Are Malta's buses any good? We asked commuters to tell us what they think

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With roughly 50 days to go before buses become free for all Maltese residents, long wait times and unreliability continue to plague the national public transport service.
That is what regular bus commuters told us on Tuesday, when we spoke to several of them at bus stops across Malta.
“I sometimes wait 30 minutes or more for a bus” Hailey, who uses the bus daily, said. “In the heat, it can get very tiring,” she said.
Hailey’s experience was echoed by many others, accentuating concerns that a public transportation service that is just weeks from being extended to all the population is already running at full capacity.
Bus fares will be scrapped for all residents as of October 1. Senior citizens and students already travel on the bus for free. The governing Labour Party says the move is intended to increase bus use and reduce cars on the road.
To use the bus, however, commuters need to be able to hop aboard one.

[@raul8265]

Why don't you start building metro! MALTA NEEDS A METRO NOW!

[@NIKOLAP7]

I have been in Malta when they still had those old buses, it wasn't really bad except for the traffic jams. It's understandable because there isn't too much space to expand. If you plan to go on Gozo, renting a car is your best bet, because the buses on Gozo were a disaster. I don't know whether the buses in Malta have a live tracking app. If they don't, develop it immediately.

[@hansishen6233]

oppositely i think buses in gozo are better, although with large departure interval, they are quite punctual unlikely to the Malta island ones

[@naufalikhlasksatria9228]

I'm s Indonesian will imitate Maltanese lifestyle

[@maryanastasi1017]

Sliema 222 route is a disgrace always overcrowded.

[@jdb47games]

Malta has the worst bus service I have seen in a rich country. Buses are infrequent, and often late and crowded, if they turn up at all. Sometimes they just drive past. They stop running ridiculously early, mostly 9-10pm. I advise people not to holiday in Malta for this reason.

[@maryanastasi1017]

Sliema route 222. Is a disgrace. Always overcrowded.

[@northernblue1093]

And the answer is? You don't define good so have nothing to measure against.