Since we were on very
tight budget, we found ourselves using the public transport. The cost is much
cheaper but the transport took a bit of our time. So here is the summary of our
transportation during this trip:
Ferry from airport to Male
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10 Rufiyaa per person
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Taxi from Male terminal
to Off Day Inn
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35 Rufiyaa for 4 persons
including luggage
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Taxi from Off Day Inn to
Villingili Ferry Terminal
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35 Rufiyaa for 4 persons
including luggage
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Ferry to Maafushi island
from Villingili ferry terminal
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53 Rufiyaa per person
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Ferry from Maafushi to Male
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22 rufiyaa per person
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Pickup truck from Villingili
ferry terminal to Hulhumale-Male ferry terminal
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40 Rufiyaa for 6 person
with luggage
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Ferry to Hulhumale from Male
  |
5.5 Rufiyaa per person
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Taxi from Hulhumale
ferry terminal to H78 hotel
(we took an MPV car to
drive us there)
|
35 Rufiyaa for 4 person
with luggage
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Taxi from H78 hotel to
airport
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compliment from the
hotel
|
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| Ferry tickets. The only one that is not included is from Airport to Male' |
Expenses
Total spent for
transportation for 4 person
|
= 507 Ruffiya
= 33.8 USD
= MYR 139.60
|
Transportation spent per
person in MYR 34.90 or USD 8.45
TIP! The Maldivian has
the habit of rounding up the transportation fee. For example, the ferry to Male
from airport costed 40 Ruffiyaa for 4 person (equal to 2.67 USD) but if you
bought the ticket in USD, the fee would be 4 USD (1 USD for each person).
Change your currency in Rufiyaa for better savings if you plan to take public
transport.
Facts about public
transportation in Maldives
**Based on interviewing
the local people and information brochure we collected, below are the point in
public transport that we learned during our stay in Maldives. We still could
not fully understand the MTCC (Maldives Transport and Contracting Company) brochure. Let us know in the comment section if any errata was found in this
section.
1. The ferry at the airport to Male is available until
2am in the morning.
**The terminal for airport-Male Ferry located next to Hulhumale-Male Ferry Terminal.
You can get a taxi from the Hulhumale ferry Terminal.
2. No ferry available on Friday
3. Ferry to Maafushi from Villingili Ferry Terminal is
available at 3pm every day except for Friday and also available at 10am for
Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.
4. Ferry from Maafushi to Male available at 7.30am every
day except Friday and 12.30pm for Saturday, Monday and Wednesday.
5. For more detail you can check out the detail on this
Atoll Transfer website.
TIPS!! If you plan to get
to Maafushi on earlier ferry ticket, I would suggest to get flight a day before
Sunday, Tuesday or Thursday. There is 10am ferry available.
6. The speedboat available at any time but cost around 20
USD per person to Maafushi Island. (The rate depends on the distance between
your location)
7. The taxi fee all around the Male Island was charged on
flat rate of 35 Rufiyaa.
8. Ferry from Male to Hulhumale available every 15-30
minutes starting 5.30am Maldivian time and ended at 8pm on weekday or 10pm on
Friday. The schedule can be downloaded from this link.
