One of the most challenging aspects when it comes to planning a trip to Maldives Local Islands and guesthouses is the Maldives ferry schedules, Maldives ferry timings, Maldives ferry cost, and other details of getting to the destination from the airport.
If you are searching for a detailed guide on how to get to local islands in Maldives, whether it’s Male’ to Maafushi public ferry price or Male’ to Fulidhoo ferry schedule, here is how you can get to each local island in the Maldives from the International Aiport of Maldives.
From Velana International Airport to Male’ City
If you are looking to go to a local island in Maldives, then your journey will probably start at the Velana International Airport of the Maldives, also referred to as Male’ Airport by guests. While some speedboat operators and public ferries to Maldives local island do offer to pick up straight from the airport, others only operate from Male’ City. If your local island ferry departure is from Male’ City then here is how you can get from the Aiport to Male’ City.
The trip from the Male’ Aiport is a quick and easy one. The first and the oldest way to how to get to Maldives Male’ city from airport would be to take the ferry. The Male’ public ferry cost the cheapest and carries your luggage as well. The ferry is public and the whole trip takes about less than 10 minutes. Another form of public transportation would be to take the bus. They cost less than US$ 2 for a trip to Male’ city and also takes about 10mins to reach Male’.
Finally one of the best ways from Airport to Male’ City is to take a Taxi. Like the bus, the Taxi also crosses the bridge to get to Male’ city and takes less than 10 minutes. However, unlike the bus, the Taxi can take you to the exact location and you won’t have to be confined to a schedule. Most of the taxis can carry 4 people with luggage, and the fare is less than US$ 5 (Mvr 75).
Male’ to Himmafushi
Like Maafushi, Himmafushi is also within a short reach of Male’ city and the airport as the island is in the Kaafu Atoll. Getting to Himmafushi is also relatively easy with the most suitable option being the Male’ to Himmafushi speedboat option.
There are two reputed Himmafushi speedboat transfers running daily with a fixed Male’ to Himmafushi ferry schedule. The first one is Naseeb Xpress which operates from Male’ Jetty Number 1 to Himmafushi local island for US$ 20 per person per way. The second speedboat transfer to Himmafushi is the Legion speedboat, which also departs from Jetty no1 of Male’ City.
Male’ to Himmafushi Speedboat cost when traveling from Legion speedboat is US$ 10 per person per way with additional US$ 5 dollars if you are carrying luggage. Legion speedboat also operates from Male’ Aiport to Himmafushi for US$ 20 per person per way. The Male’ to Himmafushi speedboat duration is about 30-minutes.
Quick Guide to Male’ to Himmafushi Ferry
Male’ to Himmafushi Ferry Operator: Naseeb Express
- Contact: 9991057
- Male’ to Himmafushi Ferry Price: US$ 20 per person per way
- Male’ to Himmafushi Departure Point: Jetty Number 1
- Male’ to Himmafushi Ferry Duration: 17 mins
- Male’ to Himmafushi Ferry Schedule:
- Saturdays to Thursdays
- Male’ to Himmafushi: 12:00
- Male’ to Himmafushi: 16:30
- Male’ to Himmafushi: 22:00
- Himmafushi to Male’: 08:00
- Himmafushi to Male’: 13:30
- Himmafushi to Male’: 18:00
- Fridays
- Male’ to Himmafushi: 09:00
- Male’ to Himmafushi: 22:00
- Himmafushi to Male’: 08:00
- Himmafushi to Male’: 18:00
- Saturdays to Thursdays