From Buġibba or Sliema. And a warning: without a free QR pass nobody sets foot in the lagoon. We explain both.
CHECK TIMES & BOOK (€40) →★ 8.5/10 · 328 reviews · six hours · free cancellation up to 24 h before
Adult prices. The lagoon pass is free and always separate: you book it yourself.
From Buġibba at 9:00, 9:30, 10:00 or 11:00: a 90-minute crossing, the day on Comino and its reef, and from June to October an extra hour at the Crystal Lagoon. 8.5/10, 328 reviews.
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From Buġibba at 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 or 12:00: an hour at the Blue Lagoon, three free hours on Gozo and the pirate caves from the boat. The transfer to Victoria, on Gozo, €5 extra. 7.7/10, 332 reviews.
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The schooner with hotel pickup, Gozo and 90 minutes at the lagoon (€75, 216 reviews) or the catamaran from Sliema with buffet and open bar (€89). Note: on the schooner the lagoon “is not guaranteed”.
COMPARE ALL FIVE →What hardly anyone explains: since May 2025, to land at the Blue Lagoon you need a free QR code booked on the Government of Malta website, with a time slot (morning, afternoon or sunset), up to two months ahead and a maximum of four people per booking. No cruise includes it, and without it you stay on the boat. How to book it, step by step.
The boats do not leave from Valletta. Which harbour suits you depending on your hotel and your pass slot.
See harbours →The Crystal Lagoon, the Santa Marija caves, the tower and the sets of Troy.
Learn more →In wind the lagoon loses its colour and the boats change plan. Check before booking your slot.
Check the wind →Pass rules read on blcomino.com (official site) and prices and times on Civitatis on 6 September 2026. They may change without notice; the valid ones are always those in the booking process.
Another trip by boat
More turquoise water by boat: the La Maddalena archipelago in Sardinia, with the Pink Beach you can only see from the water. Boat to La Maddalena →
Or Kotor’s Blue Cave in Montenegro: a three-hour boat trip with a swim and Our Lady of the Rocks. Kotor Blue Cave →