There are 6 ways to get from Manchester to Maldives by plane or train
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Fly Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane MAN - MLE
15h 8m$436–2,310Fly Manchester Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dhaalu Atoll Airport (DDD)plane MAN - DDD
17h 24m$295–759Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane BHX - MLE
16h 19m$644–2,286Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane LHR - MLE
15h 41m$574–2,580Train to Newcastle, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane NCL - MLE
18h$624–1,524Fly Manchester Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kulhudhuffushi Airport (HDK)plane MAN - HDK
16h 54m$455–1,209
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Maldives is to fly which costs $290 - $800 and takes 17h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Maldives is to fly which takes 15h 8m and costs $430 - $2,400.
The distance between Manchester and Maldives is 8717 km.
It takes approximately 15h 8m to get from Manchester to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 5h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 6:01 PM in Manchester and 11:01 PM in Maldives.
There are 261+ hotels available in Maldives.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Maldives?
Etihad, Qatar Airways, and five other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Velana International Airport (MLE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- mantaair.mv
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Frankfurt, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–850
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Istanbul, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Jeddah, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Manama, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–850
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–850
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- maldivian.aero
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Manama, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–750
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newcastle to Velana International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $440–900
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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