How long is the flight from United Kingdom to Maldives?

On average, it takes 10h 20m to fly from United Kingdom to Maldives if you fly out of London Heathrow (the most popular airport in United Kingdom) and into Male (the most popular airport in Maldives). If you’re flying out of Manchester and into Male, then the flight time is around 12h 20m.

What are the most popular cities to visit in Maldives?

For momondo users, the most popular city in Maldives is Malé, which is visited about 100% more often than any other city in Maldives. Other very common cities that our users travel to are Addu City and Kaadedhdhoo.

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Flights to Malé

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Turkish Airlines

21 Nov

MAN

15h 40m

1 stop

MLE

7 Dec

MLE

29h 40m

1 stop

MAN

£364

Turkish Airlines

9 Nov

BHX

15h 25m

1 stop

MLE

23 Nov

MLE

35h 50m

1 stop

BHX

£365

Turkish Airlines

9 Nov

MAN

27h 55m

1 stop

MLE

24 Nov

MLE

29h 40m

1 stop

MAN

£365

Turkish Airlines

23 Nov

MAN

15h 40m

1 stop

MLE

29 Nov

MLE

29h 40m

1 stop

MAN

£370

Turkish Airlines

23 Nov

BHX

15h 25m

1 stop

MLE

29 Nov

MLE

30h 00m

1 stop

BHX

£371

Turkish Airlines

13 Nov

MAN

27h 55m

1 stop

MLE

22 Nov

MLE

32h 55m

1 stop

MAN

£380

Turkish Airlines

21 Nov

MAN

27h 55m

1 stop

MLE

29 Nov

MLE

29h 40m

1 stop

MAN

£383

Gulf Air

29 Oct

MAN

15h 25m

1 stop

MLE

3 Nov

MLE

16h 30m

1 stop

MAN

£501

Gulf Air

28 Oct

MAN

15h 25m

1 stop

MLE

3 Nov

MLE

16h 30m

1 stop

MAN

£516

Gulf Air

30 Oct

MAN

15h 25m

1 stop

MLE

4 Nov

MLE

16h 30m

1 stop

MAN

£520

Emirates

26 Oct

MAN

15h 10m

1 stop

MLE

5 Nov

MLE

17h 15m

1 stop

MAN

£538

Multiple Airlines

2 Nov

MAN

30h 40m

2 stops

MLE

17 Nov

MLE

21h 55m

2 stops

MAN

£540

Flights to Addu City

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SriLankan Airlines

22 Nov

LHR

36h 00m

1 stop

GAN

1 Dec

GAN

33h 30m

1 stop

LHR

£727

SriLankan Airlines

22 Nov

LHR

36h 00m

1 stop

GAN

28 Nov

GAN

23h 00m

1 stop

LHR

£756

Multiple Airlines

15 Nov

LHR

36h 00m

1 stop

GAN

21 Nov

GAN

43h 15m

3 stops

LHR

£798

Multiple Airlines

22 Nov

LHR

36h 00m

1 stop

GAN

30 Nov

GAN

29h 10m

2 stops

LHR

£807

Multiple Airlines

22 Nov

LHR

31h 30m

2 stops

GAN

1 Dec

GAN

33h 30m

1 stop

LHR

£808

Multiple Airlines

23 Nov

LHR

23h 25m

2 stops

GAN

1 Dec

GAN

33h 30m

1 stop

LHR

£832

Multiple Airlines

21 Nov

LHR

16h 40m

2 stops

GAN

1 Dec

GAN

33h 30m

1 stop

LHR

£838

Multiple Airlines

15 Nov

LHR

24h 45m

2 stops

GAN

21 Nov

GAN

19h 15m

3 stops

LHR

£876

Multiple Airlines

21 Nov

LHR

21h 50m

2 stops

GAN

1 Dec

GAN

20h 40m

2 stops

LHR

£917

Multiple Airlines

23 Nov

LHR

19h 00m

2 stops

GAN

1 Dec

GAN

17h 10m

2 stops

LHR

£933

Qatar Airways

22 Nov

LHR

41h 10m

2 stops

GAN

28 Nov

GAN

22h 20m

2 stops

LHR

£954

Multiple Airlines

22 Nov

LHR

18h 00m

2 stops

GAN

29 Nov

GAN

18h 15m

3 stops

LHR

£960

Flights to Kaadedhdhoo

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Multiple Airlines

3 Nov

LHR

30h 55m

2 stops

KDM

17 Nov

KDM

27h 50m

3 stops

