferry terminal at 58 to 90
Luggage
An Airport Direct bus: "ample luggage space", by the operator.
Runs
05:00–00:00
Journey
34–53 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

See Airport Direct fares from Malta Public Transport
TD1Gozo Channel · Malta Public Transport (tallinja) and Gozo ChannelBus TD1 and Gozo Channel ferry to Mġarr
From
The "Airport 1" stop at the bus terminal outside arrivals — the TD4's stop
To
Mġarr, the ferry harbour on Gozo, by the TD1 to Ċirkewwa and the Gozo Channel ferry
Luggage
An Airport Direct bus: "ample luggage space", by the operator.
Journey
83–115 min

The TD1 is hourly, on the hour, and takes 58 to 90 minutes to Ċirkewwa; the ferry is a second, separate ticket.

Gozo Channel does not take reservations: boarding is first come, first served. Its sailing times load by script on its schedule page; check them for the hour you land.

From November to March, a foot passenger leaving Mġarr after 20:00 and before the first morning trip pays the night fare of EUR 4.05, by the operator.

The Gozo fast ferry from Lascaris Wharf in Valletta is the TD4's second stop; its fare is not priced here.

Bus TD1 and Gozo Channel ferry to Mġarr: price for every party size

See Gozo Channel's passenger fares

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