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Male to Ari Atoll Resorts by flight
About 85 km. The flight is fastest at 1.5 h; the flight is cheapest, from ₹15,220 per person.
Fastest
Flight
Seaplane (Trans Maldivian), between the airport and the resort
1.5 h door to door
Cheapest
Flight
Domestic flight to Maamigili (VAM) + resort speedboat (South Ari)
from ₹15,220 per person
Best value
Flight
Domestic flight to Maamigili (VAM) + resort speedboat (South Ari)
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | Seaplane (Trans Maldivian), between the airport and the resort | 1.5 h | ₹23,780–₹38,040per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
| Flight | Domestic flight to Maamigili (VAM) + resort speedboat (South Ari) | 2.3 h | ₹15,220–₹21,870per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
- Flight, Seaplane (Trans Maldivian), between the airport and the resort: Trans Maldivian Airways, booked through the resort. Daylight only (last departures around 16:00): land later and you sleep in Hulhumalé or Malé and fly in the morning. 20 kg checked and 5 kg hand baggage; excess about US$5 a kg.
- Flight, Domestic flight to Maamigili (VAM) + resort speedboat (South Ari): Runs after dark, so it suits a late arrival; for South Ari resorts.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Flight · Seaplane (Trans Maldivian), between the airport and the resort | ₹47,560–₹76,080 | ₹95,120–₹1,52,160 |
| Flight · Domestic flight to Maamigili (VAM) + resort speedboat (South Ari) | ₹30,440–₹43,740 | ₹60,880–₹87,480 |
Once you’re in Ari Atoll Resorts
- Best time: December – April
- Typical stay: 4 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (December – April). Whale shark peak in South Ari can fall this month. Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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Plan Male and Ari Atoll Resorts
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.