There are 6 ways to get from Ireland to Maldives by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dublin Airport to Velana International Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane DUB - MLE
15h 51m$357–659Fly Dublin Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Dhaalu Atoll Airport (DDD)plane DUB - DDD
17h 56m$296–808Fly Cork Airport to Velana International Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane ORK - MLE
23h 36m$513–817Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane BHD - MLE
19h 22m$340–926Fly Shannon Airport to Velana International Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane SNN - MLE
19h 7m$393–1,015Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane NOC - MLE
19h 5m$359–975
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Maldives is to fly which costs $290 - $850 and takes 17h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Maldives is to fly which takes 15h 51m and costs $350 - $700.
The distance between Ireland and Maldives is 8988 km.
It takes approximately 15h 51m to get from Ireland to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 5h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 11:45 AM in Ireland and 4:45 PM in Maldives.
There are 315+ hotels available in Maldives.
What companies run services between Ireland and Maldives?
Qatar Airways, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Velana International Airport (MLE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Velana International Airport via Manchester, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Velana International Airport via Glasgow, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Velana International Airport via London Stansted, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Velana International Airport via Birmingham, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Velana International Airport via Manchester, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- mantaair.mv
Flights from Dublin Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Istanbul, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Frankfurt, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–800
- Website
- maldivian.aero
Flights from Dublin Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Frankfurt, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Istanbul, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Velana International Airport via Manchester, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Velana International Airport via Manchester, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–700
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Velana International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Velana International Airport via Manchester, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Velana International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–800
Flights from Shannon Airport to Velana International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Velana International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Cork Airport to Velana International Airport via Munich, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Velana International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Velana International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Velana International Airport via Milan Bergamo, Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,000
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $10–14
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
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