Ferries in Malta

4 routes and 1 operator Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.

We sell 4 Ferries routes in Malta, serving 2 places through 1 operator. 4 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €11.88 and the median route runs 97 km.

Priced for 5 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

The network

Ferries in Malta, in numbers

  • 05:00 to 21:30First and last departure
  • 4Routes we sell
  • 2Places served
  • 1Operators
  • 0Domestic routes
  • 4Cross border routes
  • 97 kmMedian route
  • 97 kmLongest route

What the operators filed inside Malta on 17 September 2026, taken from the busiest routes we sell there. Real times, and a fare only where an operator published one.

Sailings on 17 September 2026

Real departures, filed by the operators themselves. We hold no fare for these services, so there is no price here to mislead you.

  1. 05:0006:451h 45m

    VIRTU FERRIESVessel ST JOHN PAUL IIDirect

    VALLETTAPOZZALLO

  2. 07:3009:151h 45m

    VIRTU FERRIESVessel JEAN DE LA VALETTEDirect

    VALLETTAPOZZALLO

  3. 13:3015:151h 45m

    VIRTU FERRIESVessel ST JOHN PAUL IIDirect

    POZZALLOVALLETTA

  4. 18:0019:451h 45m

    VIRTU FERRIESVessel ST JOHN PAUL IIDirect

    VALLETTAPOZZALLO

  5. 19:3021:151h 45m

    VIRTU FERRIESVessel JEAN DE LA VALETTEDirect

    POZZALLOVALLETTA

  6. 21:3023:151h 45m

    VIRTU FERRIESVessel ST JOHN PAUL IIDirect

    POZZALLOVALLETTA

Routes

The busiest Ferries routes in Malta

The routes we sell in Malta, busiest first, priced over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Pozzallo to Valletta ferry€11.884h 51m97 km
Valletta to Pozzallo ferry€11.884h 56m97 km

Being on the water gives Sliema a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Sliema and across Malta

Day trips that leave Sliema in the morning and cover a good part of Malta by evening.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km4100%Pozzallo, 97 km
Across the border

Where Malta connects to

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Italy4100%
Carriers

Ferry operators

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Virtu FerriesNoneNone33 km/hChangeableBar, Bicycles, Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Toilets

Ferry destinations

Common questions about Ferries in Malta

What Ferries routes are there in Malta?

We sell 4 Ferries routes in Malta, serving 2 places run by 1 operator Every one of those routes has an operator that actually serves it, so the count is the network we can sell rather than every pair of places on a map.

How much do Ferries tickets in Malta cost?

The cheapest Ferries fare in Malta is €11.88 for one passenger, across the 4 routes we sell there. The median route runs 97 km in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against before comparing it to anywhere else.

Can I travel out of Malta by Ferries?

4 of the Ferries routes we sell touching Malta cross a border and 0 stay inside it, reaching 1 other countries including Italy. Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.

Which operators run Ferries services in Malta?

1 operators run Ferries services on routes we sell in Malta: Virtu Ferries. Each is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue, and each has its own fares and conditions. The operator table on this page compares them on speed, flexibility and what is on board.

What is the longest Ferries route in Malta?

The longest Ferries route we sell touching Malta runs from Pozzallo to Valletta, 97 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 97 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Distances

Other ways to travel here

The wider region

The ferry gets you into Sliema. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

A room in Sliema for the night the ferry gets in

Sort by distance from SLIEMA and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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