There are 3 ways to get from Karaikal to Maldives by taxi, 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.
Taxi to Madurai, fly
best- Take the taxi from Karaikal to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane IXM - MLE
9h 3m$176–454Train to Trichy International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Karaikal to Tiruchchirapalitrain
- Fly from Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane TRZ - MLE
10h 8m$128–421Train to Chennai International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Karaikal to Tambaramtrain
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane MAA - MLE
12h 28m$144–257
Madurai (IXM) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Karaikal to Maldives is to train and fly which costs $140 - $260 and takes 12h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Karaikal to Maldives is to taxi and fly which takes 9h 3m and costs $170 - $460.
The distance between Karaikal and Maldives is 1076 km.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Karaikal to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 30 min behind Karaikal. It is currently 6:57 AM in Karaikal and 6:27 AM in Maldives.
There are 315+ hotels available in Maldives.
What companies run services between Karaikal, India and Maldives?
There is no direct connection from Karaikal to Maldives. However, you can take the taxi to Madurai-Airport-IXM airport, fly to Velana International Airport (MLE), walk to Domestic Terminal, then take the bus to Fehires Park `. Alternatively, you can take the train to Tiruchchirapali, take the taxi to Trichy International Airport (TRZ) airport, fly to Velana International Airport (MLE), walk to Domestic Terminal, then take the bus to Fehires Park `.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Madurai to Velana International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–450
Flights from Madurai to Velana International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Madurai to Velana International Airport via Chennai International Airport, Kochi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–470
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Velana International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–430
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Velana International Airport via Chennai International Airport, Kochi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–450
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Velana International Airport via Kochi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–230
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Velana International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–230
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Velana International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–230
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Velana International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–230
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Velana International Airport via Trivandrum
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Madurai to Velana International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Velana International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Velana International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–360
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Karaikal to Tiruchchirapali
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–13
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–6
- Second AC (2A)
- $6–8
- First Class (1A)
- $10–13
Train from Karaikal to Tambaram
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–18
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–8
- Second AC (2A)
- $8–11
- First Class (1A)
- $13–18
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Estimated price
- $40–55
KKL Taxi Travels
- Phone
- +91 94 44 91 90 90
- Website
- kkltaxi.business.site
Siva Cabs
- Phone
- +91 98 65 89 24 31
- Website
- sivacabs.business.site
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