Public transportation in the Maldives

Armand ViP

Member since 23 February 2011

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ArmandViP30 August 2011 14:12:38

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Hi all,

What do you think about the means of transportation in the Maldives聽 ?

Is the network of means of transportation well developed? What modes of transport are available?

Do you use them?

How much is a fare?

Are they relatively safe?

What is the mean of transportation you use the most in the Maldives ?

Thanks in advance for participating!

WOW Pinoy! Active member

Member since 27 August 2011

WOW Pinoy!Active member12 September 2011 16:07:12

Hello everybody!
For land transport, motorbikes and small cars are common especially in Male', If you want to travel from island to island, you can take a passenger boat (dhoani) or by a seaplane (Mathindhaa boat). Taxi is also common in the area where they charge minimum of $1.30 or Mrf 20 for a single journey, regardless of the distance. Passenger boat charges Mrf 3-5 per person for a 5-10 minutes transfer from Male to other nearby island. There is also a newly provided bus by the government to travel back and forth to its main Street (Magu) that charges a fix amount of Mrf 5. Taking the public transport is safe, but the only issues are that there are some motorbiker that doesn聮t follow speed limit and doesn聮t care to slow down if they reached corners and intersections. You need to be a defensive driver.
Basically, I walk to go places to another, Motorbike is also good for more distant places but I聮m taking a taxi if I have a load to carry.