There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Maldives by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Velana International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane EDI - MLE
16h 21m$614–764Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane GLA - MLE
18h 31m$523–907Train to Newcastle, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane NCL - MLE
17h 42m$591–1,530Fly Edinburgh Airport to Gan International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Gan International Airport (GAN)plane EDI - GAN
19h 6m$688–1,344Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kulhudhuffushi Airport (HDK)plane EDI - HDK
33h 52m$613–1,213Fly Edinburgh Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM)plane EDI - FVM
22h 37m$813–1,613
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Maldives is to fly which costs $600 - $800 and takes 16h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Maldives is to fly which takes 16h 21m and costs $600 - $800.
The distance between Edinburgh and Maldives is 8825 km.
It takes approximately 16h 21m to get from Edinburgh to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 4h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 4:43 PM in Edinburgh and 8:43 PM in Maldives.
There are 173+ hotels available in Maldives.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Maldives?
Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Turkish Airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Velana International Airport (MLE) twice daily.
- Website
- maldivian.aero
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gan International Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gan International Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gan International Airport via Frankfurt, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gan International Airport via Istanbul, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Istanbul, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Frankfurt, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Istanbul, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Frankfurt, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Zurich, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–3,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gan International Airport via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Velana International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–850
Flights from Newcastle to Velana International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gan International Airport via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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