Nearly every major site in Malta is run by Heritage Malta, so there is one price list rather than ten. That makes it easy to work out what a week of sightseeing will cost before you arrive. The answer depends almost entirely on whether you visit the Hypogeum.
The six best known sites cost eighty-seven euro
For one adult, the six sites most visitors want come to €87. The Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum is €35 and the Grand Master’s Palace is €12. Ġgantija, Ħaġar Qim with Mnajdra, Fort St Elmo and Fort St Angelo are €10 each.
Add the National Museum of Archaeology at €5 and St Paul’s Catacombs at €6 and you are at €98. That is a full week of sightseeing for under a hundred euro a person.
The Hypogeum is more than a third of that
At €35 the Hypogeum costs more than three other sites put together. Only a small number of people are allowed underground each day, which is why it is priced that way and why it sells out.
A last-minute ticket costs €50. Children under six are not admitted at all, and families often find this out after paying.
A cheap week is possible
Skip the Hypogeum and the forts and the cost drops sharply. The National Museum of Archaeology is €5.
Fortress Builders in Valletta is €2 for everyone. The Gozo Nature Museum is free.
Ta’ Ħaġrat and Skorba are €3.50 each. Tarxien, St Paul’s Catacombs and the Domvs Romana are €6 each.
Seven of those come to about €31 for an adult. The Archaeology Museum holds the finds from the temples, so it works well either before or after visiting them.
What a family of four pays
Child rates are lower everywhere and children aged five and under go free, except at the Hypogeum where they cannot go in. For two adults and two children, the Hypogeum is €100, the Grand Master’s Palace is €40, Ġgantija is €32 and Ħaġar Qim with Mnajdra is €31. Those four alone come to €203.
Two tickets cover two sites each
The Ġgantija ticket also covers Ta’ Kola Windmill, which is a few minutes away in Xagħra. Do them on the same trip rather than paying twice.
Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra share one site and one ticket. People often miss that and leave after seeing only one of the two.
The multi-site pass
Heritage Malta sells a pass covering its sites. If you plan to see more than three or four, it usually works out cheaper than separate tickets. Check the current price on their site, because it changes and the number of sites you visit decides whether it is worth it.
Where to check the prices
All the current figures are on our admission prices page, which lists adult, youth, senior and child rates for every site. Prices are set by Heritage Malta and change from time to time, so confirm before you build a budget around them.
