Essential Tips On How To Get To Maldives From The US, Europe, Or Asia

How To Get To Maldives

The Maldives is an angelic dream destination of Africa boasting crystal clear waters along with gorgeous weather, a rich culture, and a fascinating history, it is an old travel destination that has been in existence for over a thousand years it’s tourism peaking in the past 50 years it has been ranked several times as the world’s leading beach destination with so much to explore from the long white sandy beaches, clear blue waters and the culture of the people of Maldives, these offer a great opportunity to indulge in the lots of activities on the ocean, for example, swimming with the dolphins, snorkeling, whale watching, scuba diving among others. The small country is with no doubt a Paradise on earth.

Maldives has one main international airport, a major entry point for all travelers from different locations, in its capital known as Male, the time taken to arrive at the destination depends on where you are coming from either Europe, the USA, or Asia, there are great connecting flights from major cities of the world. Once you arrive you will then require a ground transfer to the respective hotel that has been booked for your stay over the days you have to spend in Maldives. Inter transfer between Islands depends on which service provider you are using, a boat transfer between the many islands would be the best way to get around the region.

How to get to Maldives from Europe, flights land at the Male International Airport and flight companies are operating direct flights flying from the main cities of the UK, Germany, Rome, and Italy Sir Lankan Airways flies out of Heathrow International Airport, British Airways flies out of Gatwick, Airbus France and Condor Flug Dienst flying from Frankfurt to Velna International Airport, main airlines flying out include the British airlines, Oman airways, Sri Lankan airways, Qatar airways, and Emirates.

Traveling from the USA to Maldives can be a bit challenging because there are no direct flights from the USA connecting to the destination, this comes with longer flights because you will need to connect through other countries for stopovers if you are coming from Los Angeles the most common routings used are the Doiha, Dubai, Istanbul, and Zurich, flights take approximately 23hr to arrive a the Velana International Airport of Maldives, Qatar Airways stops over in Doha, Insanbul stop over is done by Turkish Airlines, and Dubai is done by Fly Emirates, from New York City to the Maldives involves multiple stopovers as well, Boston is the most recommendable form USA is flying from Maldives to Boston to Maldives the most common is flying from Boston via Qatar, this option has got one layover in Doha.

In Asia travelers fly from major cities like Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, they can fly directly to Maldives, there are direct flights from China to the destination, Air Asia operates flights from Guangzhou to Male, Bangkok to Male, Seoul to Male, Jakarta to Male to mention a few.

It is advisable to book flights in time to have the best travel deals and to avoid the inconvenience of missing out on flights, getting access to Maldives requires you to have a passport that is valid at least 6 months to the date of expiry, a visa, yellow fever vaccination card to mention a few. What to pack to the Maldives includes long-sleeved clothes, light shirts, and shorts during the day, sandals, proper walking shoes, sunscreen, sunglasses, and any other important items of a personal nature.

There is a variety of accommodation facilities at the destination offering places to stay for guests, these range from the best budget to luxury accommodation for example Ayada Maldives, Alila Koithaifaru Maldives, Jumeirah Maldives, and intercontinental Maldives to mention a few.

Maldives can be visited any time of the year but it is best during the dry season, January to April is a peak tourism period due to the warm weather conditions, and from October to November, it is best to consider traveling during the window season between like towards the end of the Dry season or at the beginning of the wet season, this way the costs involved are lower and with less or no crowd at the destination areas.