Prices, insurance and minimum age to hire a car in Malta

Prices vary according to model class, between €14 (the cheapest price as far as our research shows) and €49 for a car like a Peugeot 206, Kia or Fiat. Of course in Malta cars like Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, or larger cars like a Van or Minibus are also available.
The longer you hire the care, the cheaper the price will be. Students are often granted discounts.

Attention: Cars are principally not hired to people under the age of 21. People between 21 and 25 years have to pay a bit more for the additional insurance. That’s normally around €5 excluding tax.

In case of an accident there is the excess payment of €350 (varies sometimes). Some car rental services require that you deposit this excess ratio in cash. We wouldn’t suggest this, because you can never be sure to get it back - some find ridiculous reasons to keep the money.

Also it is important to check the car before you hire it! Sometimes there are easily spottable damages, in that case report immediately to the car rental service before driving off.

In Malta driving is on the left side of the street - since Malta was a former colony of the British Empire.

Some streets are very narrow, unbelievable narrow. Sometimes even too narrow for some larger cars like a jeep! So be careful.

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