There are 6 ways to get from Nanjing to Maldives by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Velana International Airport
best- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane NKG - MLE
14h 2m$213–654Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane HGH - MLE
15h 54m$267–783Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane PVG - MLE
14h 55m$295–506Train, bus to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Hefeitrain
- Take the bus from City Center Terminal to Hefei Xinqiao Airportbus
- Fly from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport (HFE) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane HFE - MLE
17h 34m$249–722Fly Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport
- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Dhaalu Atoll Airport (DDD)plane NKG - DDD
17h 37m$262–753Fly Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport
- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Kulhudhuffushi Airport (HDK)plane NKG - HDK
19h 42m$292–853
Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nanjing to Maldives is to train and fly which costs $290 - $550 and takes 14h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Nanjing to Maldives is to fly which takes 14h 2m and costs $210 - $700.
The distance between Nanjing and Maldives is 5682 km.
It takes approximately 14h 2m to get from Nanjing to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 3h behind Nanjing. It is currently 1:33 PM in Nanjing and 10:33 AM in Maldives.
There are 312+ hotels available in Maldives.
What companies run services between Nanjing, China and Maldives?
China Eastern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Velana International Airport (MLE) twice daily.
- Website
- maldivian.aero
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Velana International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Velana International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Velana International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Kunming, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Tianfu International, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Tianfu International, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Kunming, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Kulhudhuffushi Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Velana International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Velana International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Velana International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Velana International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Velana International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Velana International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Velana International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Velana International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Velana International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Velana International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Velana International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- mantaair.mv
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Tianfu International, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Singapore Changi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Velana International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Velana International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,700
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Velana International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Velana International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Velana International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Velana International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Velana International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–750
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Velana International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Velana International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Train from Nanjing South to Hangzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- $17–19
- 1st Class Seat
- $28–31
- Business Class Seat
- $40–60
Train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–21
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $19–21
- 1st Class Seat
- $31–35
- Business Class Seat
- $45–65
Train from Nanjing South to Hefei
- 2nd Class Seat
- $10–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $17–19
- Business Class Seat
- $24–35
Train from Nanjing South to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $14–20
- Adult - 1st Class
- $21–29
Train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $15–22
- Adult - 1st Class
- $23–35
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