Sliema eSIM
In Sliema you connect to GO or Epic, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 71 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- GO and Epic
- Typical speed in Malta
- 71 Mbps typical, 19 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Sliema
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $5.89 | $5.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $2.63 | $7.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $1.98 | $9.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $1.49 | $14.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.19 | $23.89 |
How Malta compares across Europe
- Regional typical speed
- 71 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, GO, Epic
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Croatia, 71 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Greece, 69 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 2: Valletta, Sliema
Landing at Malta International Airport (MLA)
- Airport
- MLA / LMML
Getting into Sliema
- Sliema-Valletta ferry across Marsamxett Harbour
- Malta Public Transport routes 13, 13A, 14, 15, 16 and 21 between Sliema and Valletta
Worth knowing about Sliema
- Sliema sits directly across Marsamxett Harbour from Valletta and is reached either by a short harbour ferry or by bus around the inlet.
- Sliema shares Malta's single airport at Luqa; there is no separate airfield and no rail link anywhere on the island.
- Malta's public wifi network is called MCAfreeWiFi. Connecting opens a splash page that asks only for agreement to the terms plus the user's age, gender and nationality, with no phone number.
- Sliema has five listed MCA free wifi hotspots: Gnien l-Indipendenza, Pjazza Sant'Anna, the primary school, Gnien Qui-Si-Sana and Triq Bisazza.
- A ticket can be bought on any Malta Public Transport bus with cash or a contactless bank card, so no tallinja card is needed. Tickets last two hours and allow free transfers.
- A single Malta bus journey on day routes costs 2.00 euros in winter and 2.50 euros in summer, and the operator states that all its buses carry free wifi.
- The Sliema to Valletta ferry runs direct with no intermediate stops and is free to holders of a personalised tallinja card.
- The Sliema to Valletta crossing is worked as a catamaran service by Valletta Ferry Services, with a day single at 3 euros and sailings from early morning into the evening, later in summer.
- A fast ferry from Sliema to Bugibba opened in May 2026, free to tallinja card holders, with a paid onward connection to Gozo alongside the existing Sliema to Valletta boat.
- Malta is the most densely populated country in the European Union, with almost 1,400 inhabitants per square kilometre, according to Eurostat.
- Malta's undersea link to Sicily is a 95 km, 220 kV cable from Maghtab to Ragusa, running since March 2015 and supplying roughly a third of the island's electricity.
Sources for this page
Other cities in Malta we cover
- Valletta
- 2 km from Sliema, nearest airport MLA