LHR

£888

Multiple Airlines

3 Nov

LHR

30h 55m

2 stops

KDM

17 Nov

KDM

27h 50m

3 stops

LHR

£889

Multiple Airlines

30 Oct

LHR

30h 55m

2 stops

KDM

6 Nov

KDM

30h 40m

2 stops

LHR

£916

Multiple Airlines

16 Nov

LHR

19h 40m

2 stops

KDM

23 Nov

KDM

19h 00m

2 stops

LHR

£923

Multiple Airlines

16 Nov

LHR

20h 10m

3 stops

KDM

23 Nov

KDM

18h 40m

2 stops

LHR

£933

Multiple Airlines

1 Nov

LHR

18h 20m

2 stops

KDM

1 Dec

KDM

24h 50m

3 stops

LHR

£935

Multiple Airlines

14 Nov

LHR

20h 10m

3 stops

KDM

21 Nov

KDM

19h 00m

2 stops

LHR

£942

Multiple Airlines

6 Nov

LHR

16h 40m

2 stops

KDM

9 Nov

KDM

17h 20m

2 stops

LHR

£948

Multiple Airlines

6 Nov

LHR

20h 10m

3 stops

KDM

9 Nov

KDM

17h 20m

2 stops

LHR

£949

Multiple Airlines

12 Nov

LHR

22h 20m

3 stops

KDM

19 Nov

KDM

19h 00m

2 stops

LHR

£953

Multiple Airlines

31 Oct

LHR

18h 20m

2 stops

KDM

30 Nov

KDM

19h 00m

2 stops

LHR

£963

Multiple Airlines

31 Oct

LHR

20h 10m

3 stops

KDM

30 Nov

KDM

19h 00m

2 stops

LHR

£964

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22:30 - 07:25MAN Manchester-MLE Male

27h 55m1 stop Istanbul

09:00 - 09:40MLE Male-MAN Manchester

29h 40m1 stop Istanbul

£355Turkish Airlines

Mon, 9 Nov - Tue, 24 Nov

10:45 - 07:25MAN Manchester-MLE Male

15h 40m1 stop Istanbul

09:00 - 09:40MLE Male-MAN Manchester

29h 40m1 stop Istanbul

£364Turkish Airlines

Sat, 21 Nov - Mon, 7 Dec

10:10 - 06:35MAN Manchester-MLE Male

15h 25m1 stop Manama Bahrain Intl

19:05 - 06:35MLE Male-MAN Manchester

16h 30m1 stop Manama Bahrain Intl

£501Gulf Air

Thu, 29 Oct - Tue, 3 Nov

10:10 - 06:35MAN Manchester-MLE Male

15h 25m1 stop Manama Bahrain Intl

19:05 - 06:35MLE Male-MAN Manchester

16h 30m1 stop Manama Bahrain Intl

£501Gulf Air

Thu, 29 Oct - Thu, 5 Nov

13:15 - 07:35MAN Manchester-MLE Male

13h 20m1 stop Dubai Intl

18:20 - 06:45MLE Male-MAN Manchester

17h 25m1 stop Dubai Intl

£538Emirates

Tue, 27 Oct - Wed, 4 Nov

13:15 - 09:25MAN Manchester-MLE Male

15h 10m1 stop Dubai Intl

23:00 - 11:15MLE Male-MAN Manchester

17h 15m1 stop Dubai Intl

£538Emirates

Mon, 26 Oct - Thu, 5 Nov

19:45 - 07:25MAN Manchester-MLE Male

30h 40m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

21:45 - 14:40MLE Male-MAN Manchester

21h 55m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Paris Charles de Gaulle

£540Multiple Airlines

Mon, 2 Nov - Tue, 17 Nov

22:00 - 11:50LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

32h 50m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

12:50 - 19:20MLE Male-LHR London Heathrow

35h 30m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

£545Air India

Sun, 22 Nov - Mon, 30 Nov

08:45 - 11:50LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

22h 05m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

12:50 - 11:30MLE Male-LHR London Heathrow

27h 40m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

£545Air India

Sun, 8 Nov - Mon, 23 Nov

20:50 - 13:20LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

35h 30m3 stops Barcelona-El Prat Athens Eleftherios V. Sharjah

14:20 - 21:15MLE Male-LHR London Heathrow

35h 55m2 stops Sharjah Athens Eleftherios V.

