Malta

Getting there & away

Boat

Malta has regular sea links with Italy. You can also sail from Tunis to Malta (but not from Malta direct to Tunis).

Virtu Ferries (www.virtuferries.com) Malta (2122 8777); Catania (095-535 711); Pozzallo (0932-954 062) runs fast catamaran services to/from Sicily (Catania and Pozzallo). The Pozzallo–Malta crossing operates year-round (€81/99 one way/return from Pozzallo, Lm26/35 one way/return from Malta, 90 minutes).

Ma.Re.Si Shipping (2123 3127; www.smstravel.net, click on Ferries) operates between Catania and Malta (Lm20/35 one way/return, 12 hours, weekly), and between Malta and Reggio di Calabria (Lm25/45 one way/return, 15 hours, weekly).

Grimaldi Ferries (2122 6873; www.grimaldi-ferries.com) operates a weekly service from Salerno, south of Naples, calling in at Tunis en route to Malta (ie Salerno–Tunis–Malta–Salerno). Similarly, Grandi Navi Veloci (2569 1600; www.gnv.it) operates a weekly Genoa–Tunis–Malta–Genoa service.

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Air

Malta is well connected to Europe and North Africa. All flights arrive at and depart from Malta International Airport (MLA; 2124 9600; www.maltairport.com) at Luqa, 8km south of Valletta. The Maltese national airline is Air Malta (code KM; 2169 0890; www.airmalta.com; Misraħ- il-Ħelsien, Valletta).

Budget carriers Ryanair (code FR; www.ryanair.com) and Germanwings (code 4U; www.germanwings.com) have annouced their intention to fly to/from Malta from early 2007.

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