Transport in Malta

View of Gżira showing traffic on Triq ix-Xatt and boats in Marsamxett Harbour

The transport system in Malta is small but extensive, and the islands' domestic system of public transport is reliant on buses and taxis, although there was both a railway and a tramway in the past. Public transport in Malta has been free of charge since October 2022 for all residents with a Tallinja Card (a personalised public transport card), for which any resident of Malta can register.[1]

Malta's primary international connections are the Malta International Airport in Luqa and by sea the Valletta Ferry Terminal. Malta's primary commercial connection is the Malta Freeport (the 3rd largest transshipment port in the Mediterranean Sea) in Birżebbuġa.

Created in 2010 the authority in charge of all Transport services in the country is Transport Malta,[2] consumed the services of the Malta Maritime Authority, the Malta Transport Authority and the Director and Directorate of Civil Aviation.[3]

The Ministry of Culture of Malta sanctioned Touring Club Malta to set up a Transport Museum.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference European Commission was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Transport Malta". Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. ^ "CHAPTER 499 AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORT IN MALTA ACT". Malta Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  4. ^ Camilleri, Joseph C. (12 August 2006). "Ix-xewqa ta' Philip Agius... Muzew tat-Transport". It-Torċa.