How far is your island from Malé?
Every atoll carries a code like N7.0 — about 7 hours north of Malé by speedboat. Tap an atoll on the map, or in the list below, and watch the route from the airport. The longer the ride, the further the island.
Dots mark each atoll’s gateway island — where the boat or plane actually lands. North is up; the chain runs roughly 800 km top to bottom.
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Show it in the listEvery atoll has a code. The code is the ride.
The letter is the direction from Malé, the number is the hours a speedboat needs at a normal open-sea cruise. N7.0 reads out loud as “about 7 hours north of Malé”. Codes are rounded to the nearest half hour — an atoll is a ring of islands tens of kilometres across, so give or take 30 minutes either way.
| Atoll | Approx. speedboat |
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| North of Malé | |
| North Haa N7.0 Haa Alifu | 7 h |
| South Haa N6.0 Haa Dhaalu | 6 h |
| Shaviyani N5.0 Shaviyani | 5 h |
| Raa N4.5 Raa | 4 h 30 min |
| Noonu N4.0 Noonu | 4 h |
| Lhaviyani N3.0 Lhaviyani | 3 h |
| Baa N2.5 Baa | 2 h 30 min |
| Around Malé | |
| Kaafu 0 Malé | 20 min |
| Vaavu S1.5 Vaavu | 1 h 30 min |
| North Ari S2.0 Alifu Alifu | 2 h |
| South Ari S2.0 Alifu Dhaalu | 2 h |
| Meemu S3.0 Meemu | 3 h |
| Faafu S3.0 Faafu | 3 h |
| Dhaalu S3.5 Dhaalu | 3 h 30 min |
| South of Malé | |
| Thaa S4.5 Thaa | 4 h 30 min |
| Laamu S6.0 Laamu | 6 h |
| North Gaafu S9.0 Gaafu Alifu | 9 h |
| South Gaafu S9.5 Gaafu Dhaalu | 9 h 30 min |
| Gnaviyani S11.0 Gnaviyani | 11 h |
| Seenu S11.5 Seenu | 11 h 30 min |
Times are one-way from Velana International Airport in calm daytime conditions — planning estimates, not quotes. Your resort confirms the exact transfer when you book. We arrange it for you — resort speedboat, seaplane or public ferry, priced side by side.
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