£548Multiple Airlines

Thu, 26 Nov - Wed, 9 Dec

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16:35 - 13:20LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

16h 45m2 stops Athens Eleftherios V. Sharjah

12:45 - 19:00MLE Male-LHR London Heathrow

34h 15m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

£545Multiple Airlines

Tue, 6 Oct - Tue, 13 Oct

10:00 - 13:20LGW London Gatwick-MLE Male

23h 20m1 stop Sharjah

09:10 - 08:45MLE Male-LGW London Gatwick

27h 35m1 stop Sharjah

£547Air Arabia

Sun, 4 Oct - Sun, 11 Oct

09:45 - 11:45LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

22h 00m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

12:45 - 19:00MLE Male-LHR London Heathrow

34h 15m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

£547Air India

Fri, 9 Oct - Tue, 13 Oct

09:45 - 11:45LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

22h 00m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

12:45 - 20:00MLE Male-LHR London Heathrow

35h 15m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

£547Air India

Fri, 9 Oct - Wed, 14 Oct

10:00 - 13:20LGW London Gatwick-MLE Male

23h 20m1 stop Sharjah

09:10 - 08:45MLE Male-LGW London Gatwick

27h 35m1 stop Sharjah

£548Air Arabia

Sun, 4 Oct - Sun, 11 Oct

21:40 - 07:30LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

29h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

09:40 - 15:05MLE Male-LHR London Heathrow

33h 25m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£551Etihad Airways

Sun, 4 Oct - Fri, 9 Oct

10:00 - 06:30LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

16h 30m1 stop Manama Bahrain Intl

19:25 - 06:55MLE Male-LHR London Heathrow

15h 30m1 stop Manama Bahrain Intl

£551Gulf Air

Mon, 5 Oct - Mon, 12 Oct

10:00 - 06:30LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

16h 30m1 stop Manama Bahrain Intl

19:25 - 15:20MLE Male-LHR London Heathrow

23h 55m1 stop Manama Bahrain Intl

£559Gulf Air

Sun, 4 Oct - Sun, 11 Oct

09:10 - 13:20STN London Stansted-MLE Male

24h 10m2 stops Athens Eleftherios V. Sharjah

13:55 - 10:50MLE Male-STN London Stansted

24h 55m2 stops Riyadh King Khaled Intl Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

£561Multiple Airlines

Tue, 6 Oct - Tue, 13 Oct

21:45 - 07:30LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

29h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

09:15 - 15:05MLE Male-LHR London Heathrow

33h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£573Etihad Airways

Sun, 4 Oct - Sun, 11 Oct

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Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest return flight

