There are 5 ways to get from Zanzibar City to Maldives by plane or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Velana International Airport
best- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane ZNZ - MLE
14h 13m$592–640Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport
cheapest- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM)plane ZNZ - FVM
23h 3m$260–750Ferry to Julius Nyerere International Airport, fly to Velana International Airport
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Velana International Airport (MLE)plane DAR - MLE
15h 52m$543–811Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Gan International Airport
- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Gan International Airport (GAN)plane ZNZ - GAN
20h 12m$323–848Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport
- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Dhaalu Atoll Airport (DDD)plane ZNZ - DDD
18h 33m$270–800
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Velana International Airport (MLE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zanzibar City to Maldives is to fly which costs $260 - $750 and takes 23h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Zanzibar City to Maldives is to fly which takes 14h 13m and costs $590 - $640.
The distance between Zanzibar City and Maldives is 3994 km.
It takes approximately 14h 13m to get from Zanzibar City to Maldives, including transfers.
Maldives is 2h ahead of Zanzibar City. It is currently 13:22 in Zanzibar City and 15:22 in Maldives.
There are 317+ hotels available in Maldives.
What companies run services between Zanzibar City, Tanzania and Maldives?
Etihad, Qatar Airways, and Flydubai fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Velana International Airport (MLE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- maldivian.aero
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Gan International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Gan International Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Gan International Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Fuvahmulah Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Mumbai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–950
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,000
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- mantaair.mv
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Abu Dhabi, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Doha, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Dhaalu Atoll Airport via Dubai, Velana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Velana International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Gan International Airport via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Velana International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Velana International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Velana International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–850
- Phone
- +255 800 78 5555
- cs@azammarine.com
- Website
- azammarine.com
Ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Schedules at
- azammarine.com
- Economy
- $35
- Business
- $40
- VIP
- $60
- Royal
- $100
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