Special Bus Services for Valletta and Nadur Carnival This Weekend
Ahead of the Valletta and Nadur Carnival celebrations commencing today, temporary service adjustments have been unveiled to cater to the increased demand for public bus services.
All holders of personalised Tallinja Cards can travel free of charge on Day, Night, and Special Services trips. For passengers without a valid Tallinja Card, cash tickets at €3 per passenger will be available for purchase from the bus ticket machine. Fares for Tallinja Direct routes are set at €3.00 for cash payments on board and €1.50 when using a personalised Tallinja Card.
The below list of routes will have service extensions and frequency enhancements:
Valletta Carnival
Saturday 10 February
- Valletta to Isla (Route 1): Service extended until 22:30hrs
- Valletta to Kalkara (Route 3): Service extended until 23:00hrs
- St Julian’s to Valletta (Route 13A): Increased frequency every 15 minutes from 12:10hrs to 23:00hrs
- Valletta to St Julian’s (Route 13A): Increased frequency every 15 minutes from 12:10hrs to 23:00hrs
- Valletta to Sliema (Route 21): Service extended until 22:30hrs
- Valletta to Birkirkara (Route 22): Service extended until 22:45hrs
- Cirkewwa to Valletta (Route 41): Increased service every 30 minutes from 12:25hrs to 22:25hrs
- Valletta to Cirkewwa (Route 41): Increased frequency every 30 minutes from 15:25hrs to 22:55hrs
- Cirkewwa to Valletta (Route 42): Increased frequency every 30 minutes from 12:00hrs to 20:00hrs
- Valletta to Cirkewwa (Route 42): Increased frequency every 30 minutes from 12:00hrs to 20:00hrs; Service extended until 22:30hrs
- Valletta to Gharghur (Route 46): Increased frequency every 30 minutes from 13:15hrs to 20:45hrs
- Bugibba to Valletta (Route 48): Increased frequency every 15 minutes from 12:10hrs to 20:10hrs
- Valletta to Bugibba (Route 48): Increased frequency every 15 minutes from 12:20hrs to 23:00hrs
- Valletta to Dingli (Route 52): Service extended until 23:00hrs
- Valletta to Zurrieq (Route 71): Service extended until 22:45hrs
- Valletta to Birzebbugia (Route 82): Service extended until 23:00hrs
- Valletta to Zejtun (Route 84): Service extended until 22:55hrs
- Valletta to Marsascala (Route 91): Increased frequency every 15 minutes from 20:10hrs to 22:55hrs
Sunday 11 February
- Morning service follows the normal Sunday schedule.
- From 12:00hrs onwards, routes switch to the weekly schedule.
Nadur, Gozo
Friday 9 February
- Special service to Nadur Carnival: Direct service every 30 minutes from Victoria to Nadur between 20:00hrs and 00:00hrs.
- Shuttle service between Mgarr Ferry and Nadur with each scheduled ferry between 19:00hrs and 00:00hrs.
- Special services at 01:00hrs (Saturday early morning) from Nadur to various localities.
Saturday 10 February
- Direct service from Victoria to Nadur every 15 minutes between 20:00hrs and 00:00hrs.
- Shuttle service between Mgarr Ferry and Nadur with each scheduled ferry between 19:00hrs and 00:00hrs.
- Special services at 01:00hrs and 02:30hrs (Sunday early morning) from Nadur to various localities.
Sunday 11 February
- Direct service from Victoria to Nadur every 30 minutes between 20:00hrs and 23:00hrs.
- Special services at 00:00hrs from Nadur to various localities.
Saturday 10 February (night) till Sunday, 11 February (early morning):
- MPT will provide a special service (S222 and S41) from Cirkewwa to Mellieha, Xemxija, St. Paul’s Bay, Pembroke, St. Julian’s, Sliema, Mosta, Birkirkara, Msida, and Valletta, according to the Gozo Channel Ferry arrivals in Cirkewwa.
