Are there any other ways to Malta apart from air?

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I was meant to go to Malta with my family for a fortnight next May. I'm excited but I am dreading it because of one thing, I suffer with EXTREMELY bad motion sickness in buses or cars. As soon a they hit more than 60mph I've had it. I start holding my brreath,pushing myself down into my seat, trying to choke myself on my seatbelt and apply footbrakes that aren't there. I shout for someone to tel the driver to stop and it's a very traumatic feeling. I bit my fiance's arm once because I wasn't familiar with my mate's driving. I want to go as I've never been abroad, but my motion sickness is making me so fearful I'm in tears over my first foreign excursion! Please help

Answer 1

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Planes don't have the sensation of travelling that cars do, except for 15-20 seconds on the take-off run and a bit more on landing. Through the flight you'll not notice it's moving most times unless you look out of the window and see the ground moving very very slowly far below. Occasionaly there's a bit of bumpy air, but it's not like being on a road, and nearly the whole time the flight will be so smooth you could be sitting in an armchair at home.
My daughter had a very bad time in cars, but is fine with flying.
You can get travel sickness pills from Boots. LLoyds Pharmacy, etc.
They are anti-histamines, the same as bite tablets, so they might make you drowsy.
The travel sickness cure was the answer to what to do with millions of them left over after the war, for troops in the Pacific and in Japan and Burma against insect bites.
They were re-labelled as travel sickness pills and sold out in weeks.
Now everybody makes them.

If you travel overland and by ferry you will have an awful long time being ill with motion sickness. It's a long way by bus or train, or a rough and very long drive and then a long ferry trip.
It would be far better to get the plane, which is far quicker and a lot smoother.

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Very helpful- thanks!

Answer 2

not really unless your a good swimmer

Answer 3

I'm not sure where you are writing from but if it's the UK, your family are unlikely to want to drive there. It's not too long in the air and you could talk to your GP about motion sickness medication and, when you get there, it will be worth several hours of discomfort - anyway, if you've never flown, the chances are you won't even feel you are moving never mind sufering motion sickness. You could catch the train to the airport adn you won't have a very long journey at the other end as Malta isn't a large country. Go on - enjoy your trip!!

Answer 4

yes you could get the ferry from various places in italy. genova, catania, palermo etc etc

google ferries to malta
or check virtuferries website

u should really not dread going to malta its amasing
u should also check gozo out, malta's sister island
www.welcometogozo.com for more info

enjoy

Answer 5

As Kyle told you, there are ferries from various places here in Italy. You can find schedules and prices here:

http://www.virtuferries.com/pages/index.…
http://www.directferries.co.uk/ferries_f…

However, it's a fairly long trip and if you suffer motion sickness in cars, you might want to think carefully before taking the boat.

Answer 6

Go by plane,

I get motion sickness but when I went from Manchester to Malta airport in may on my first ever flight I was fine. The take off and landing felt kind of weird but the only thing that bothered me during the flight was that I went partially deaf due to the change in altitude that and thomas cook charge 90p for a small can of pepsi