There are 6 ways to get from Essen to Maldives by plane or train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Velana International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane DUS - MLE
14h 10m$400–1,327Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport
cheapest- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dhaalu Atoll Airport (DDD)plane DUS - DDD
17h 16m$359–976Train to Frankfurt, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane FRA - MLE
14h 5m$465–2,227Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane AMS - MLE
17h 8m$439–1,364Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane BRU - MLE
17h 37m$486–1,568Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kulhudhuffushi Airport (HDK)plane DUS - HDK
17h 26m$469–1,326
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Maldives is to fly which costs $350 - $1,000 and takes 17h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Maldives is to train and fly which takes 14h 5m and costs $460 - $2,300.
The distance between Essen and Maldives is 8088 km.
It takes approximately 14h 10m to get from Essen to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 3h ahead of Essen. It is currently 11:33 AM in Essen and 2:33 PM in Maldives.
There are 181+ hotels available in Maldives.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Maldives?
Turkish Airlines, Emirates, and three other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Velana International Airport (MLE) 5 times a day.
- Website
- mantaair.mv
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Zurich, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Frankfurt, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Istanbul, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Vienna, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- maldivian.aero
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Istanbul, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Zurich, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–2,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Vienna, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–850
Flights from Brussels Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–850
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Velana International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Velana International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–850
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Velana International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Velana International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Essen Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
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