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 50m.

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 Dharavandhoo and Addu City.

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Recent flights found to popular cities in Maldives

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Flights to Malé

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Etihad Airways

2 Nov

MAN

12h 50m

1 stop

MLE

16 Nov

MLE

13h 50m

1 stop

MAN

£536

Etihad Airways

30 Oct

LHR

29h 30m

1 stop

MLE

4 Nov

MLE

33h 55m

1 stop

LHR

£537

Etihad Airways

18 Feb

LHR

11h 50m

1 stop

MLE

1 Mar

MLE

31h 55m

1 stop

LHR

£537

Etihad Airways

8 Mar

LHR

11h 50m

1 stop

MLE

13 Mar

MLE

34h 20m

1 stop

LHR

£538

Etihad Airways

6 Oct

LHR

12h 00m

1 stop

MLE

9 Oct

MLE

33h 25m

1 stop

LHR

£540

Multiple Airlines

2 Nov

MAN

24h 30m

2 stops

MLE

16 Nov

MLE

27h 50m

3 stops

MAN

£540

Qatar Airways

12 Jan

LGW

18h 45m

1 stop

MLE

25 Jan

MLE

14h 10m

1 stop

LGW

£540

Etihad Airways

5 Nov

LHR

28h 45m

1 stop

MLE

18 Nov

MLE

31h 30m

1 stop

LHR

£540

Etihad Airways

2 Nov

MAN

30h 30m

1 stop

MLE

16 Nov

MLE

13h 50m

1 stop

MAN

£540

Air Arabia

16 Jan

LGW

15h 40m

1 stop

MLE

23 Jan

MLE

22h 25m

1 stop

LGW

£540

Multiple Airlines

5 Nov

STN

20h 20m

2 stops

MLE

18 Nov

MLE

35h 15m

2 stops

STN

£541

Etihad Airways

10 Oct

LHR

13h 00m

1 stop

MLE

20 Oct

MLE

33h 50m

1 stop

LHR

£541

Flights to Addu City

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Multiple Airlines

4 Mar

LGW

35h 25m

2 stops

GAN

18 Mar

GAN

44h 15m

2 stops

LGW

£821

Multiple Airlines

18 Oct

LHR

36h 05m

1 stop

GAN

25 Oct

GAN

52h 10m

2 stops

LHR

£867

Multiple Airlines

12 Oct

LHR

17h 35m

2 stops

GAN

19 Oct

GAN

27h 50m

2 stops

LHR

£883

Multiple Airlines

12 Oct

LGW

24h 35m

2 stops

GAN

19 Oct

GAN

19h 00m

3 stops

LGW

£884

Multiple Airlines

12 Oct

LGW

24h 35m

2 stops

GAN

19 Oct

GAN

20h 20m

2 stops

LGW

£887

Multiple Airlines

16 Nov

MAN

24h 55m

2 stops

GAN

21 Nov

GAN

26h 40m

2 stops

MAN

£893

Multiple Airlines

12 Oct

LHR

17h 00m

2 stops

GAN

19 Oct

GAN

19h 15m

3 stops

LHR

£895

Multiple Airlines

20 Oct

LHR

19h 15m

2 stops

GAN

3 Nov

GAN

21h 30m

2 stops

LHR

£913

Multiple Airlines

12 Oct

LHR

25h 10m

3 stops

GAN

19 Oct

GAN

38h 20m

3 stops

LHR

£931

Multiple Airlines

12 Oct

STN

18h 45m

2 stops

GAN

19 Oct

GAN

18h 00m

3 stops

STN

£936

Multiple Airlines

16 Nov

MAN

24h 55m

2 stops

GAN

20 Nov

GAN

30h 05m

3 stops

MAN

£944

Multiple Airlines

20 Oct

LHR

17h 50m

2 stops

GAN

2 Nov

GAN

20h 05m

3 stops

LHR

£968

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07:50 - 13:20MAN Manchester-MLE Male

24h 30m2 stops Vienna Intl Sharjah

11:15 - 10:05MLE Male-MAN Manchester

27h 50m3 stops Sharjah Kuwait City Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

£532Multiple Airlines

Mon, 2 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov

19:55 - 13:45MAN Manchester-MLE Male

12h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

09:10 - 18:00MLE Male-MAN Manchester

13h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£536Etihad Airways

Mon, 2 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov

20:55 - 07:25LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

29h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

09:35 - 14:30MLE Male-LHR London Heathrow

33h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£537Etihad Airways

Fri, 30 Oct - Wed, 4 Nov

10:35 - 06:35LGW London Gatwick-MLE Male

15h 00m1 stop Manama Bahrain Intl

19:05 - 06:20MLE Male-LGW London Gatwick

16h 15m1 stop Manama Bahrain Intl

£538Gulf Air

Sun, 21 Feb - Thu, 25 Feb

08:40 - 08:25LGW London Gatwick-MLE Male

18h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

20:45 - 05:55MLE Male-LGW London Gatwick

14h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

£540Qatar Airways

Tue, 12 Jan - Mon, 25 Jan

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

£540Gulf Air

Sat, 10 Oct - Mon, 19 Oct

07:50 - 13:20MAN Manchester-MLE Male

24h 30m2 stops Vienna Intl Sharjah

11:15 - 10:05MLE Male-MAN Manchester

27h 50m3 stops Sharjah Kuwait City Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

