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 15m$433–1,015Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Velana International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane AMS - MLE
17h 23m$335–1,088Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane CGN - MLE
17h 46m$396–773Train 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
13h 59m$416–899Train, 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
18h 1m$443–836Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kulhudhuffushi Airport (HDK)plane DUS - HDK
17h 21m$402–1,264
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Maldives is to train and fly which costs $390 - $800 and takes 17h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Maldives is to train and fly which takes 13h 59m and costs $410 - $900.
The distance between Essen and Maldives is 8088 km.
It takes approximately 14h 15m to get from Essen to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 4h ahead of Essen. It is currently 2:33 PM in Essen and 6:33 PM in Maldives.
There are 267+ hotels available in Maldives.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Maldives?
Qatar Airways, Emirates, and three other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Velana International Airport (MLE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Velana International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Velana International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Velana International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- maldivian.aero
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–800
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Velana International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Velana International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–700
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Velana International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $18–27
- 1st Class
- $30–60
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $20–30
- 1st Class
- $35–65
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- 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
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $35–55
- Comfort
- $40–55
- Premium
- $60–80
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
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