Make your vacation in Maldives one of the best holiday experiences by choosing your stays at Arena Beach Hotel Maafushi Resort. The lovely resort assures a fabulous holiday to its guests by making arrangements that are truly tempting and commendable. Fabulous luxuries, cozy yet spacious and well furnished villas, world class hospitality, grand culinary delights, rejuvenating spas, safe and professional arrangements for water sports and what not.

How to Get to Arena Beach Hotel Maafushi Resort? The resort is located in the surroundings of a beautiful lagoon in the north of Maafushi Island and transfers are easily available and can be arranged from Male International Airport. Read in the coming sections of this article about all the feasible and convenient modes of transfer available for reaching the resort from Male International Airport and your way back to Airport.

Arena Beach Hotel Maafushi Resort
Arena Beach Hotel Maafushi Resort

How to Reach Arena Beach Hotel Maafushi Resort

Arena Beach Hotel Maafushi Resort is located at a distance of approximately 27.4 km from Male International Airport and for transfer arrangements you can contact your resort directly. You need to send in your arrival and departure flight schedules to the resort prior to at least 72 hours in advance. The resort is easily accessible by Speedboat transfers and Public Ferry. Read about each in detail here:

By Public Ferryboat Transfer

This is the cheapest mode of transfer and the most popular mode of transfer available from Male International Airport to the resort. The travel time is about 90 minutes. From Male Ferry departures are available from Villingili Ferry Terminal at 15:00 hours.

Arena Beach Hotel Maafushi Resort
Arena Beach Hotel Maafushi Resort

For transfers from Resort to Male Airport Ferry departs at 07:30 hours from Maafushi Island. If your arrivals are after 13:00 hours you need to take another mode of transport which is Speedboat. Also, Ferry transfers are not available on Fridays so you need to make arrangements accordingly.

Charges: USD 2 per person

To know which villa or overwater bungalow have good view with availability and price information, then checkout here.

By Speedboat Transfer

You can also choose to reach the resort by shared or private speed boat transfers. The travel time by Speedboat is about 30 minutes and shared transfers are available from Male International Airport. Prior booking is required for Speedboat transfers, so do share your flight schedules with resort well in advance.

Arena Beach Hotel Maafushi Resort
Arena Beach Hotel Maafushi Resort

Minimum 5 person seating is available for shared speed boat transfers. You can also check the resort for private Speedboat transfers.

Charges for shared Speedboat transfers: USD 30-50 per person

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