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St Julian's

St Julian's holidays

Modern Maltese bay town combining dining and nightlife around Paceville with easy coast walks and resort-style hotels.

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29°C SeptemberBest Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep4–7 nights

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At a glance

  • nightlife-oriented trips
  • social groups
  • mixed island touring
  • younger adults

Trip cost

4 nights in St Julian's≈ €475–€680 pp
Return flight
≈€108
Stay
≈€452
Food & local
≈€120

Includes the return fare from Manchester. 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 St Julian's

From €92/night · Typical €263 · 18 stays · for your 4 nights

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Getting to St Julian's

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

Malta International Airport connects to St Julian's directly by two Airport Direct coaches: TD2, which carries on to Pembroke, and TD3, which runs via Sliema, Gzira and Msida. Both leave roughly every half hour, and taxis run from the arrivals area.

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Flexible-date fares from Manchester

October from €124 return

4 nights

Thu 1 Oct

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Areas of St Julian's

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

  • Spinola BayPicturesque bay with restaurants and small boats, good for couples and diners wanting sea views.
  • PacevilleNightlife district with clubs and bars, suits visitors prioritising late evenings over quiet sleep.
  • St George's BayArea with beach access and nearby nightlife, a compromise for those wanting both swimming and evening activity.
  • PortomasoMarina and tower area with higher-end hotels and casino, best for those wanting a polished marina setting.
  • Balluta BayBayside stretch between Sliema and St Julian's, good for walkers wanting promenade access in both directions.

St Julian's weather by month

St Julian's 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
Nightlife is active but not at full summer intensity; coastal walks feel comfortable and buses manageable.
Summer
Peak season brings very busy evenings, higher noise levels around Paceville and heavy demand on accommodation; July and August average highs sit around 30°C with almost no rain.
Autumn
Still lively, with slightly calmer crowds; some nightlife and restaurant terraces remain busy on weekends.
Winter
Quieter but still functioning as a residential and entertainment area, with some seasonal venues reducing hours or closing. December to February stays mild by northern European standards but is the wettest stretch of the year.

What’s on in St Julian's

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Compare Malta destinations

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

DestinationAugTypical stay
Sliema31°C4–7 nights
Valletta31°C3–5 nights

Good to know about St Julian's

Why go

  • Offers far more nightlife and late-evening activity than Sliema or Valletta, centred on Paceville.
  • Stays here feel more like a holiday town than the working-city atmosphere of Sliema.
  • Central on Malta's north-east coast, making bus connections to beaches and the capital straightforward.
  • Malta is small enough that most of the island works as a day trip from here: the 13A bus runs into Valletta, and buses 50, 51, 52, 53 and 56 continue from the Valletta terminus to Mdina and Rabat.
  • For Gozo, route 222 from neighbouring Sliema reaches the Cirkewwa ferry, which the operator runs to Mgarr around the clock all year, weather and operating conditions permitting.

Worth knowing

  • Nightlife-heavy streets around Paceville can be noisy and crowded late into the night, which does not suit light sleepers.
  • Rocky shoreline offers limited sandy beach compared with northern resorts.
  • Traffic and parking can be challenging at peak times due to the concentration of hotels and bars.

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