There are 5 ways to get from Essen to Maldives by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Velana International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane DUS - MLE
14h 21m$427–670Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport
cheapest- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dhaalu Atoll Airport (DDD)plane DUS - DDD
16h 36m$356–969Train 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 6m$386–688Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane AMS - MLE
17h 54m$417–827Train, 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 36m$475–989
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Maldives is to train and fly which costs $380 - $700 and takes 14h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Maldives is to train and fly which takes 14h 6m and costs $380 - $700.
The distance between Essen and Maldives is 8088 km.
It takes approximately 14h 21m to get from Essen to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 4h ahead of Essen. It is currently 12:12 AM in Essen and 4:12 AM in Maldives.
There are 312+ hotels available in Maldives.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Maldives?
Air Arabia, Qatar Airways, and four other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Velana International Airport (MLE) every 4 hours.
- 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 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–750
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
- 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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- mantaair.mv
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Sharjah, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Vienna, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–950
- 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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
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
- turkishairlines.com
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
- Website
- maldivian.aero
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Vienna, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–950
- Website
- austrian.com
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
- 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
- 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
- goindigo.in
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Velana International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–750
- 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 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- 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 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $38
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- 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
- $40–70
- Website
- Belgian Railways
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