£540Multiple Airlines

Mon, 2 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov

08:35 - 08:25LGW London Gatwick-MLE Male

18h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

21:05 - 05:55MLE Male-LGW London Gatwick

13h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

£540Qatar Airways

Mon, 15 Mar - Mon, 22 Mar

16:40 - 13:20LGW London Gatwick-MLE Male

15h 40m1 stop Sharjah

12:20 - 07:45MLE Male-LGW London Gatwick

24h 25m1 stop Sharjah

£540Air Arabia

Tue, 9 Feb - Tue, 23 Feb

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

18h 25m1 stop Sharjah

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

27h 35m1 stop Sharjah

£540Air Arabia

Sat, 10 Oct - Sat, 17 Oct

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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

£540Gulf Air

Thu, 24 Sep - Thu, 1 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

£542Gulf Air

Wed, 23 Sep - Wed, 30 Sep

16:45 - 08:10STN London Stansted-MLE Male

35h 25m2 stops Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Sharjah

14:20 - 21:35MLE Male-STN London Stansted

35h 15m3 stops Sharjah Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Milas–Bodrum

£550Multiple Airlines

Thu, 24 Sep - Thu, 1 Oct

16:45 - 08:10STN London Stansted-MLE Male

35h 25m2 stops Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Sharjah

14:20 - 10:50MLE Male-STN London Stansted

24h 30m3 stops Sharjah Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Ankara Esenboga

£552Multiple Airlines

Fri, 25 Sep - Fri, 2 Oct

21:45 - 05:15LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

27h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

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

33h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£555Etihad Airways

Sun, 27 Sep - Sun, 4 Oct

20:45 - 05:15LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

28h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

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

33h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£555Etihad Airways

Sat, 26 Sep - Sun, 4 Oct

15:10 - 14:30BHX Birmingham-MLE Male

19h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

21:05 - 06:40MLE Male-BHX Birmingham

13h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

£581Qatar Airways

Mon, 28 Sep - Mon, 12 Oct

15:10 - 14:30MAN Manchester-MLE Male

19h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

19:40 - 06:20MLE Male-MAN Manchester

14h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

£592Qatar Airways

Mon, 28 Sep - Tue, 13 Oct

14:55 - 09:30STN London Stansted-MLE Male

14h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

09:15 - 18:45MLE Male-STN London Stansted

13h 30m1 stop Dubai Intl

£626Emirates

Wed, 23 Sep - Wed, 30 Sep

14:55 - 15:00STN London Stansted-MLE Male

20h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl

16:30 - 13:05MLE Male-STN London Stansted

24h 35m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Dubai Intl

£626Emirates

Wed, 23 Sep - Mon, 28 Sep

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Depart

Return

Price

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ManchesterMalé

MAN Manchester - MLE Male

MANMLE

Manchester

Mon 2/11

07:50-13:20

2 stops24h 30m

Male

Mon 16/11

11:15-10:05

3 stops27h 50m

£532

Fastest return journey

ManchesterMalé

MAN Manchester - MLE Male

MANMLE

Manchester

Mon 2/11

19:55-13:45

1 stop12h 50m

Male

Mon 16/11

09:10-18:00

1 stop13h 50m

£536

LondonMalé

LHR London Heathrow - MLE Male

LHRMLE

London Heathrow

Fri 30/10

20:55-07:25

1 stop29h 30m

Male

Wed 4/11

09:35-14:30

1 stop33h 55m

£537

LondonMalé

LGW London Gatwick - MLE Male

LGWMLE

London Gatwick

Sun 21/2

10:35-06:35

1 stop15h 00m

Male

Thu 25/2

19:05-06:20

1 stop16h 15m

£538

LondonMalé

LGW London Gatwick - MLE Male

LGWMLE

London Gatwick

Tue 12/1

08:40-08:25

1 stop18h 45m

Male

Mon 25/1

20:45-05:55

1 stop14h 10m

£540

LondonMalé

LHR London Heathrow - MLE Male

LHRMLE

London Heathrow

Sat 10/10

10:00-06:30

1 stop16h 30m

Male

Mon 19/10

19:25-15:20

1 stop23h 55m

£540

ManchesterMalé

MAN Manchester - MLE Male

MANMLE

Manchester

Mon 2/11

07:50-13:20

2 stops24h 30m

Male

Mon 16/11

11:15-10:05

3 stops27h 50m

£540

LondonMalé

LGW London Gatwick - MLE Male

LGWMLE

London Gatwick

Mon 15/3

08:35-08:25

1 stop18h 50m

Male

Mon 22/3

21:05-05:55

1 stop13h 50m

£540

LondonMalé

LGW London Gatwick - MLE Male

LGWMLE

London Gatwick

Tue 9/2

16:40-13:20

1 stop15h 40m

Male

Tue 23/2

12:20-07:45

1 stop24h 25m

£540

LondonMalé

LGW London Gatwick - MLE Male

LGWMLE

London Gatwick

Sat 10/10

09:45-08:10

1 stop18h 25m

Male

Sat 17/10

09:10-08:45

1 stop27h 35m

£540

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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:
£89 per person with China Southern
£157 per person with IndiGo
£161 per person with Etihad Airways

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Malé

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Summary info about the Maldives flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	£239
Best Round-Trip Price	£536
Fastest flight time	17h 55m

The best one-way flight price to Maldives from United Kingdom in the last 5 days is £239 (London Stansted to Male).

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The best return flight price to Maldives from United Kingdom in the last 5 days is £536 (Manchester to Male).

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The fastest flight to Maldives from United Kingdom takes 17h 55m (London Heathrow 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, 98% 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 £757 per ticket recently. However, the average price tends to be £1,985 and anything for £1,125 or less is a good deal. £3,839 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 September 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.