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Malta & Gozo Dive Prices 2026: Wreck Diving From EUR 65

Malta has one of the highest wreck densities in the Mediterranean, and it prices like a Western European destination, not a budget one: our four tracked operators (Dive Systems Malta, Malta Blue Diving, Scuba Malta | Diving Center, and Gozo Dive - St Andrew's) put a single guided dive at EUR 65-95 (about USD 75-110), and certification runs noticeably higher than Southeast Asia or the Bay Islands. Still cheaper than most Western European alternatives, and multi-dive packages bring the per-dive cost down meaningfully. Dive Systems Malta's 10-dive pack works out to about EUR 54 (USD 62) per dive.

Real prices from our tracked Malta and Gozo operators, from a EUR 65 (~USD 75) single guided dive to a EUR 900 (~USD 1,038) Divemaster course, so "how much does diving Malta cost" gets an actual number.

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Converted at 26 Oct 2026 rates. Shops charge in their own currency.

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    Malta

    Malta & Gozo

    IntermediateMid-range

    Open Water course from EUR 310 · Day trip from EUR 65

    A single guided dive runs EUR 65-95 (about USD 75-110) across the four operators; the cheapest is Dive Systems Malta at EUR 65. Discover Scuba Diving / Try Dive runs EUR 90-95 (about USD 104-110). Multi-dive packages from Dive Systems Malta and Malta Blue Diving run EUR 256 (about USD 295) for a 2-day technical-diving package up to EUR 540 (about USD 623) for a straight 10-dive pack. PADI Open Water certification runs EUR 470-550 (about USD 542-635) across Gozo Dive - St Andrew's, Malta Blue Diving, and Scuba Malta; Advanced Open Water EUR 370-395 (about USD 427-456). Scuba Malta | Diving Center runs the widest specialty-course catalogue we track anywhere, mostly EUR 220-395 (about USD 254-456) per specialty, covering wreck, deep, navigation, search and recovery and more. At the top end, a Divemaster course runs EUR 440-900 (about USD 508-1,038) depending on operator.

Before you book

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Malta & Gozo

Season

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Also good: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.

Getting there

  • Malta International Airport (MLA) has frequent flights from across Europe.
  • Gozo is reached from Malta by a short public ferry from Ċirkewwa (about 25 minutes, roughly €4.65 foot passenger, more with a car); a fast ferry for foot passengers also runs from Valletta.

Minimum stay

4 nights

Good for your first trip if

Open Water minimum for standard sites. Requirements depend on the exact route: an open reef or the outside of a wreck is a different dive from a route into an overhead environment. Confirm the training and experience required with the shop. A guide does not replace it.

Know before you go

  • Hyperbaric units are at Mater Dei Hospital on Malta and Gozo General Hospital; in an emergency call 112.
  • Most recreational sites are calm, current-light diving; the deeper wrecks and cavern sites are where shops brief more conservatively.

Top dive sites

Top sites in Malta & Gozo

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Um El Faroud

Advanced only

Depth15–36 m

A 110m former oil tanker deliberately scuttled in 1998 off Wied iż-Żurrieq, now sitting upright in two sections and large enough to warrant multiple dives.

  • wreck
  • large hull
  • resident fish life
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Cirkewwa Reef & Wrecks

Intermediate

Depth6–34 m

A shore-accessible north-coast site with shallow reef routes used for training, plus the P29 and Rozi wrecks, which are deeper dives listed as Advanced. Suitability depends on the route you choose.

  • swim-throughs
  • multiple wrecks
  • shore access
  • reef fish

Common questions

What's the cheapest dive in Malta or Gozo?

A single guided dive from Dive Systems Malta at EUR 65 (about USD 75) is the cheapest we track. Package pricing brings the per-dive cost down further. A 10-dive pack from the same operator works out to roughly EUR 54 (USD 62) per dive.

How much does a PADI Open Water course cost in Malta?

EUR 470-550 (about USD 542-635) across the operators we track. That's noticeably more than Southeast Asia or the Bay Islands, in line with the wider cost of diving in Western Europe.

Is Malta or Gozo cheaper for diving?

Our research notes Gozo as generally a little cheaper and quieter than Malta's main tourist areas for accommodation; on diving specifically, Gozo Dive - St Andrew's prices land in the same band as the Malta-based operators we track, so the bigger cost driver is where you stay, not which island you dive from.

What kind of diving is Malta known for?

Wrecks, more than fish density. WWII casualties, purpose-sunk ferries, and patrol boats (Um El Faroud, HMS Maori, P29, and others) have become artificial reefs with their own resident life. Winter and spring bring the best visibility for wreck photography; the diveable season runs May-Oct for the calmest, warmest conditions.

How this guide was built

Every fact above is pulled live from the same destination and operator records used on Dive Curated's destination pages. It can never drift out of sync with what those pages say.

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