There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Malé by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane EDI - MLE
15h 34m$514–914Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane BHX - MLE
19h 26m$442–1,214Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane MAN - MLE
18h 8m$512–848Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane ABZ - MLE
21h 26m$546–970
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Malé is to train and fly which costs $500 - $850 and takes 18h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Malé is to fly which takes 15h 34m and costs $500 - $950.
The distance between Edinburgh and Malé is 8821 km.
It takes approximately 15h 34m to get from Edinburgh to Malé, including transfers.
Malé is 5h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:09 AM in Edinburgh and 2:09 PM in Malé.
There are 311+ hotels available in Malé.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Malé, Maldives?
Qatar Airways, Emirates, and Turkish Airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Velana International Airport (MLE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Velana International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Velana International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Velana International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Velana International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Velana International Airport via Krakow, Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- Cross Country
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