There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Maldives by plane
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Fly to Velana International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane MEL - MLE
14h 28m$323–713Fly to Gan International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Gan International Airport (GAN)plane MEL - GAN
21h 23m$497–1,443Fly to Fuvahmulah Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM)plane MEL - FVM
18h 39m$712–1,212
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Maldives is to fly which costs $320 - $750 and takes 14h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Maldives is to fly which takes 14h 28m and costs $320 - $750.
The distance between Melbourne and Maldives is 8698 km.
It takes approximately 14h 28m to get from Melbourne to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 6h behind Melbourne. It is currently 6:01 AM in Melbourne and 12:01 AM in Maldives.
There are 263+ hotels available in Maldives.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Maldives?
Maldivian, Malaysia Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Velana International Airport (MLE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- maldivian.aero
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gan International Airport via Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Singapore Changi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,500
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gan International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gan International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gan International Airport via Singapore Changi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,300
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Velana International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Velana International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–2,100
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Velana International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
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