Malta Car Hire Destination Guide

Car hire in Malta is widely available from all the major car rental companies, despite its size. Malta is an island nation in the Mediterranean. The country is an archipelago, with only the three largest islands (Malta, Gozo, and Comino) being inhabited.

As a very popular holiday destination Malta has much on offer to the tourist with its ideal placement in the Mediterranean with a warm, dry climate. Winter days can be wet, cool and windy or mild and sunny while in spring and autumn the latter is more usual. Summers are virtually guaranteed to be dry and hot.

As the Malta is so popular it’s recommended to book your car rental before you leave as you’ll almost definitely get a better price booking in advance than you will at the counter.

Driving in Malta
If you’re planning to rent a car while in Malta there’s some basic information you’re going to need to get you on your way. Firstly, and quite importantly get ready to drive on the left hand side of the road. This is different to most other countries so could take some getting used to. This means that you should always overtake vehicles on the right, and give priority to traffic coming from the right at roundabouts (traffic islands).

As with large portions of Europe, it is compulsory to carry a warning triangle. Seat belts are also compulsory in the front and, if fitted, in the rear.

Speed Limits
The common speed limits are 40 km/h (25mph) in built up areas and 64 km/h (40mph) out of town. Malta doesn’t have any motorways.

Drink Driving
As with most other European countries drink driving is heavily frowned upon in Malta and the limit is quite low (currently 80mg) at the same level it is in the UK so it’s not worth taking any risks.

Related Links
• Rental Locations : A guide to destinations throughout the world
• Visit Malta : Official tourism web site for Malta