Pillar 06 · Getting There & Around

How to Get to Żejtun From Malta International Airport

Żejtun is one of the closest residential towns to Malta International Airport — about ten minutes by car. This is the practical guide to all the ways of getting from one to the other.

This article is a stub. Bus numbers and current rates to follow.

The options, ranked

Taxi. The simplest option, especially with luggage. There’s a regulated taxi rank outside arrivals; rates are fixed by zone, posted at the rank, and Żejtun is in one of the closest zones. Pay at the taxi-management desk before you walk to the car. Journey time: 10–15 minutes. Ride-share (Bolt and similar). Now widely available in Malta, often cheaper than the regulated taxi, especially in off-peak hours; use the airport’s designated ride-share pickup area. Bus (Tallinja). The Malta public transport system runs services from the airport that connect to Żejtun, sometimes with a change. The fare on a contactless card is cheap; a single Tallinja Card is bought at the airport’s transport desk and pays for itself within two journeys. Journey time: 30–50 minutes depending on the route. Hire car. All the major hire firms have desks at the airport. Driving is on the left in Malta. Parking in Żejtun’s historic core is mostly residential-only — see driving and parking. [LOCAL FACT — Mattew to confirm the current direct or one-change Tallinja bus routes from MIA to Żejtun, and the typical taxi fare at the official rank.]

Pre-booked vs on-arrival

If you’re arriving with luggage at an awkward hour, pre-book a transfer. The fixed-price taxi at the airport works fine but the queue can be long after the late-evening flights from London or Manchester. Pre-booked private transfers are typically a few euros more than the rank rate and remove the wait. If you’re travelling light and arriving in daylight, the bus is genuinely fine and a good way to start understanding the geography. If you’re hiring a car, the airport is the easiest place to pick it up; doing it later involves more friction. Plan the first transfer carefully.

What this article will cover

  • Each option with a price band and journey time
  • Current Tallinja routes — direct and with change
  • Taxi rank procedure and fare zones
  • Ride-share pickup logistics at the airport
  • Hire-car practicalities for first-time drivers in Malta
  • Late-night and early-morning options

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Part of our Getting There & Around pillar. Pair with buses serving Żejtun, taxis and rideshare, and driving and parking.

Mattew Cassar

Resident · Writer

Mattew writes zejtun.com from a flat above his grandfather’s old workshop on Triq San Girgor. He has lived in Żejtun for twenty-three of his thirty-one years.