There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Maldives by train or plane
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane LHR - MLE
15h 12m$560–2,605Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane BRS - MLE
17h 4m$276–1,847Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane BHX - MLE
17h 11m$580–2,318Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane LGW - MLE
18h 46m$545–1,981Fly Cardiff Airport to Velana International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane CWL - MLE
20h 59m$509–1,712Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane MAN - MLE
19h 5m$514–2,444Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Kulhudhuffushi Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kulhudhuffushi Airport (HDK)plane LHR - HDK
18h 58m$589–1,504Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Fuvahmulah Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM)plane LHR - FVM
20h 33m$699–1,804
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Maldives is to train and fly which costs $500 - $2,500 and takes 19h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Maldives is to train and fly which takes 15h 12m and costs $550 - $2,700.
The distance between Cardiff and Maldives is 8800 km.
It takes approximately 15h 12m to get from Cardiff to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 4h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 3:59 AM in Cardiff and 7:59 AM in Maldives.
There are 260+ 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
- emirates.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Velana International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- maldivian.aero
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Velana International Airport, Hanimaadhoo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Velana International Airport, Kooddoo Atoll
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Velana International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–750
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Velana International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Velana International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–900
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–900
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Velana International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,800
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
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