Even 50 years ago, the resort infrastructure of the Maldives was limited to only two hotels, and guest houses, until recently, did not exist here at all. Today's Maldives has about one and a half hundred comfortable resorts and many cozy guesthouses, which poses a difficult task for the traveler: choosing his ideal hotel.
One of the important factors that should be considered when choosing a resort is its distance from the main airport of the country, located in Male, since the time spent on the road from the airport to the immediate place of rest can vary from 10 minutes (if the choice fell on nearby resorts) to several hours (if you prefer to rest on the outer islands).
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The location of the resort directly affects not only the duration, but also the budget of the trip. For example, traveling by seaplane can save a lot of time, but it will be more expensive compared to other types of transfers.
Our selection of resorts with distance from Maldives capital Male and estimated travel times will help you plan your trip wisely.
Resort name |
Distance from Male (km) |
Travel time |
Champa Central Hotel |
0 |
Located in Male |
0 |
Located in Male |
|
0 |
Located in Male |
|
2 |
10 minutes by speedboat |
|
6 |
15 minutes by speedboat |
|
Samann Host Hotel Hulhumale |
6 |
10 minutes by shuttle from the airport |
7 |
15 minutes by speedboat |
|
8 |
15 minutes by speedboat |
|
8 |
15 minutes by speedboat |
|
8 |
15 minutes by speedboat |
|
8 |
15 minutes by speedboat |
|
10 |
20-35 minutes by speedboat |
|
10 |
20 minutes by speedboat |
|
10 |
10 minutes by speedboat |
|
11 |
15 minutes by speedboat |
|
12 |
25 minutes by speedboat |
|
13 |
20 minutes by speedboat |
|
14 |
20 minutes by speedboat |
|
14 |
30 minutes by speedboat or 1.5 hours by public ferry |
|
15 |
20 minutes by speedboat |
|
15 |
20 minutes by speedboat |
|
16 |
25 minutes by boat |
|
17 |
20 minutes by speedboat |
|
17 |
30 minutes by speedboat |
|
17 |
20 minutes by speedboat |
|
19 |
30 minutes by speedboat |
|
20 |
35 minutes by speedboat |
|
20 |
30 minutes by speedboat |
|
22 |
35 minutes by speedboat |
|
23 |
35 minutes by speedboat |
|
25 |
30 minutes by speedboat or 1.5 hours by public ferry |
|
25 |
30 minutes by speedboat or 1.5 hours by public ferry |
|
26 |
30 minutes by speedboat |
|
Beachwood Hotel & Spa |
26 |
40 minutes by speedboat |
26 |
30 minutes by speedboat |
|
26 |
35 minutes by speedboat or 1 hour 30 minutes by public ferry |
|
Velana Blu |
26 |
35 minutes by speedboat or 1 hour 30 minutes by public ferry |
27 |
30-40 minutes by speedboat |
|
27 |
30 minutes by speedboat |
|
Reef Edge Thulusdhoo |
27 |
30 minutes by speedboat |
28 |
45 minutes by speedboat |
|
29 |
40 minutes by speedboat |
|
30 |
40 minutes by speedboat |
|
32 |
45 minutes by speedboat |
|
34 |
45 minutes by speedboat |
|
34 |
45 minutes by speedboat |
|
34 |
45 minutes by speedboat |
|
35 |
40 minutes by speedboat |
|
35 |
50 minutes by speedboat or 15 minutes by seaplane |
|
35 |
45 minutes by speedboat or 15 minutes by seaplane |
|
37 |
45 minutes by speedboat |
|
38 |
55 minutes by speedboat |
|
40 |
40 minutes by speedboat |
|
42 |
1.5 hours by speedboat or 25 minutes by seaplane |
|
42 |
