There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Maldives by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane LHR - MLE
15h$466–890Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane BRS - MLE
18h 1m$331–893Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane BHX - MLE
17h 18m$427–1,203Train to London City Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane LCY - MLE
19h 39m$513–1,376Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane LGW - MLE
18h 24m$391–964Fly Cardiff Airport to Velana International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane CWL - MLE
18h 38m$379–1,111Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Dhaalu Atoll Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dhaalu Atoll Airport (DDD)plane LHR - DDD
17h 35m$465–1,289Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Kulhudhuffushi Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kulhudhuffushi Airport (HDK)plane LHR - HDK
18h 40m$505–1,389
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Maldives is to train and fly which costs $330 - $900 and takes 18h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Maldives is to train and fly which takes 15h and costs $460 - $900.
The distance between Cardiff and Maldives is 8800 km.
It takes approximately 15h to get from Cardiff to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 5h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 1:02 AM in Cardiff and 6:02 AM in Maldives.
There are 315+ hotels available in Maldives.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Maldives?
KLM, IndiGo Airlines, and Etihad fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Velana International Airport (MLE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- maldivian.aero
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Jeddah, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Istanbul, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Velana International Airport, Hanimaadhoo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–650
Flights from London City Airport to Velana International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Velana International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Velana International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from London City Airport to Velana International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Velana International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from London City Airport to Velana International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from London City Airport to Velana International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Velana International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Velana International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from London City Airport to Velana International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–800
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Velana International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Velana International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–950
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
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