Is Malta safe for tourists?

One of the safest countries in Europe. Across 1 guides Malta averages 5.0 out of 5; Malta are rated safe or very safe. Every guide names the comfortable areas and the ones that want care, with the reason.

Which parts of Malta need the most care?

None of the 1 guides in Malta is rated below 3: the usual big-city attention — bags in front on transit, phones away at the kerb — is the whole of it.

Is Malta Safe? Safety by City — 1 Destination Rated

Is Malta safe?

1 guide, each rated 1 to 5 with the reason — and two lists per place, where you are comfortable and where to pay attention. Nowhere is called dangerous; the specific thing is what helps.

5.0 average across 1 guide · Very safe

Malta Very safe

One of the safest countries in Europe. Driving is the exception — Maltese roads are narrow, the standard is poor and the accident rate is high. Swimming off rocks is normal here and the currents between Comino and Gozo are strong. Summer sun on white limestone is fierce.

Comfortable: Valletta · Sliema · Mdina · Gozo · The Three Cities

Paceville — at closing time, which is where Malta’s only real trouble is
Driving, which is on the left, on narrow roads, with a poor standard and a high accident rate
Currents in the channel between Comino and Gozo, which are strong
Sun on white limestone, which reflects and burns faster than people expect

The ratings are this site's own, from the guides' authors and the corrections readers send in; they are not an index. Read the general advice in travel safety tips.

Is Malta safe?

Malta Very safe

The guides in Malta