Delivery fees on Wolt and Bolt Food in Malta
What each platform charges to deliver from the restaurants that serve six towns, and the other fees it adds. Each restaurant sets its own fees on each platform, so you see the typical fee and the range most orders fall in.
Delivery fee by town
| Delivering to | Wolt | Bolt Food |
|---|---|---|
| Valletta City Gate |
€2.20 typical €0.75–€6.25 for most restaurants; 3% deliver free 1134 restaurants deliver (fee known for 1131), about 40 min |
€3.79 typical €2.39–€5.09 for most restaurants 835 restaurants deliver, about 32 min |
| Sliema The Strand, Sliema Ferries |
€2.65 typical €0.75–€5.25 for most restaurants; 3% deliver free 1172 restaurants deliver (fee known for 1169), about 40 min |
€2.79 typical €1.49–€6.39 for most restaurants 806 restaurants deliver, about 32 min |
| Birkirkara St Helen's Basilica |
€2.65 typical €0.75–€5.25 for most restaurants; 3% deliver free 1195 restaurants deliver (fee known for 1192), about 40 min |
€2.99 typical €1.69–€5.19 for most restaurants 899 restaurants deliver, about 32 min |
| Mosta the Rotunda |
€3.75 typical €1.25–€6.25 for most restaurants; 3% deliver free 1185 restaurants deliver (fee known for 1182), about 45 min |
€3.89 typical €1.89–€5.79 for most restaurants 877 restaurants deliver, about 42 min |
| St Paul's Bay Bugibba Square |
€4.25 typical €0.75–€6.75 for most restaurants; 2% deliver free 1073 restaurants deliver (fee known for 1070), about 50 min |
€5.19 typical €1.39–€7.49 for most restaurants 600 restaurants deliver, about 48 min |
| Victoria (Gozo) Independence Square (It-Tokk) |
€1.60 typical €0.35–€3.85 for most restaurants; 2% deliver free 106 restaurants deliver, about 30 min |
€1.29 typical €1.19–€3.69 for most restaurants 148 restaurants deliver, about 28 min |
More reference points
Some restaurants deliver only nearby, so we also ask from these points. They widen the comparison; the towns above are the ones to compare fees by.
| Delivering to | Wolt | Bolt Food |
|---|---|---|
| Swieqi the parish church |
€2.65 typical €0.75–€5.25 for most restaurants; 3% deliver free 1188 restaurants deliver (fee known for 1185), about 40 min |
€3.09 typical €1.49–€7.29 for most restaurants 845 restaurants deliver, about 32 min |
| Naxxar Victory Square |
€3.25 typical €1.00–€5.25 for most restaurants; 3% deliver free 1188 restaurants deliver (fee known for 1185), about 45 min |
€3.59 typical €1.99–€4.79 for most restaurants 844 restaurants deliver, about 38 min |
| Ħamrun St Gaetan's church |
€2.20 typical €0.75–€6.25 for most restaurants; 3% deliver free 1183 restaurants deliver (fee known for 1180), about 40 min |
€2.79 typical €1.59–€4.19 for most restaurants 826 restaurants deliver, about 32 min |
| Qormi St George's church |
€2.65 typical €1.00–€5.25 for most restaurants; 3% deliver free 1184 restaurants deliver (fee known for 1181), about 40 min |
€3.39 typical €1.89–€4.59 for most restaurants 828 restaurants deliver, about 32 min |
| Fgura the parish church |
€3.25 typical €1.25–€6.75 for most restaurants; 3% deliver free 1122 restaurants deliver (fee known for 1119), about 45 min |
€3.99 typical €1.79–€6.09 for most restaurants 806 restaurants deliver, about 38 min |
| Marsaskala the seafront |
€4.25 typical €2.20–€7.25 for most restaurants; 3% deliver free 980 restaurants deliver (fee known for 977), about 50 min |
€4.39 typical €1.49–€8.89 for most restaurants 384 restaurants deliver, about 42 min |
| Żurrieq the parish church |
€5.25 typical €3.25–€6.25 for most restaurants; 3% deliver free 1020 restaurants deliver (fee known for 1017), about 50 min |
€5.29 typical €3.49–€6.49 for most restaurants 468 restaurants deliver, about 48 min |
| Rabat St Paul's Square |
€5.25 typical €2.65–€6.25 for most restaurants; 3% deliver free 1123 restaurants deliver (fee known for 1120), about 50 min |
€5.09 typical €3.19–€6.59 for most restaurants 697 restaurants deliver, about 52 min |
| Mellieħa the parish church square |
€6.75 typical €2.65–€7.75 for most restaurants; 2% deliver free 833 restaurants deliver (fee known for 830), about 55 min |
€4.69 typical €1.19–€6.79 for most restaurants 253 restaurants deliver, about 42 min |
| Marsalforn (Gozo) the bay |
€2.55 typical €0.35–€3.85 for most restaurants; 2% deliver free 106 restaurants deliver, about 35 min |
€2.69 typical €1.19–€4.69 for most restaurants 121 restaurants deliver, about 32 min |
The same restaurants on both apps
Each app has its own restaurants, so the typical fees above aren't like for like. Here are only the restaurants on both apps whose delivery fee to the town we know on both.
| Delivering to | Restaurants | Wolt (median) | Bolt Food (median) | Cheaper on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valletta | 452 | €1.50 | €3.79 | Wolt for 450, Bolt Food for 2 |
| Sliema | 439 | €1.25 | €2.79 | Wolt for 438, Bolt Food for 1 |
| Birkirkara | 485 | €1.85 | €2.99 | Wolt for 479, Bolt Food for 6 |
| Mosta | 466 | €3.25 | €3.99 | Wolt for 462, Bolt Food for 4 |
| St Paul's Bay | 304 | €3.25 | €5.29 | Wolt for 301, Bolt Food for 3 |
| Victoria (Gozo) | 78 | €1.60 | €1.39 | Wolt for 51, Bolt Food for 27 |
"Typical" is the median delivery fee of the restaurants that deliver there; the range leaves out the cheapest and dearest tenth. Fees are before promotions such as free delivery for new customers, Wolt+ or Bolt Plus, and before any surcharge for busy times or bad weather.
How Wolt's fees work
- Delivery fee: each restaurant publishes a base price (typically €0.35) plus a charge that rises with the straight-line distance from the restaurant to you. The table above applies each restaurant's own schedule to the distance to each reference point.
- Service fee: 8% of the order, at least €0.80 and at most €3.30 at 97% of the restaurants we checked.
- Small-order fee: the difference up to €8.00 on orders under €8.00 at most restaurants (others: €10.00, €12.00). Wolt shows this threshold as "Min. order", but you can still order less and pay the difference.
- Fees as published in each restaurant's delivery pricing on Wolt, read with its menu (1328 restaurants so far).
How Bolt Food's fees work
- Delivery fee: the fee Bolt Food's restaurant list shows for each reference point, set per restaurant and distance.
- Minimum order: none of the restaurants we checked set one on its menu.
- Service and small-order fees: Bolt Food shows any such fees only in the basket, and its basket needs a login with a phone number, so we can't list them. The app explains that a small-order fee "is applied for orders less than" a minimum value "after discounts".
How we read the fees: every day we ask each platform's public website which restaurants deliver to each reference point (a public square or landmark, never a home address) and, about once a week per restaurant, its menu and fee schedule. How we compare.
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