There are 7 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
15h 56m$614–814Fly Edinburgh Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dhaalu Atoll Airport (DDD)plane EDI - DDD
19h 2m$423–1,313Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane GLA - MLE
16h 41m$443–1,357Train 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
16h 56m$646–1,726Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane MAN - MLE
18h 45m$540–2,490Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kulhudhuffushi Airport (HDK)plane EDI - HDK
21h 12m$563–1,713Fly Edinburgh Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM)plane EDI - FVM
21h 57m$763–2,413
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 - $850 and takes 15h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Maldives is to fly which takes 15h 56m and costs $600 - $850.
The distance between Edinburgh and Maldives is 8825 km.
It takes approximately 15h 56m to get from Edinburgh to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 4h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:51 PM in Edinburgh and 11:51 PM in Maldives.
There are 181+ hotels available in Maldives.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Maldives?
Emirates, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Velana International Airport (MLE) 4 times a day.
- Website
- maldivian.aero
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Istanbul, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Frankfurt, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Vienna, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Istanbul, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Frankfurt, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Vienna, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Zurich, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $420–3,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
- Website
- mantaair.mv
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Istanbul, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Frankfurt, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Vienna, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Zurich, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Velana International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Velana International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Velana International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–750
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- 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
- $27–50
- 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 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- 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/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- 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
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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