Dear Community Members,
I am in the process of organizing a move to a new home in Malta and am considering transporting some items by car. I am interested in knowing whether it is feasible to rent a car e.g. in Sicily or any other place in continental Europe , take it to Malta via ferry, use the car in Malta for a few days, and then return it to Sicily using the ferry again. Any insights or experiences you can share regarding this process would be greatly appreciated.
Warm regards, Sebastian
@shof2023
Welcome Sebastian,
Very good question ! I hope members will guide you soon.
Regards
Bhavna
Welcome Sebastian,
in the first instance you have to ask any car rental company if they agree you bring the vehicle across to Malta. There are often rental restrictions which do not allow you to bring a vehicle across from Sicily to Malta. Furthermore I have the impression rental companies in Italy are often expensive. If you find a rental company in Germany that might be fine. When I came across to Malta my friend in Germany was willing to rent out his vehicle for a week for 250 Euros, but I had to pay all the fees for fuel and the motorway=autostrada in Italy. I eventually decided against it and took a mover.
Dear hanselmar5, many thanks.
I have contacted care rental companies in Germany and Italy and it looks like no car rental company allows for boarding a ferry to Malta. But I am not 100% sure and maybe members have some hands-on experiences.
May I ask which mover you have chosen?
Best regards, Sebastian
When I moved my furniture I contacted Carl Hartmann Uberseespedition in Bremen. However, before that I was in contact with my former colleague Eduard who owns The Red B company in Paderborn. His vehicles are up to 3.5 tons. This means if you have light furniture and boxes a small vehicle might be sufficient. In my case I decided for a container which was shipped from Hamburg to Malta. The voyage took 4 weeks. The vehicles of Red B transport were not big enough.
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