50 minutes by speedboat |
|
50 |
25 minutes by seaplane |
|
51 |
50 minutes by speedboat |
|
53 |
50 minutes by speedboat |
|
55 |
60 minutes by speedboat or 20 minutes by seaplane |
|
56 |
20 minutes by seaplane |
|
60 |
25 minutes by seaplane |
|
67 |
1 hour by speedboat or 25 minutes by seaplane |
|
70 |
25 minutes by seaplane + 15 minutes by speedboat |
|
74 |
25 minutes by seaplane |
|
77 |
1 hour 30 minutes by speedboat or 25 minutes by seaplane |
|
Velidhu Island Resort |
80 |
20 minutes by seaplane or 2 hours by speedboat |
80 |
30 minutes by seaplane |
|
80 |
25 minutes by seaplane |
|
80 |
25 minutes by seaplane |
|
85 |
25 minutes by seaplane |
|
85 |
30 minutes by seaplane or 20 minutes by domestic aircraft + 25 minutes by boat |
|
88 |
25 minutes by seaplane |
|
90 |
30 minutes by seaplane or 20 minutes by domestic flight to Maamigili + 30 minutes by speedboat |
|
90 |
30 minutes by seaplane or 20 minutes by domestic aircraft, then 15 minutes by boat |
|
92 |
25 minutes by seaplane |
|
94 |
25 minutes by seaplane + 10 minutes by boat |
|
95 |
25 minutes by seaplane + 10 minutes by boat or 30 minutes by domestic aircraft + 20 minutes by boat |
|
95 |
25 minutes by seaplane or 20 minutes by domestic flight to Maamigili + 20 minutes by speedboat |
|
97 |
20 minutes by domestic flight to Maamigili + 20 minutes by speedboat or 2 hours by speedboat or about 6 hours by public ferry |
|
104 |
25 minutes by seaplane or 20 minutes by domestic flight to Maamigili + 10 minutes by speedboat |
|
109 |
20 minutes by domestic flight |
|
110 |
25 minutes by seaplane or 1.5 hours by speedboat |
|
111 |
30 minutes by seaplane or 30 minutes by domestic flight to Dharavandhoo + 15 minutes by speedboat |
|
113 |
20 minutes by domestic flight + 10 minutes by boat or 2.5 hours by speedboat |
|
118 |
35 minutes by seaplane + 15 minutes by boat |
|
120 |
30 minutes by seaplane |
|
120 |
20 minutes by domestic flight + 10 minutes by speedboat |
|
120 |
35 minutes by seaplane |
|
120 |
35 minutes by seaplane or 30 minutes by domestic flight to Dharavandhoo + 10 minutes by speedboat |
|
121 |
30 minutes by seaplane or 30 minutes by domestic plane to Dharavandhoo + 30 minutes by speedboat |
|
121 |
35 minutes by seaplane or 30 minutes by domestic airplane to Dharavandhoo + 10 minutes by speedboat |
|
123 |
35 minutes by seaplane or 30 minutes by domestic airplane to Dharavandhoo + 10 minutes by speedboat |
|
123 |
30 minutes by seaplane or 30 minutes by domestic airplane to Dharavandhoo + 10 minutes by speedboat |
|
124 |
30 minutes by seaplane |
|
125 |
30 minutes by seaplane or 20 minutes by domestic aircraft + 30 minutes by speedboat |
|
126 |
35 minutes by seaplane or 20 minutes by domestic airplane to Dharavandhoo airport + 15 minutes by boa |
|
Milaidhoo Island |
128 |
35 minutes by seaplane or 30 minutes by domestic airplane to Dharavandhoo + 15 minutes by speedboat |
130 |
40 minutes by seaplane |
|
130 |
40 minutes by seaplane |
|
134 |
35 minutes by seaplane or 30 minutes by domestic airplane to Dharavandhoo + 20 minutes by speedboat |
|
136 |
45 minutes by seaplane |
|
136 |
45 minutes by seaplane |
|
140 |
40 minutes by seaplane |
|
140 |
40 minutes by seaplane |
|
142 |
