There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Maldives by train or plane
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Velana International Airport (MLE)BRS - MLE
21h 8m$285–848Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Velana International Airport (MLE)LHR - MLE
15h 7m$517–1,138Fly Cardiff Airport to Velana International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Velana International Airport (MLE)CWL - MLE
18h 54m$437–1,307Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Velana International Airport (MLE)BHX - MLE
17h 21m$405–1,083Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Velana International Airport (MLE)LGW - MLE
18h$492–936Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Velana International Airport (MLE)MAN - MLE
18h 33m$451–765Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Kulhudhuffushi Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kulhudhuffushi Airport (HDK)LHR - HDK
18h 43m$536–1,387Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Fuvahmulah Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM)LHR - FVM
18h 33m$446–1,387
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Maldives is to train and fly which costs $280 - $850 and takes 21h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Maldives is to train and fly which takes 15h 7m and costs $500 - $1,200.
The distance between Cardiff and Maldives is 8772 km.
It takes approximately 21h 8m to get from Cardiff to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 5h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 5:13 AM in Cardiff and 10:13 AM in Maldives.
There are 266+ hotels available in Maldives.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Maldives?
KLM, IndiGo Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Velana International Airport (MLE) 4 times a day.
- Website
- maldivian.aero
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Manama, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Velana International Airport, Hanimaadhoo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Velana International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Velana International Airport via Zurich, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Velana International Airport via Prague, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Velana International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Velana International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,300
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Velana International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Velana International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–850
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $11–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
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