How Much Does a Driving Licence Cost in Malta? 2026 Calculator

Driving licence cost calculator

Pick a licence category, choose a driving school or a private instructor, and set how many lessons you expect to take and what each one costs. Transport Malta's fees are filled in for you. Every school figure starts at a typical published Malta price and can be changed, and the link you share keeps your numbers.

Transport Malta's fees are set by law

These charges are in the Ninth Schedule of the driving licence regulations, and every learner pays the same ones whether the licence is for a moped or a bus. They are the only figures in the calculator that are not estimates.

A first car licence with one sitting of each test on a weekday comes to €107.75, or €124.50 with a Saturday practical test. A practical re-sit costs the same as the first sitting. The €31 licence fee is paid online on the day of the test or after it; if you already hold a licence, the new category costs €10 instead. Transport Malta does not accept cash, and if you miss your practical test slot you lose it and pay €23.25 again to re-apply.

What a licence typically costs, category by category

The typical total is what the calculator shows before you change anything: one sitting of each test on a weekday, a typical number of lessons at a typical school price, the school's registration and insurance charge, its test-day charge, a doctor's medical report and the licence fee. The range runs every one of those school figures from the cheapest published price to the dearest.

The motorcycle rows assume a first licence, so they include the €31 licence fee; if you already drive a car, the calculator swaps it for €10. AM is a theory test only, so it has no practical test fee. BE has no separate theory test in these figures: Transport Malta's car question bank covers "Categories B etc.", which a B holder has already passed. No Malta school publishes a current bus lesson price, so the D row uses lorry school prices. The Driver CPC is not in any of these totals.

Lessons are most of the bill

For a car, the fees Transport Malta charges are about a ninth of the typical total. Most of the rest is lessons, so the number you take matters more than any other figure in the calculator.

Car lessons in Malta are usually €20 to €25 an hour on a weekday and €24 to €30 in the evening or on a Saturday, so booking daytime lessons is the simplest saving. Pisani Motoring School puts the average at 30 hours before a learner is ready for the test, which is where the calculator starts.

There is no minimum set in law. A licensed school keeps a Student Record Sheet for your category, and every lesson on it must have been taught before you can apply for the practical test; beyond that, it depends on how quickly you are ready.

Manual or automatic?

Most schools charge the same for manual and automatic lessons, so the choice does not change the price of learning. It changes the licence: pass the car test in an automatic and the licence is restricted to automatic cars, shown as code 78. Switching to manual later means another test. If you switch between manual and automatic while you are learning, some schools charge a fee for the change of category.

Motorcycles: AM, A1, A2, A and Code 111

Transport Malta's minimum ages decide which motorcycle licence you can pay for in the first place.

Motorcycle lessons are usually 45 minutes to an hour and cost €17 to €28, and schools quote 10 to 15 hours of riding before the test. The school's test-day charge is usually €75 to €100 including Transport Malta's €23.25.

For a full A licence, compare the two routes before you book. Going straight to A at 24 is one set of lessons and tests. Starting on A2 at 20 gets you riding sooner, but moving up to A at 22 is applied for as a further category, so budget its permit, test and €10 again.

If you already hold a car licence, Code 111 is the cheaper way onto a 125cc. After a 10-hour course at a licensed motoring school you may ride an A1 motorcycle in Malta only, without a pillion. Schools charge €180 to €250 for the course, and Transport Malta lists no test or fee for it.

• Malta motorcycle theory test: categories, fees and booking

Lorries and buses: C1, C, CE and D

The heavy categories are built on a car licence: C, CE and D need a Category B licence held for at least a month, and CE also needs Category C. The minimum age is 18 for C1, 21 for C and CE (19 with the Driver CPC) and 24 for D (21 with the Driver CPC).

Each has its own theory test and question bank, so a car driver pays the €30.25 theory fee again. Lorry lessons are usually about 45 minutes to an hour at €50 to €55, schools quote around 15 hours, student insurance runs €150 to €180, and a school charges €150 for a weekday test and €175 on a Saturday. The practical test itself takes about 90 minutes. The licence is issued for five years at a time, and each renewal needs a fresh medical certificate.

If you will drive a lorry or a bus for a living, you also need the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence. The initial qualification is three tests: a 100-minute multiple-choice test, a 100-minute case study and a 30-minute practical demonstration. Training before the tests is optional, through an approved 63-hour programme, and the qualification is kept up with 35 hours of training every five years. No Malta provider publishes a price for the course, so the calculator asks you to enter the quote you are given.

Six ways to pay less

Prepare for the theory test for free. Transport Malta publishes its question bank in English and Maltese at no charge, and passing first time saves the €22.50 re-sit.

Book a weekday practical test. Transport Malta charges €40 on a Saturday against €23.25 on a weekday, and schools add €25 or more to their own test-day charge as well.

Take daytime lessons. The same hour often costs €5 more after 5pm.

Do not lose your slot. Arrive more than 15 minutes late and you are marked absent, which means a fresh application, another €23.25 and the school's test-day charge again.

Ask for the whole price list before you sign up: the registration and insurance charge, the test-day charge and the fee for changing school, not only the lesson price. Transport Malta charges nothing to change school, but some schools charge €40 to €70 to release you.

