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Sliema

Sliema holidays

Seaside Maltese town offering a long promenade, shopping and practical bus links between Valletta and St Julian's.

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29°C SeptemberBest Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep4–7 nightsRecent nonstop return fare from Paphos

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At a glance

  • practical Malta base
  • walkable seaside stay
  • public-transport users
  • shopping-focused trips

Trip cost

2 nights in Sliema≈ €255–€360 pp
Return flight
≈€73
Stay
≈€226
Food & local
≈€60

Includes the return fare from Paphos. An estimate, not a quote — each booking happens separately with its supplier. How we work this out.

Prices shown on this page are indicative estimates in euros, not quotes. Every booking happens separately with its own supplier, at that supplier's own live price. How we work this out.

Stays

Stays in Sliema

From €92/night · Typical €222 · 101 stays · 2-night stay assumed

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Getting to Sliema

  • AirportMalta International Airport (MLA)
  • Transfer optionsBus, taxi

Malta International Airport connects to Sliema by the Airport Direct TD3 bus, which stops at Sliema Ferries among other points and also serves Gżira, Msida and St Julian's; taxis are the alternative.

Flexible-date fares from Paphos

October from €116 return

Typical €126 · 2 nights

Sat 10 Oct

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Areas of Sliema

A few places people base themselves, and who each tends to suit.

  • Tigné PointModern waterfront and shopping district, suits visitors wanting contemporary apartments and mall access.
  • Qui-Si-SanaEastern end of the promenade, relatively quiet stretch good for families and walkers.
  • Tower Road seafrontCentral promenade area with consistent sea views, ideal if you want coastal walks right outside your accommodation.
  • Manuel Dimech and side streetsInland grid of streets offering a more local feel and potentially calmer evenings than the direct seafront.
  • Sliema FerriesArea around the Valletta ferry and bus stops, convenient for frequent crossings to the capital.

Sliema weather by month

Sliema is warmest in July, when daily highs average 32°C, and coolest in February at 16°C. November is the wettest month at about 59 mm, July the driest at 1 mm. Taking warmth and rainfall together, June, July, August, September score best for a trip.

Best overall
June · July · August · September
Hottest
July · 32°C
Wettest
November · 59mm
How these figures are worked out

Monthly averages — multi-year historical data, not a standard 30-year climate normal or a forecast. Gold months are the best weather fit: each month scores on how close its average daily high sits to about 27 °C, with heavy rainfall counting against it, and months far outside that range are not ranked at all.

How we work this out

What each season is like

Spring
Promenade is pleasant with moderate use; sea generally cool, but buses and ferries already run regular schedules.
Summer
Seafront and swimming spots become very busy and traffic can feel dense, especially around evening stroll times.
Autumn
Still good for sea access with slightly fewer visitors, though stormier days can make the coastline feel exposed.
Winter
Quieter and more local in feel; some outdoor cafe seating and sea-oriented activities scale back.

What’s on in Sliema

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Compare Malta destinations

Still deciding? Other Malta destinations, with the same weather and typical-stay data behind them.

DestinationAugTypical stay
St Julian's31°C4–7 nights
Valletta31°C3–5 nights

Good to know about Sliema

Why go

  • Makes a more everyday, residential-leaning base than Valletta while still close to the capital by ferry or bus.
  • Offers easier bus connections and shopping than smaller coastal neighbours like Gżira or Msida.
  • Lets you walk along the coast to St Julian's while staying somewhere quieter than Paceville.
  • The ferry to Valletta leaves from The Strand and runs daily, later into the evening in summer — a short harbour crossing that avoids the road round Marsamxett entirely.
  • Swimming here is off rock shelves and carved pools rather than sand, but the stretch is official bathing water: the health authorities monitor and classify sites at Fond Għadir, beside Għar id-Dud and along Qui-Si-Sana.
  • Harbour cruises and boat trips to Comino and the Blue Lagoon leave from Sliema Ferries on The Strand, so the island's most popular boat outings start on the doorstep.

Worth knowing

  • Area is strongly developed with hotels and apartments, so it feels more like a modern town than a historic centre.
  • Rocky shoreline means limited traditional sandy beach access compared with northern resort areas.
  • Traffic along the main seafront road can be busy and noisy at peak times.
  • Since May 2025 anyone arriving at Comino's Blue Lagoon by boat has to pre-book a time slot, with numbers capped, so a boat trip there needs the booking arranged rather than a spontaneous decision on the promenade.

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