Mellieha Bay & the Mellieha Bay hotel on the right.
The long beach stretches from the corner of the bay to the left edge
Top right is Gozo and the Gozo Channel

Mellieha Bay Location

• 32 km north of Valletta
• 2 km north of the inland village of Mellieha

Mellieha Bay Description

• Mellieha Bay has a clean, gently shelving, sandy beach with shallow water, ideal for children. A variety of watersports are available including some of the best scuba-diving in the Mediterranean.
• The beach is the longest on Malta and is backed by the main road
• On the other side of the road is a wetland bird sanctuary, the Ghardira Bird Sanctury, but it is not open to the public.

Mellieha bay from the Riu Seabank hotel

Mellieha Bay Beach

• Mellieha Bay has the largest beach on Malta. The sandy beach is clean, gently shelving, with shallow water, ideal for children. A variety of watersports are available including some of the best scuba-diving in the Mediterranean. 

A section of Mellieah Bay beach and the Seabank hotel . 
Mellieha village can be seen onthe top of the hill 1 km away

Sports in Mellieha Bay

• water skiing, sailing, wind surfing, snorkelling or simply floating in the pleasant warm waves of the Mediterranean Sea
• Many hotels & aparthotels have their own sporting facilities. See Hotel descriptions

  AquaVenture Limited - Diving

  The Water's Edge, Mellieha Bay Hotel, Mellieha, MLH 02, Malta

   

The Luna Holiday Complex & Mellieha Bay in the Background
The large beach is at the end of the bay, off photograph to the right

Mellieha Bay Bus Services

Bus routes

44 Valletta - Ghadira Bay via Msida Creek, Lija Cemetry, Mosta Dome, St. Paul's Bay, Xemxija Bay, Mellieha Heights, Mellieha Church and Ghadira Bay.

45 Valletta - Cirkewwa (Gozo ferry) via Msida Creek, Lija Cemetry, Mosta Dome, St. Paul's Bay, Xemxija Bay, Mellieha Heights, Ghadira Bay and Cirkewwa.

48 Bugibba - Cirkewwa (Gozo ferry) From Bugibba Terminus via St. Paul's Bay, Xemxija, Selmun, Mellieha Church, Ghadira Bay and Cirkewwa.

50 Valletta - Armier Bay. Summer Only via Msida Creek, Valley Road, B'Kara Naxxar Road, Lija Cemetry, Mosta Dome, St. Paul's Bay, Xemxija, Selmun, Mellieha Church, Mellieha Bay and Armier Bay.

441 Mellieha Bay - Popeye Village

645 Sliema From Sliema Ferries- Cirkewwa  via Tower Road, St. Julians Bay, Paceville, St. Andrews, Dolphinarium, Coastline Hotel, St. Paul's Bay, Xemxija Heights, Mellieha Bay, Cirkewwa.

Additional services from Mellieha

43 Valletta via Msida Creek, Lija Cemetry, Mosta Dome, St. Paul's Bay, Xemxija Bay, Mellieha Heights.

More about bus services

Hotels in Mellieha Bay