Monthly and long-term car rental in Malta

Why a long stay in Malta works better with your own car

Malta is small, but it is not always quick to get around. The bus network, run by Malta Public Transport under the Tallinja brand, reaches most towns and is genuinely useful, yet for a longer stay it has limits. Services thin out in the evenings, popular routes fill up, and a journey that looks short on the map can mean a change and a wait. When you are here for weeks rather than days, those small frictions add up.

One hire car for the whole stay removes that. You decide when to leave for a morning meeting in Sliema, an afternoon at a quiet bay, or a weekend across the water in Gozo, without checking a timetable first. For remote workers wintering here, families relocating, longer holidays, or anyone between cars, having a vehicle outside the door is the difference between fitting your life around Malta and fitting Malta around your life.

It also opens up the parts of the islands that buses serve least well: the north of Malta, the inland villages, and Gozo, which is more rural and where a car earns its keep most. If a road trip is on your list, our Gozo car rental page covers the Cirkewwa to Mgarr ferry, which runs year-round and carries your car across in about twenty-five minutes.

What a long-term hire includes

A long stay does not change how we price. You get the same all-in basis as a standard hire: VAT and the airport fee are already in the figure, so the price you see is the price you pay. There are no surprise extras waiting at the desk.

• Collision damage waiver and third-party cover are included as standard, so you are protected from day one.
• Unlimited mileage across Malta and Gozo, which matters most when you are here long enough to actually explore.
• Free cancellation, so you can hold your plans in place and adjust if your dates move.
• A refundable deposit is held on a card at pickup and released when you return the car. An optional upgrade lowers the excess if you would rather travel with less held.

The booking flow on our site is built around shorter trips, so it will not show a monthly figure. That is exactly why a long stay is handled as an enquiry: we quote it properly around your dates and the car you need, rather than stretching a daily rate that was never meant for a month. Ask us through the contact page and we will come back with a clear, all-in long-stay price.

Practical points for a long stay

Driving here is on the left, British style, which is second nature for some visitors and a short adjustment for others. After a day or two it settles. If you would rather not change gear in the islands' tighter streets and roundabouts, an automatic car takes one thing off your mind. We also keep electric options, which suit shorter daily distances and a city base well.

Malta's winters are mild by European standards, with bright days, among the mildest winters of any European capital, and only the occasional spell of rain and wind, so a car stays useful right through the cooler months when buses feel less appealing. Our fleet is kept serviced and well looked after, which counts for more over a long hire than a short one: you want a car you can trust week after week, not just for a weekend.

Support is Malta-based, so if you have a question during the stay you are talking to people on the islands, not a distant call centre. Families settling in for a season often pair the long hire with a roomier vehicle; our family car rental page is a good starting point for that.

Licence, age and deposit for a long hire

The requirements for a long-term hire are the same as for a standard one. You drive on your existing full licence held for the usual qualifying period. If your licence is not in the Latin alphabet, bring an International Driving Permit alongside it. A small number of nationalities aside, most visitors hire on their home licence without trouble; if you are unsure, ask us before you book and we will confirm.

A refundable deposit is held on a card at pickup, the same as any hire, and released on return. The optional excess-reduction upgrade is available on long stays too, and over several weeks many drivers find the peace of mind worth it. Nothing about the cover or the conditions gets thinner because the hire is longer; it is the same protection, simply for more of your time here.

How to get a long-stay quote

There is no published monthly rate to copy off a page, and that is deliberate. A real long-stay quote depends on a few things only you know, so we build it around them rather than guessing.

• Your dates, including roughly when you arrive and how long you expect to stay.
• The car type you have in mind: small and easy to park, an automatic, an SUV, something for the family, or an electric car.
• Your stay length, since a month, a season, or several months are all priced differently.

Send those details through the contact page and we will reply with a tailored, all-in long-stay price: VAT and the airport fee included, cover and unlimited mileage in the figure, and free cancellation so your plans stay flexible. If you would rather start by seeing what is available, browse the fleet first and tell us which car caught your eye.