How to Get to Male City from Male International Airport Using the Public Ferry

Planning a vacation to beautiful Maldives! A Visiting Maldives is like a blessing, a true paradise with luscious sand beaches, blue water and amazing scenic views of the ocean. Maldives is becoming a favorite destination among holiday makers and travelers from all over the world. You will fall in love with the place at the very moment you will land at Male International Airport.

The Male Airport also famous as Velena International Airport itself is located on a very beautiful small island called Hulhule Island. The Island is a small part of the North Male Atoll. The location of the male Airport is a truly a delight to the eyes, surrounded by blue waters the island gives ideally a perfect picture view of this beautiful place. In this section we will be assisting you with the steps on How to Reach Male City from Velana International Airport.

How to Get to Male City from Male International Airport Using the Public Ferry

Once you have reached the Male Airport you may go walking out straightway to Public Ferry Counter which is Ferry located just outside the airport terminal. You need to buy a ticket for the Public Ferry offered at a very nominal price.

You will easily find the board of the counter with name “Ferry to male”. Read further to know more about How to Reach Male City from Male Airport.

Maldives Airport to Male City Transfer Cost

Choosing a Public Ferry is the best option to travel your way to the Male City from Male International Airport. The cost of one ticket of the Public Ferry is around 10 Maldivian Rufiyaa (Maldives currency- MVR). You will be amazed to know that 10 MVR’s value is less than 1 USD. The cost for a one-way ticket is roughly $1 and can be purchased at the airport. Now this is what we call a great deal. Thus, public Ferry is the most popular way to reach Male City from Male Airport.

Ferry Departure Timings

Check out the departure timing of the Public Ferry at the counter. There are a lot of frequent ferry rides available to travel to the Male city. Ferry leaves every ten minutes in the below listed slots.  Time duration of the Ferry to Male city is about 10 t0 15 minutes. Also what you must know is that there is a difference between the prices depending upon the timings:

• Ticket price for booking Ferry from 6:00 am to midnight- 10 MVR
• Ticket price for booking Ferry from midnight to 6:00 am- 20 MVR

The airport ferry service operates 24/7, excluding one day of the week. The ferry schedule may vary throughout the day, with ferry departures every 30 minutes from 2:30 to 4 a.m. and every 15 minutes from 4 to 6 a.m. During all other hours, a ferry departs every 10 minutes.

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Luggage Charge

If you have chosen a Public Ferry ride, try to keep your luggage light. Per ticket 3 pieces of Luggage is allowed, for each extra luggage you need to buy another passenger ticket costing 10 MVR.

Male City to Resort

Male Island is just 2 kilometers long so you can easily walk towards your resort from the terminal. However, you can choose to hire the taxi as well to reach to resort.

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Other than the Public Ferry, there are also options for hiring private speed boats and private pickups arranged by the resort islands.

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