Night buses in Malta

Publish date: 11-03-2019
Night buses in Malta

There are a number of bus routes around the island, which run at night.

The fare on the night bus - 3€. The fare does not depend on the season. You can buy a ticket from the bus driver. If you have an Explore or ExplorePlus travel card, there is no need to buy a ticket - it is suitable for night trips. If you have a ticket for 12 trips, then to pay for a night trip, you will have to spend two tickets instead of one.

At this time (2019) there are 8 night routes in Malta: N11, N13, N40, N50, N71, N91, N209, N212.

Be careful, some buses run every day, and some just a few days a week.

Bus N11

From St.Julian's (St.Julian's / San Giljan) to Cirkewwa via Bugibba.

Schedule: Friday / Saturday and Saturday / Sunday night, every 30 minutes.

  • First bus departs from St. Julian’s at 00:05,  last at 3:05.

Full route: St. Julian’s / San Giljan / Is-Swieqi / Pembroke / Bahar ic-Caghaq / Il-Qawra / Bugibba / Il-Qawra / Bugibba / San Pawl il-Bahar / Ix-Xemxija / Il-Mellieha / Il-Marfa / Ic-Cirkewwa

Bus N13

From St.Julian's (San Giljan) to Valletta (Valletta) via Sliema, Msida, Floriana (Sliema, Msida, Floriana).

Schedule: every night, the interval between buses 10 minutes.

  • First bus departs from St. Julian’s (and back from Valletta) at 23:10.
  • Last bus from Valletta: 1:30; Two nights a week busses run later, till 2:10 (Friday / Saturday, Saturday / Sunday).
  • Last bus from St.Julian's: 1:30, 2:10 (Friday / Saturday, Saturday / Sunday)

Full route: Il-Belt Valletta / Il-Floriana / Tal-Pieta / L-Imsida / Ta’Xbiex / Il-Gzira / Tas-Sliema / St. Julian’s - San Giljan

Bus N40

From St.Julian's to Mosta via San Gwann and Naxxar

Schedule: Friday / Saturday and Saturday / Sunday night, every 30 minutes.

  • First bus departs from St. Julian’s at 23:15,  last at 3:15.

Full route: St. Julian’s / San Giljan / Il-Kappara / San Gwann / In-Naxxar / Il-Mosta (circular route, returns back to St. Julian / San GIljan)

Bus N50

From St.Julian's to Rabat via Birkirkara, Balzan and Attard.

Schedule: Friday / Saturday and Saturday / Sunday night, every 30 minutes.

  • First bus departs from St. Julian’s at 23:25, last at 3:25.

Full route: St. Julian’s / San Giljan / Santa Venera / Birkirkara / Hal Balzan / Hal Lija / Hal Balzan / H ’Attard / Ta’ Qali / Ir-Rabat (circular route, returns back to St. Julian’s / San GIljan)

Bus N71

From St.Julian's to Mqabba via Luqa, Airport, Zurrieq and Qrendi

This bus can reach Malta International Airport at night (only 2 nights a week).

Schedule: Friday / Saturday and Saturday / Sunday night, every 30 minutes.

  • First bus departs from St. Julian’s at 23:15,  last at 3:15.

Full route: St. Julian’s / San Giljan / Il-Marsa / Hal Luqa / Hal Kirkop / Iz-Zurrieq / Il-Qrendi / L-Imqabba / Hal Farrug / Hal Qormi (circular route, returns back to St. Julian’s / San GIljan)

Bus N91

From St.Julian's to Santa Lucia via Marsa, Paola, Zabbar, Zejtun and Marsaskala

Schedule: Friday / Saturday and Saturday / Sunday night, every 30 minutes.

  • First bus departs from St. Julian’s at 00:00,  last at 3:30.
  • First bus leaves Santa Lucija at 00:39,  last at 4:09.

Full route: St. Julian’s - San Giljan / Marsa / Paola / Fgura / Zabbar / Marsaskala / Zejtun / Santa Lucija

Bus N209

From St.Julian's to Zebbug via Hamrun, Qormi and Siggiewi

Schedule: Friday / Saturday and Saturday / Sunday night, every 30 minutes.

  • First bus departs from St. Julian’s at 23:25,  last at 3:25.

Full route: St. Julian’s / San Giljan / Santa Venera / Tal-Pieta / Il-Hamrun / Hal Qormi / Haz-Zebbug / Is-Siggiewi / Haz-Zebbug / Hal-Qormi (circular route, returns back to St. Julian / San GIljan)

Bus N212

From Sliema to Bugibba via St. Petersburg Julian’s / San Giljan and Bahar ic-Caghaq

Schedule: every night, the interval between buses 30 minutes.

  • First bus leaves Sliema at 23:10,  last at 00:40.
  • First bus departs from Bugibba at 23:50,  last - at 01:20.

Buses run every night, but they finish quite early.

Full route: Tas-Sliema / St. Julian’s / San Giljan / Is-Swieqi / Pembroke / Bahar ic-Caghaq / Il-Qawra / San Pawl il-Bahar / Bugibba Terminus

The exact schedule of any of these routes is available on the official website of the transport of Malta, just click on the desired number.

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