Malta

Arriving at Malta Airport (MLA)

Malta International Airport is the only airport in Malta and serves all the Maltese Islands.

There are four airport express services, X1, X2, X3 and X4. These routes make it easier for you to travel directly to and from the airport. You can buy tickets from various ticket booths in the airport, or on board.

Taxi services between the airport and any destination in Malta are available 24 hours a day. Pre-paid tickets can be purchased at fixed rates from a booth in the Arrivals Hall.

Malta Transfer is the airport’s official hotel shuttle service. It offers convenient trips to and from your hotel in Malta or Gozo.

There are also care hire options, should you prefer the freedom and flexibility that driving yourself around the island will provide.

Pre-book your transfer with HolidayTaxis and avoid the queues when you arrive.

What to expect in Malta

Perched in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, the country of Malta is a stunning little archipelago that sits south of Sicily and just shy of Tunisia to the north. Prehistoric temples, fossil-studded cliffs, hidden coves, thrilling scuba diving and a remarkable history, Malta is so much more than beaches.

Maltese is the country’s primary language spoken by most locals, but English is widely used.

Malta’s climate makes it a great holiday destination all year round. Summers are hot, dry and sunny and winters are relatively mild.

Culture in Malta

As well as being stunning, Malta has an interesting history and culture. Tour the Megalithic temples, step back in time at the Classic Car Museum, spend a day in Gozo and visit the Sunday Fish Market at Marsaxlokk.

If you’re visiting Malta between April and September, you will get to experience Feast Season. With a friendly rivalry between villages, celebrations often start up to a fortnight before the feast date. Honouring either their patron saint or second-in-importance saint, you can enjoy music performed by local bands, visit vendor stalls, watch fireworks, and take in the brightly decorated streets and ornately decorated and illuminated churches.

There are some traditional foods you must sample whilst you’re in Malta. Among the numerous pastries, pies, pastas and pizza slices at numerous kiosks around the island, you’ll find the famous pastizzi – filled, hot, mini-pastries. To wash it down, pick up a bottle of Malta’s own soft drink, Kinnie, a bittersweet carbonated drink, which is, admittedly, an acquired taste.