Top 5 Reasons For Hiring a Car in Malta

By Edward Johnson

Malta is a small group of islands in the Mediterranean (Europe) and scores of tourists travel to this beautiful holiday destination every year. As with most holidays, hiring a car in Malta is a common practice and there are plenty of Malta car hire agencies out there that offer very reasonable prices for reliable cars. There are some very strong reasons to hire a car in Malta that will help you get the most out of your Malta holidays.

Reason 1: Avoid public transport by hiring a car. The only form of public transport in Malta is route buses, which have been up for replacement by new vehicles for decades. If you hire a car on your Malta holiday you can steer clear of these old, noisy and uncomfortable buses which only get appreciation from classic car collectors but none from the rest of us. Although public transport is dirt cheap (when compared to car hire in Malta), you get what you pay for: Pay peanuts, get monkeys!

Reason 2: Car hire allows you to do more with your Malta holiday. There is a lot to discover in Malta, in fact the islands are well known for their high concentration of places of interest. Using public transport to get around visiting these places means you'll waste a lot of time on bus routes which have been designed for the Maltese and not for tourists. If you hire a car in Malta you can also avoid bus tours, which are not very flexible, not very private and pretty expensive too.

Reason 3: It's cheap to hire a car in Malta. There's a lot of choice when it comes to car hire in Malta, with a lot of competition between car hire agencies, driving the prices down and providing better vehicles than in other holiday destinations. Fuel prices in Malta are among the lowest in all of Europe, with both petrol and diesel costing around 1 euro per liter. Finally, tours are a popular choice for tourists, but if you take more than just one or two you'll be spending a pretty penny and a hired car is definitely a cheaper and more flexible option for your Malta holidays.

Reason 4: Enjoy the freedom a hire car offers in Malta. You can drive your hired car around all sorts of places you would otherwise never have seen and it's practically impossible to get lost on an island measuring only 122 square miles! You can find places that the locals only know about, such as secluded beaches and peaceful villages that can really show you what Malta and the Maltese are really about.

Reason 5: Driving in the Maltese sun requires air conditioning! If you decide not to hire a car in Malta during a summer holiday there, you're going to regret it. With an average daytime temperature of over 32 degrees Celsius and high humidity levels its just no fun riding a bus or going on a tour in the midday sun. Unless of course you hire a car with AC. Yes, it'll cost you a bit more but trust me, it's well worth the expense!

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