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Driving in Malta - Traffic rules and Road signs
Welcome to Accudriver! Here you can read and learn road rules in Malta. Also, you may take a look for road signs of Malta. It would be really useful to check the traffic rules before going to Malta. Make your trip safer!
Malta
Quick reference
Driving side
Left
Speed (urban / rural / highway)
50 km/h / 80 km/h / 80 km/h
Blood alcohol limit
0.05%
Emergency
112
Min. rental age
21
Pre-trip checklist
Drive on left
0.02% if novice
Save 112
Tolls & practical
Drive on left. Narrow roads.
No tolls.
Common fines
Speeding
€40+
Phone
€100
Drink driving
€200+
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Parking & fuel
Parking
Limited; paid in Valletta and towns.
Tip: Narrow streets; parking difficult.
Fuel
Common types: Unleaded 95, Diesel.
Cards and EUR.
Approx. price: ~€1.50
Things that might surprise you
Drive on left
British legacy.
0.02% novices
License under 2 years: 0.02%.
Narrow roads
Many streets very narrow.
Guide last verified: 2026-02
General rules
Traffic Direction
Left Hand
Km/h or Mp/h
km/h
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Speed limits rules
Urban Area
60
Speed road
80
Express road
N/A
Where to rent a car in Malta?
The best site to book your car rental is Discovered Cars. They will find the best prices from all big rental companies 👍
Required car kit
Triangle
Recommended
First aid
Recommended
Fire extinguisher
Recommended
Spare bulb
No
Tow Rope
Yes
Other differences in rules
Maximum promille alcohole
0.08
Toll roads
No
Minimum driver age
18
Where to rent a car in Malta?
The best site to book your car rental is Discovered Cars. They will find the best prices from all big rental companies 👍
Malta road signs
End of prohibition signs
End of no horns
End of no overtaking
Indication signs
Hospital
No through road for vehicles on left turn
No through road
Parking
Mandatory signs
Pass on either side
Pass on this side (left)
Pass on this side (right)
Pedestrians only
Proceed left only
Proceed right only
Proceed straight or turn left only
Proceed straight or turn right only
Roundabout
Straight ahead only
Turn left ahead only
Turn right ahead only
Turn right and left ahead only
Priority signs
End of priority road
Give Way
Give way to oncoming traffic
Priority over oncoming vehicles
Priority road
Stop
Prohibitory signs
Maximum height
Maximum weight
Maximum width
No U-turns
No bicycles
No entry
No equestrians
No heavy goods vehicles
No horns or excessive motor noise
No horse-drawn vehicles
No motor vehicles except motorcycles
No motor vehicles
No overtaking
No parking or waiting
No pedestrians
No stopping
No vehicles
Special regulations signs
One-way street
Pedestrian crossing
Speed limit signs
End of maximum speed limit
Maximum speed limit
Minimum speed limit ends
Minimum speed limit
Warning signs
Agricultural vehicles
Bend ahead
Children
Crossroads with a minor road
Crossroads without priority
Double bend ahead
Eldery people
Equestrians
Falling rocks or debris
Junction with a minor road
Level crossing (one track)
Level crossing with barriers ahead
Level crossing without barriers ahead
Low-flying aircraft
Maximum height
Offset side roads with priority, first to the left
Offset side roads with priority, first to the right
Other danger
Overhead electric cables
Pedestrian crossing ahead
Pedestrians in road ahead
Road hump ahead
Road narrows on both sides
Road narrows on one side
Roadworks ahead
Roundabout ahead
Series of dangerous twists
Slippery road surface
Steep ascent
Steep descent
Traffic signals ahead
Tram crossing
Tunnel ahead
Two-way traffic ahead
Uneven road ahead
Unprotected quayside or riverbank
App
About
News
Rules
Driving in Malta - Traffic rules and Road signs
Welcome to Accudriver! Here you can read and learn road rules in Malta. Also, you may take a look for road signs of Malta. It would be really useful to check the traffic rules before going to Malta. Make your trip safer!
Malta
Quick reference
Driving side
Left
Speed (urban / rural / highway)
50 km/h / 80 km/h / 80 km/h
Blood alcohol limit
0.05%
Emergency
112
Min. rental age
21
Pre-trip checklist
Drive on left
0.02% if novice
Save 112
Tolls & practical
Drive on left. Narrow roads.
No tolls.
Common fines
Speeding
€40+
Phone
€100
Drink driving
€200+
🔥 Download our mobile app!
Works fully offline
Rules of more than 60 countries in your pocket
Comparing traffic rules and road signs between countries
Regular updates
Parking & fuel
Parking
Limited; paid in Valletta and towns.
Tip: Narrow streets; parking difficult.
Fuel
Common types: Unleaded 95, Diesel.
Cards and EUR.
Approx. price: ~€1.50
Things that might surprise you
Drive on left
British legacy.
0.02% novices
License under 2 years: 0.02%.
Narrow roads
Many streets very narrow.
Guide last verified: 2026-02
General rules
Traffic Direction
Left Hand
Km/h or Mp/h
km/h
For business inquiries: contact@accudriver.io