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 31m$436–2,311Fly Manchester Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dhaalu Atoll Airport (DDD)plane MAN - DDD
19h 2m$295–760Train 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 40m$544–2,287Train 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 47m$526–2,583Train to Newcastle, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane NCL - MLE
18h 11m$673–1,726Fly Manchester Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kulhudhuffushi Airport (HDK)plane MAN - HDK
17h 32m$415–1,110
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 19h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Maldives is to fly which takes 15h 31m and costs $430 - $2,400.
The distance between Manchester and Maldives is 8717 km.
It takes approximately 15h 31m to get from Manchester to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 4h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 5:11 PM in Manchester and 9:11 PM in Maldives.
There are 182+ hotels available in Maldives.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Maldives?
Etihad, Emirates, and four 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 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Newcastle to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- mantaair.mv
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Istanbul, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Frankfurt, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Manama, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Jeddah, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- maldivian.aero
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Zurich, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–2,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–650
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newcastle to Velana International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
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
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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