45 minutes by seaplane or 30 minutes by domestic flight to Dharavandhoo + 30 minutes by speedboat |
|
145 |
45 minutes by seaplane |
|
145 |
40 minutes by seaplane |
|
145 |
40 minutes by seaplane |
|
145 |
35 minutes by seaplane |
|
146 |
40 minutes by seaplane or 30 minutes by domestic airplane to Kudahuvadhoo airport + 40 minutes by speedboat |
|
146 |
40 minutes by seaplane or 30 minutes by domestic flight to Dharavandhoo + 35 minutes by speedboat |
|
147 |
40 minutes by seaplane |
|
148 |
40 minutes by seaplane |
|
St Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort |
150 |
45 minutes by seaplane |
150 |
40 minutes by seaplane |
|
150 |
40 minutes by seaplane |
|
151 |
45 minutes by seaplane |
|
153 |
40 minutes by seaplane |
|
157 |
40 minutes by seaplane |
|
159 |
45 minutes by seaplane or 20 minutes by domestic airplane to Dharavandhoo + 30 minutes by speedboat |
|
160 |
45 minutes by seaplane or 30 minutes by domestic flight to Ifuru airport + 25 minutes by speedboat |
|
162 |
40 minutes by seaplane or 30 minutes by domestic flight to Ifuru airport + 15 minutes by speedboat |
|
169 |
45 minutes by seaplane or 30 minutes by domestic flight to Dhaalu Airport + 20 minutes by speedboat |
|
170 |
40 minutes by seaplane or 30 minutes by domestic flight to Ifuru airport + 15 minutes by speedboat |
|
175 |
45 minutes by seaplane or 30 minutes by domestic flight to Ifuru airport + 20 minutes by speedboat |
|
178 |
45 minutes by seaplane or 30 minutes by domestic plane to Kudahuvadhoo Airport + 10 minutes by speedboat |
|
187 |
50 minutes by seaplane |
|
192 |
55 minutes by seaplane |
|
197 |
45 minutes by seaplane |
|
200 |
45 minutes by seaplane or 30 minutes by domestic aircraft + 45 minutes by speedboat |
|
209 |
60 minutes by seaplane |
|
230 |
55 minutes by seaplane or 50 minutes by domestic flight to Hanimaadhoo Airport + 60 minutes by speedboat |
|
262 |
35 minutes by domestic flight to Kadhdhoo + 15 minutes by speedboat |
|
265 |
35 minutes by domestic flight to Kadhdhoo + 25 minutes by speedboat |
|
291 |
50 minutes by domestic flight to Hanimaadhoo Airport + 15 minutes by car |
|
300 |
1 hour 10 minutes by seaplane or 50 minutes by domestic flight to Hanimaadhoo Airport + 15 minutes by speedboat |
|
320 |
90 minutes by seaplane |
|
Outrigger Konotta Maldives |
340 |
60 minutes by domestic plane to Kaadedhdhoo airport + 15 minutes by speedboat |
360 |
50 minutes by domestic flight + 20 minutes by speedboat |
|
385 |
55 minutes by domestic flight |
|
389 |
55 minutes by domestic flight to Kooddoo airport + 5 minutes by speedboat |
|
400 |
60 minutes by domestic plane to Kaadedhdhoo airport + 10 minutes by speedboat |
|
Shangri-La's Villingili Island Resort & Spa Maldives |
405 |
1 hour 10 minutes by domestic plane to Gan Airport + 7 minutes by speedboat |
405 |
60-105 minutes by domestic flight + 30 minutes by speedboat |
|
430 |
55 minutes by domestic plane + 50 minutes by boat |
|
Canareef Resort Maldives |
450 |
1 hour 10 minutes by domestic plane to Gan Airport + 10 minutes by speedboat |
530 |
1 hour 10 minutes by domestic plane to Gan Airport + 10 minutes by speedboat |
|
542 |
1.5 hours by plane of domestic airlines + 10 minutes by car around the island |
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