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Male to Maafushi by ferry

About 28 km. The ferry is fastest at 48 min; the ferry is cheapest, from ₹220 per person.

Maafushi to Male

Fastest

Ferry

Shared speedboat from the airport jetty or Malé

48 min door to door

Cheapest

Ferry

MTCC public ferry from Malé

from ₹220 per person

Best value

Ferry

MTCC public ferry from Malé

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.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
FerryShared speedboat from the airport jetty or Malé48 min₹1,900–₹3,330per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
FerryMTCC public ferry from Malé1.8 h₹220per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
  • Ferry, Shared speedboat from the airport jetty or Malé: About five a day from the airport, the last around 21:30 (one guesthouse timetable); a private boat is about US$200.
  • Ferry, MTCC public ferry from Malé: Leaves Malé about 15:00 (and 10:00 on some days) and Maafushi about 07:00. No sailings on Fridays. Pay in rufiyaa cash at the terminal.

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.

Option2 people4 people
Ferry · Shared speedboat from the airport jetty or Malé₹3,800–₹6,660₹7,600–₹13,320
Ferry · MTCC public ferry from Malé₹440₹880

Once you’re in Maafushi

  • Best time: December – April
  • Typical stay: 3 days
  • November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (December – April). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.

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