There are 5 ways to get from Cologne to Maldives by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane CGN - MLE
17h 4m$423–1,208Train to Frankfurt, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane FRA - MLE
13h 14m$362–660Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane DUS - MLE
14h 47m$433–674Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane BRU - MLE
16h 48m$472–932Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly
- Take the train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsbackbus
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane LUX - MLE
21h 20m$522–729
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Maldives is to train and fly which costs $360 - $700 and takes 13h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Maldives is to train and fly which takes 13h 14m and costs $360 - $700.
The distance between Cologne and Maldives is 8031 km.
It takes approximately 17h 4m to get from Cologne to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 4h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 5:51 PM in Cologne and 9:51 PM in Maldives.
There are 313+ hotels available in Maldives.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Maldives?
Turkish Airlines, Eurowings, and Austrian Airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Velana International Airport (MLE) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Luxembourg to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–750
Flights from Brussels Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Luxembourg to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Velana International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Velana International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Velana International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Velana International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Velana International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–450
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–600
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Brussels Airport to Velana International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- service@mobiliteit.lu
- Website
- Mobiliteit
Bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsback
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mobiliteit
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