Add practice with a private instructor if you have one. A relative who meets the rules can add practice between school lessons at no cost, which can cut the paid lessons you need.

• Malta theory test cost: fees and what you actually pay
• How to book the Malta theory test

FAQ

How much does a driving licence cost in Malta?

For a first car licence through a driving school, a typical total is about €947.75, and most learners will land between €664.75 to €1,707.75. Only €107.75 of that is Transport Malta's fees; the rest is lessons and school charges, which vary by school.

What fees does Transport Malta charge?

€23.25 for the learner's permit, €30.25 for the theory test (€22.50 for a re-sit), €23.25 for a weekday practical test or €40 on a Saturday, and €31 for the first licence. Adding a category to a licence you hold costs €10.

How much is a motorcycle licence in Malta?

With a school, a typical A1, A2 or A licence is about €577.75, usually €397.75 to €920.75, if it is your first licence. If you already drive a car, Code 111 lets you ride a 125cc in Malta after a 10-hour course costing €180 to €250.

How much does a lorry or bus licence cost?

A typical Category C or D licence with a school is about €1,178.75, usually €866.75 to €1,958.75, on top of the car licence you need first. The Driver CPC for professional drivers is extra.

How many driving lessons will I need?

There is no legal minimum. Your school must teach every lesson on its Student Record Sheet before you apply for the practical test, and after that it depends on you. Schools put the average at about 30 hours for a car and 15 for a motorcycle or a lorry.

Is an automatic licence cheaper?

The lessons usually cost the same. The difference is the licence: a test passed in an automatic gives a licence for automatic cars only, so a later switch to manual means another test.

Is it cheaper with a private instructor?

It can be. A non-licensed instructor who is at least 25 and has held the licence for five years can teach you, and a relative may charge nothing. You still pay Transport Malta's fees and the medical, and the car must be insured and carry L plates.

Does it cost more to take the test in Maltese?

No. Transport Malta charges the same fees in either language and publishes the question bank in English and Maltese.

The theory test is the one part you can prepare for free

Practise free with the 10-question taster, no account needed, or create a free account to keep your progress. Everything before the test, from practice questions to full mock tests in the exam format, is on the TheoryBuddy homepage, and it is free to start.

• the TheoryBuddy homepage
• the 10-question taster
• create a free account

Sources

• Transport Malta, "Obtaining your driving licence". The learner's permit, theory and practical test fees, the urgent collection fee, the cash and missed-slot rules, the minimum ages, the medical by a doctor, the private-instructor rules, the Student Record Sheet, the separate question banks and the free change of school at Transport Malta. Archived copy.
• Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations, Subsidiary Legislation 65.18. The Ninth Schedule is the legal fee table: €31 for a three-year probationary licence, €10 to add a category, €22.50 for a theory re-sit. Also the source for AM being a theory test only, the Code 111 course and the automatic-only Code 78.
• Driving Licence online portal, Frequently Asked Questions. States the €31.00 probationary licence fee payable on or after the day of the test, the €10 charge for adding a category, the €22.50 theory re-sit, and that the practical re-sit carries the same fee. Archived copy.
• Transport Malta, Driver CPC for drivers of buses, coaches, minibuses and trucks. The three initial qualification tests, the optional 63-hour training programme, and 35 hours of periodic training every five years. Archived copy.
• Royal Motoring School, "Prices". Car lessons from €20 an hour by day and €25 in the evening, the same for manual and automatic; a €90 weekday test; €110 and €180 permit packages for cars and lorries; lorry lessons from €50; a €20 doctor's medical; €225 motorcycle package; €250 for the Code 111 course.
• Pisani Motoring School, prices and general information. Car lessons from €21; €80 student insurance; a €100 weekday test and €120 on a Saturday; lorry lessons of about 45 minutes from €50, €150 insurance, €150 or €175 for the test; motorcycle lessons from €20. Source of the averages of 30 hours for a car and 15 hours for a lorry or a motorcycle.
• Douglas Motoring School. €25 an hour in working hours and €30 outside them; €75 learner registration and insurance; €95 to the school on top of Transport Malta's €23.25 for a weekday test, €120 on a Saturday.
• Top Notch Driving Academy. Manual lessons €20 an hour; €90 for the student permit and insurance; €95 for the test, €120 on a Saturday.
• Elite Driving Academy (Malta), "Costs". A €90 registration fee plus Transport Malta's €23.25; €95 for a weekday test including Transport Malta's fee, €150 on a Saturday. Its theory figure of €31.25 is not the official fee, which is €30.25.
• Smart Motoring School, "Services". Car lessons €22 an hour on weekdays; a €70 application fee that includes Transport Malta's permit fee and insurance; motorcycle lessons €22; €40 to change school.
• Cortis Motoring School. Manual and automatic car lessons at the same €20; motorcycle lessons €17.
• Gordon's Moto Centre, motoring school. A €60 application fee; 45-minute motorcycle lessons at €20, with a recommended minimum of 10; an €80 test including Transport Malta's €23.25; €180 for the 10-lesson Code 111 course.
• Cycle World, motoring school. A €50 registration fee, €28 for a one-hour motorcycle lesson and a €75 test including Transport Malta's fee.