GOZO PASSENGER AND GOODS SERVICE (FARES) REGULATIONS *

GOZO PASSENGER AND GOODS SERVICE (FARES)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 499.31

GOZO PASSENGER AND GOODS SERVICE

(FARES) REGULATIONS *

1st June, 2004

LEGAL NOTICE 314 of 2004, as amended by Legal Notices 425 of 2007,

426 of 2012 and 22 of 2017.

The title of these regulations is the Gozo Passenger and

Goods Service (Fares) Regulations.

Substituted by

L.N. 425 of 2007.

(Regulation 2(1))

As from

As from

As from

1 June 2004

1 June 2005

1 June 2006

on return

on return

on return

basis

basis

basis

1. Passenger Standard Fare

€4.66

€4.66

€4.65

This fare applies for all passengers,

except Gozitan permanent residents and

holders of "Karta Anzjan".

2. Passenger Standard Night Fare

€4.08

€4.08

€4.05

This fare applies for all passengers,

except Gozitan permanent residents and

holders of "Karta Anzjan", leaving Mġarr,

Gozo, after 8.00pm and before the first

morning trip heading the departure

c o l u m n o f t h e C o m p a n y ’s p r i n t e d

Schedule of Trips between the months of

November and March.

3. Gozo Resident Passenger Subsidised Fare

€1.16

€1.16

€1.15

This fare is applicable to Gozitan

permanent residents.

4. Senior Citizen Subsidised Fare

€1.75

€1.75

€1.75

This fare is applicable to all holders of the

"Karta Anzjan".

5. Children’s Fare

€1.16

€1.16

€1.15

This fare is applicable to all children from

the age of 3 up to 12 years.

6. Car and Driver Standard Fare

€14.56

€15.14

€15.70

This fare applies for all passengers,

except Gozitan permancnt residents and

holders of "Karta Anzjan".

(1) The fares payable by passengers and vehicles for the

journey from Ċirkewwa or Sa Maison, Malta to Mġarr, Gozo, or

vice-versa, shall be those shown in the First Schedule.

(2) The fares payable in respect to any incentive scheme for the

journey from Ċirkewwa, Malta, to Mġarr, Gozo, or vice-versa, shall

be those shown in the Second and Third Schedules.

Amended by

L.N. 425 of 2007;

(Regulation 2(2))

L.N. 22 of 2017..

Frequent Traveller Scheme

The Frequent Traveller Scheme offers the passenger the option to buy a number of

return trip tickets at a reduced rate, to be utilised within the timeframe specified in

the table below.

Foot Passenger Service

Standard Vehicle* and Driver Service

Scheme

No. of

Cost

Duration

Scheme

No. of

Cost

Duration

trips

€

trips

€

1 year

1 year

1 year

1 year

1 year

1 year

6 months

6 months

6 months

6 months

3 months

3 months

3 months

3 months

6 weeks

6 weeks

* Up to 5.3 metres in length

Regulations relating to this scheme may be obtained from the offices of the

Company.

The sales of such scheme may be terminated at the Company’s discretion.

The fares payable on commercial and, or other vehicles

falling within the parameters given in the Fourth Schedule for the

journey from Ċirkewwa or Sa Maison, Malta, to Mġarr, Gozo, or

vice-versa, shall be those shown in the said Schedule.

Amended by

L.N. 425 of 2007;

(Regulation 2(2))

L.N. 22 of 2017.

Gozo by Night Scheme

The Gozo by Night Scheme provides for the sale of a " group ticket " which may be

purchased solely from the ticket booth at Ċirkewwa, Malta.

The ticket costs €9.32 for a car (under 5.3 metres in length) together with a driver

and 3 accompanying passengers, or €6.99 for a maximum of 4 persons traveling on

foot. Ticket holders will be entitled to a return passage boarding frorn Mġarr, Gozo

between 22.00 hours of the same day and 04.30 hours of the following day. This fare

also applies when such passengers cross over to Malta with the Passenger only Night

Service during the period covered by the winter schedule.

The same fare will apply even if the number of passengers in the group is less than

4. The tickets are valid between Monday and Thursday only (excluding public

holidays). There will be no refund for the unused tickets. If passengers return

separately from the group, a full fare has to be paid.

