There are 5 ways to get from Kandy to Maldives by bus, 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.
Mini Bus, bus to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
best- Take the bus from Kandy to Ellabus
- Take the bus from Ella to Tissamaharamabus
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane WRZ - MLE
12h 34m$102–435Train, train to Koggala, fly to Velana International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kandy to Fort Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane KCT - MLE
13h 34m$71–399Train, train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane BTC - MLE
11h 25m$130–302Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane CMB - MLE
6h 5m$327–417Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Gan International Airport
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Gan International Airport (GAN)plane CMB - GAN
6h 19m$481–747
Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kandy to Maldives is to train and fly which costs $70 - $400 and takes 13h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Kandy to Maldives is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs $320 - $420.
The distance between Kandy and Maldives is 1118 km.
It takes approximately 12h 34m to get from Kandy to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 30 min behind Kandy. It is currently 2:37 PM in Kandy and 2:07 PM in Maldives.
There are 319+ hotels available in Maldives.
What companies run services between Kandy, Sri Lanka and Maldives?
You can take a flight from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Fehires Park ` via Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Velana International Airport (MLE), and Domestic Terminal in around 6h 5m.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Velana International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–280
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–450
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Kandy to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $3–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $6–9
Train from Polgahawela to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $7–10
Train from Kandy to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $3–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $7–9
Train from Fort Station to Habaraduwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $3–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $7–9
- 3rd Class
- $6
- 2nd Class
- $1
- 1st Class
- $7
- Website
- Tuktukdude Lesiure
Bus from Kandy to Ella
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $38
- Schedules at
- Tuktukdude Lesiure
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