How to Get to Riu Palace Maldives [Best Tips]

Thinking of a well planned holiday in Riu Palace Maldives, well then you are on the right section as we in this article are coming up with all the commutation related info about reaching the resort. Maldives, the beautiful holiday destination nestles many beautiful atolls which are connected to Airport through various transfer modes.

How to Get to Riu Palace Maldives? The luxury resort is located in Dhaalu Atoll at a distance of 180 km from Male International Airport. The resort is easily accessible by speed boat transfer from nearest domestic airport to the resort. Let’s read about all the available modes of transfer for reaching Riu Palace Maldives.

How to Reach Riu Palace Maldives

Riu Place Maldives is one of the most booked all inclusive resort in Maldives and is located in Gadifuri-Maafushi Island in Dhaalu Atoll. The distance from Male International Airport to the resort is about 180 kms. The nearest domestic airport to the resort is located in Kudahuvadhoo Island which is 5 km from resort. The resort can be reached by Domestic flight plus speed boat transfers or Seaplane transfers. Read here in detail:

By Domestic Flight + Speedboat Transfer

For reaching the resort from Male International, you need to take a flight from Male International Airport to the nearest domestic airport in Kudahuvadhoo Island, the total transfer travel time by Domestic Flight plus Speedboat is approx 60 minutes (45 minutes for domestic plane and 15 minutes by speedboat) from Male International Airport. The charges for round-trip are mentioned here:

Adult: USD 376 per Adult (inclusive of all taxes)
Child (3-12): USD 318 per child (inclusive of all taxes)
Infant (0-2): Free (inclusive of all taxes)

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Lounge facilities for Riu guests are available at the Airport. So by the time your flight is scheduled for domestic airport, you can wait and enjoy delicious meals and drinks at Moonima Lounge at Male International Airport. The charges for Lounge Facilities are included in your package plans. The flight services are available in given Standard Transfer Times.

Standard Transfer Times: 6:30 am to 11:30 pm.

Baggage Instruction:

Once you will make your way towards Domestic terminal, you need to take care of the baggage weight instructions. As per the policy luggage allowance on domestic flight is 22 kg plus 1 hand baggage allowance upto 5 kg.