There are 7 ways to get from Glasgow to Maldives by plane, bus, 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 Glasgow Airport to Velana International Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane GLA - MLE
15h 17m$396–1,407Fly Glasgow Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Dhaalu Atoll Airport (DDD)plane GLA - DDD
18h 22m$375–1,306Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane EDI - MLE
16h 26m$491–720Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane NCL - MLE
18h 2m$546–1,687Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane MAN - MLE
18h 57m$612–901Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Dhaalu Atoll Airport
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dhaalu Atoll Airport (DDD)plane EDI - DDD
19h 31m$500–969Fly Glasgow Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kulhudhuffushi Airport (HDK)plane GLA - HDK
16h 57m$505–1,606
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Maldives is to bus and fly which costs $490 - $750 and takes 16h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Maldives is to fly which takes 15h 17m and costs $390 - $1,500.
The distance between Glasgow and Maldives is 8893 km.
It takes approximately 15h 17m to get from Glasgow to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 4h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 12:14 PM in Glasgow and 4:14 PM in Maldives.
There are 298+ hotels available in Maldives.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Maldives?
Emirates, Flydubai, and Edelweiss Air fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Velana International Airport (MLE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- mantaair.mv
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Zurich, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via London Heathrow, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Istanbul, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Zurich, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Frankfurt, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Vienna, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Velana International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Velana International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Velana International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
- Website
- maldivian.aero
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $10–20
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $10–20
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