ManchesterMalé

MAN Manchester - MLE Male

MANMLE

Manchester

Mon 9/11

22:30-07:25

1 stop27h 55m

Male

Tue 24/11

09:00-09:40

1 stop29h 40m

£355

ManchesterMalé

MAN Manchester - MLE Male

MANMLE

Manchester

Sat 21/11

10:45-07:25

1 stop15h 40m

Male

Mon 7/12

09:00-09:40

1 stop29h 40m

£364

ManchesterMalé

MAN Manchester - MLE Male

MANMLE

Manchester

Thu 29/10

10:10-06:35

1 stop15h 25m

Male

Tue 3/11

19:05-06:35

1 stop16h 30m

£501

ManchesterMalé

MAN Manchester - MLE Male

MANMLE

Manchester

Thu 29/10

10:10-06:35

1 stop15h 25m

Male

Thu 5/11

19:05-06:35

1 stop16h 30m

£501

Fastest return journey

ManchesterMalé

MAN Manchester - MLE Male

MANMLE

Manchester

Tue 27/10

13:15-07:35

1 stop13h 20m

Male

Wed 4/11

18:20-06:45

1 stop17h 25m

£538

ManchesterMalé

MAN Manchester - MLE Male

MANMLE

Manchester

Mon 26/10

13:15-09:25

1 stop15h 10m

Male

Thu 5/11

23:00-11:15

1 stop17h 15m

£538

ManchesterMalé

MAN Manchester - MLE Male

MANMLE

Manchester

Mon 2/11

19:45-07:25

2 stops30h 40m

Male

Tue 17/11

21:45-14:40

2 stops21h 55m

£540

LondonMalé

LHR London Heathrow - MLE Male

LHRMLE

London Heathrow

Sun 22/11

22:00-11:50

1 stop32h 50m

Male

Mon 30/11

12:50-19:20

1 stop35h 30m

£545

LondonMalé

LHR London Heathrow - MLE Male

LHRMLE

London Heathrow

Sun 8/11

08:45-11:50

1 stop22h 05m

Male

Mon 23/11

12:50-11:30

1 stop27h 40m

£545

LondonMalé

LHR London Heathrow - MLE Male

LHRMLE

London Heathrow

Thu 26/11

20:50-13:20

3 stops35h 30m

Male

Wed 9/12

14:20-21:15

2 stops35h 55m

£548

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Maldives flights insights and trends

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What is the cheapest flight to Maldives?

The best prices found on momondo for flights to Maldives are:
£90 per person with China Southern
£159 per person with IndiGo
£163 per person with Etihad Airways

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Summary info about the Maldives flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	£258
Best Round-Trip Price	£364
Fastest flight time	21h 40m

The best one-way flight price to Maldives from United Kingdom in the last 5 days is £258 (London Stansted to Male).

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The best return flight price to Maldives from United Kingdom in the last 5 days is £364 (Manchester to Male).

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The fastest flight to Maldives from United Kingdom takes 21h 40m (London Gatwick to Male).

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Frequently asked questions about flying to the Maldives

Which airlines fly to Maldives?

You can find flights to Maldives from 13 airlines. If you’re unsure which to fly with, consider booking your flight with Etihad Airways, British Airways or Qatar Airways as these are the most popular among our users. Etihad Airways is the most favoured with 39% of momondo travellers booking flights with this airline.

What is the most popular airport in Maldives to fly to?

The most popular airport in Maldives to fly to is Male, based on our data. In the past 12 months, 97% of all momondo users who travelled to Maldives chose to fly into Male airport, which is located in the city of Malé.

How much are flights to Maldives?

Flights to Maldives have been found on momondo for as low as £740 per ticket recently. However, the average price tends to be £2,397 and anything for £2,330 or less is a good deal. £3,885 is the most expensive flight we’ve seen in the past week, though you may be able to avoid this price depending on what airport you fly from, what airline you choose, and how far in advance you book your flights.

What is the best day of the week to fly to Maldives?

Flying to Maldives on a Monday or Sunday is your best option since this is when flight prices tend to be at their lowest for the week. The most expensive day of the week to fly to Maldives is on a Saturday.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to Maldives?

Prices for flights to Maldives are updated daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to Maldives?

The number of operators available for flights to Maldives is 26 as of October 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly to Maldives?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel to Maldives.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Maldives?

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Maldives may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Maldives. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

Why use momondo?

Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to Maldives?

To find the flight that best suits your needs, momondo gathers a range of flights from a large pool of different airlines and agents; you can then use our insights and filters to find and book the right flight to Maldives.

Can I find flights to Maldives with flexible booking policies on momondo?

All flight searches to Maldives on momondo can be filtered to show those which offer flexible booking policies.

How can momondo help me find flights to Maldives?

Once all potential Maldives flight options are in front of you momondo lets you sort and filter flights based on preferences such as airline, price and flight times, amongst many other options.

I’m not ready to book a flight to Maldives right now. Can momondo alert me if prices change?

Price alerts on flights to Maldives are quick and easy to set up on momondo. Simply perform a search and select the price alert feature. It is as simple as that.