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Contactless cards used to pay public transport fares in Malta.

The tallinja card is a contactless card used to pay for public transport fares in Malta. Quoting from the official website:

The tallinja card is a new and easy way to travel by bus. It is a personalised contactless card that will enable holders to top up any amount of money on it. The card can then be used to travel on all the buses in Malta and Gozo. Tallinja cards will be personalised and colour coded for Adults, Students, Children, Kartanzjan holders, Special ID Card Holders and Gozo Residents. It will contain your photo, name and surname for identification purposes. No photos will be included for Children aged under 11.

Tallinja cards can be obtained online by visiting the official website.

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Can I get a Tallinja card on arrival at Malta airport?

I gather that as of summer 2015, Malta has introduced a stored-value card for use on buses, much along the lines of London's Oyster card or Hong Kong's Octopus card. The Maltese version is called a Tallinja card. Looking at the bus fares table, a…
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Can two people share a 12-trip Tallinja card when traveling together in Malta?

Looking at the Maltese public transport page for non-personalised tickets, following on from my earlier question on Tallinja cards, I see that they offer a 12-trip card for €15. I'm not sure if I'll need 12 trips on my upcoming trip, but I can see…
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Purchasing monthly personalised Tallinja Cards

My wife and I are U.K. citizens and will be visiting Malta for six weeks from 3rd March this year. We are booked into the Plaza Hotels in Sliema. Is it possible for us to purchase monthly personalised tallinja cards? If so how do we apply for them?
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Which cities' transit cards interfere with each other?

Many public transit systems now use RFID cards for fare payments. Sometimes, multiple cities purchase systems from the same vendor, or use the same design, such that if you put cards for both cities on the reader, it would try to look up an account…
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