马尔代夫是分布在印度洋上的一千多个珊瑚岛,大多数游客只会看到其中恰好两个:机场和他们自己的岛屿。请在飞行前安装eSIM,您在抵达码头就可以上网,而度假村的Wi-Fi仍需要乘船才能到达


所有人都在 Velana International Airport 降落,该机场位于首都旁的独立岛上,没有人在那里停留:您从到达区走到码头,然后乘 speedboat、seaplane 或国内航班继续前往。度假村工作人员会在门口接您,但等待水上飞机可能时间较长,当地岛上的旅馆可能只会把轮渡时间发给您。

这里的覆盖范围比地图显示的要好。Malé、Hulhumalé和机场信号强,几乎每个有人居住的岛屿和度假村都有自己的基站,所以您通常可以在沙滩、别墅和近岸珊瑚礁上收到4G。
中断的地方是水域。在快艇穿过航道时、在长途渡轮上,尤其是在在群岛间航行的liveaboard上,当您经过一个岛屿时会有信号,离开时则会消失。偏远的沙洲以及南部和北部较宁静的环礁有最长的静默期。在水上飞机飞行中段,别指望有任何信号。

For most home plans the Maldives falls in the most expensive roaming band, and it is one of the destinations most often left out of "worldwide" and daily passes. A few photographs sent from the jetty can cost more than the cocktail.
Resort Wi-Fi is not always the answer either: it is frequently slow at the far end of the overwater jetty, shared with every other guest, and at some properties the faster tier is charged. Local SIMs are sold at the airport, with a queue and your passport, just as your transfer is being called.
A travel eSIM takes the question away: a fixed price, paid before you leave, on a local network.
Seaplanes operate only in daylight and to the operator's schedule, not yours: you are told your departure after you land, and a wait of an hour or three in the lounge is normal. If your international flight arrives late in the afternoon you may need a night in Malé or Hulhumalé first — check with the resort before you book.
The same applies on the way home: the resort sets your departure time, so leave a generous gap before an evening flight.
The two are different countries in all but name. On local islands alcohol is not available, swimwear is for the designated tourist beaches only, and dress elsewhere should cover shoulders and knees. Friday is the day of rest: public ferries are limited and many shops close until the afternoon.
On resort islands none of this applies. If you are combining the two, check the ferry days before you book the rooms.
It will usually connect, and it is usually expensive. Most operators place the Maldives in their top roaming band and exclude it from daily and "worldwide" passes. Check your own price list before you land — or use a travel eSIM and settle the cost at home.
In almost all cases, yes. Resorts are covered by the national networks, generally with 4G across the island, the villas and the jetty. It is on the transfer between islands, and on boat trips well away from land, that you should expect gaps.
It helps more than you would expect. Resort Wi-Fi is often slow in the overwater villas and on the beach, sometimes limited to a basic tier unless you pay, and it does not exist at the airport jetty, on the speedboat or on an excursion. Mobile data fills those gaps and gives you a fallback for calls home.
5G is available in and around Malé and at a growing number of islands, with 4G almost everywhere else that is inhabited. Whether your plan uses it is shown on each plan's card.
No — a Maldives plan covers the Maldives. Sri Lanka has its own plans, and if you are combining the two with India or the Gulf on the way, a regional plan is the simpler choice.
At resorts everything goes on the room bill and is settled by card, with prices quoted in US dollars. On local islands guesthouses and dive centres take cards too, but cafés, small shops and ferries are easier with cash — rufiyaa, or small dollar notes, which are widely accepted.
邻近国家的套餐:
哪里有信号、当地漫游如何计费,以及落地前需要知道的事。