The scheme may be terminated at the Company’s discretion.

A commuter may be requested to produce his legally valid

identification document or "Karta Anzjan" at the time of the issuing

of the ticket, or at any other time of boarding the vessel or during

the trip, so as to establish his identity as a Gozo resident or senior

citizen respectively.

Substituted by

L.N. 425 of 2007.

(Regulation 3)

Amended by

L.N. 22 of 2017.

Fares

Tariffs on return trip basis

Ċirkewwa

Sa Maison

1. Length overall of vehicle 5.3 metres

€16.30

€18.60

2. Length overall of vehicle exceeding 5.3 metres and

not exceeding 6.5 metres

€23.25

€26.75

3. Length overall of vehicle exceeding 6.5 metres and

not exceeding 8 metres

€34.90

€39.60

4. Length overall of vehicle exceeding 8 metres and

not exceeding 10 metres

€53.55

€61.70

5. Length overall of vehicle exceeding 10 metres and

not exceeding 12 metres

€62.85

€72.20

6. Length overall of vehicle exceeding 12 metres and

not exceeding 14 metres

€74.50

€87.35

7. Length overall of vehicle exceeding 14 metres

€88.50

€102.45

8. Vehicles with an overall length under five point three (5.3) metres fall under the car

category.

9. Towed Trailer up to five (5) metres shall pay €13.95. When length exceeds five (5)

metres, payment shall be based on length overall of vehicle and towed trailer in

accordance with the above tariffs.

10. A surcharge of €2.30 per linear metre will be applied on overhanging cargo carried on

vehicles boarding from Ċirkewwa to Gozo or vice-versa.

11. A surcharge of €2.80 per linear metre will be applied on overhanging cargo carried on

vehicles boarding from Sa Maison to Gozo or vicc-versa.

12. These fares do not include fares applicable to passengers and drivers detailed under

the First Schedule.

A commuter may be requested to produce his ticket, on

demand by an authorised officer, in order to check and inspect the

tickets and their validity, and the entitlement thereof in the case of

subsidised fares, both before boarding the vessel and, or on board

the said vessel

Provided that for the purposes of these regulations, an

authorised officer shall mean an officer of the ferry operator so

contracted by Government to carry out these services or a public

official so appointed by the Ministry for Competitiveness and

Communications.

Loads on commercial vehicles are not to exceed the

registered capacity of the vehicle and, or an axle-weight in excess

of 13 tons.

*These regulations have been repealed by Legal Notice 163 of 2025.

Car and Driver Standard Night Fare

€11.65

€12.23

€12.80

This fare applies for all passengers,

except Gozitan permane nt r esidents.

leaving Mġarr, Gozo, after 8.00pm and

before the first morning trip heading the

d e p a r t u r e c o l u m n o f t h e C o m p a n y ’s

printed Schedule of Trips betwecn the

months of November and March.

Car and Gozo Resident Subsidised Fare

€6.99

€7.57

€8.15

This fare is applicable to Gozitan

permanent residents.

Car and Senior Citizen Subsidised Fare

€11.65

€12.23

€12.80

This fare is applicable to all holders of the

"Karta Anzjan".

Motor cycle and Driver Standard Fare

€8.15

€8.15

€8.15

Motor Cycle and Driver Night Fare

€6.99

€6.99

€6.95

As from

As from

As from

1 June 2004

1 June 2005

1 June 2006

on return

on return

on return

basis

basis

basis

This fare applies to all passengers, except

to Gozitan permanent residents, on trips

leaving Mġarr, Gozo after 8.00pm, and

before the first trip heading the departure

c o l u m n o f t h e C o m p a n y ’s p r i n t e d

schedule of trips between the month of

November and March.

Motor cycle and Gozo Resident Driver

€4.66

€4.66

€4.65

Subsidised Fare

This fare is only applicable to Gozitan

permanent residents.

Bicycle Standard Fare

€1.16

€1.16

€1.15

Passenger only Night Service

€6.99

€6.99

€6.99

This single way fare applies to all

passcngers, travelling between Ċirkewwa,

Malta, and Mġarr, Gozo, and vice versa,

between 01.30 and 04.30 hours, during

the period covered by the winter

Schedule.