How long is the flight from United Kingdom to Maldives?

On average, it takes 10h 25m 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 13h 40m.

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 Dharavandhoo.

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Flights to Malé

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Qatar Airways

4 Nov

BHX

12h 40m

1 stop

MLE

11 Nov

MLE

14h 50m

1 stop

BHX

£469

Qatar Airways

30 Oct

BHX

12h 40m

1 stop

MLE

9 Nov

MLE

14h 50m

1 stop

BHX

£477

Qatar Airways

30 Oct

BHX

12h 40m

1 stop

MLE

13 Nov

MLE

14h 50m

1 stop

BHX

£485

Multiple Airlines

19 Sept

MAN

40h 50m

3 stops

MLE

27 Sept

MLE

26h 30m

2 stops

MAN

£545

Etihad Airways

3 Sept

MAN

28h 30m

1 stop

MLE

18 Sept

MLE

13h 10m

1 stop

MAN

£549

Multiple Airlines

19 Sept

MAN

35h 35m

2 stops

MLE

27 Sept

MLE

26h 30m

2 stops

MAN

£551

Multiple Airlines

20 Sept

STN

27h 20m

2 stops

MLE

27 Sept

MLE

26h 20m

2 stops

STN

£555

Etihad Airways

5 Oct

LHR

12h 00m

1 stop

MLE

19 Oct

MLE

13h 05m

1 stop

LHR

£555

Etihad Airways

16 Sept

LHR

12h 00m

1 stop

MLE

1 Oct

MLE

13h 30m

1 stop

LHR

£556

Etihad Airways

6 Sept

LHR

13h 00m

1 stop

MLE

13 Sept

MLE

33h 25m

1 stop

LHR

£557

Etihad Airways

6 Sept

LHR

13h 00m

1 stop

MLE

13 Sept

MLE

33h 25m

1 stop

LHR

£557

Air Arabia

13 Nov

LGW

15h 45m

1 stop

MLE

22 Nov

MLE

30h 15m

1 stop

LGW

£557

Flights to Addu City

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Multiple Airlines

11 Sept

LHR

24h 05m

3 stops

GAN

15 Sept

GAN

32h 10m

3 stops

LHR

£801

Multiple Airlines

11 Sept

LGW

23h 25m

3 stops

GAN

15 Sept

GAN

32h 00m

3 stops

LGW

£827

Multiple Airlines

23 Sept

LGW

29h 20m

2 stops

GAN

30 Sept

GAN

39h 40m

2 stops

LGW

£863

Multiple Airlines

11 Sept

LGW

24h 35m

2 stops

GAN

15 Sept

GAN

29h 55m

3 stops

LGW

£872

Multiple Airlines

23 Sept

LGW

36h 55m

3 stops

GAN

30 Sept

GAN

39h 40m

2 stops

LGW

£909

Multiple Airlines

11 Sept

LHR

17h 55m

2 stops

GAN

15 Sept

GAN

32h 10m

3 stops

LHR

£920

Multiple Airlines

11 Sept

LHR

17h 35m

2 stops

GAN

15 Sept

GAN

26h 55m

2 stops

LHR

£952

Multiple Airlines

11 Sept

STN

18h 40m

2 stops

GAN

15 Sept

GAN

32h 10m

3 stops

STN

£1,009

Multiple Airlines

11 Sept

STN

18h 40m

3 stops

GAN

15 Sept

GAN

26h 20m

3 stops

STN

£1,031

Multiple Airlines

7 Sept

STN

33h 20m

3 stops

GAN

15 Sept

GAN

26h 20m

3 stops

STN

£1,075

Multiple Airlines

23 Sept

LGW

25h 20m

3 stops

GAN

30 Sept

GAN

35h 55m

3 stops

LGW

£1,078

Multiple Airlines

23 Sept

STN

22h 50m

3 stops

GAN

30 Sept

GAN

30h 30m

3 stops

STN

£1,096

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14:10 - 07:50BHX Birmingham-MLE Male

12h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

20:45 - 06:35MLE Male-BHX Birmingham

14h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

£469Qatar Airways

Wed, 4 Nov - Wed, 11 Nov

14:10 - 07:50BHX Birmingham-MLE Male

12h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

20:45 - 06:35MLE Male-BHX Birmingham

14h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

£469Qatar Airways

Mon, 2 Nov - Mon, 9 Nov

16:20 - 13:10MAN Manchester-MLE Male

40h 50m3 stops Rhodes Diagoras Athens Eleftherios V. Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

11:10 - 09:40MLE Male-MAN Manchester

26h 30m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Milan Malpensa

£545Multiple Airlines

Sat, 19 Sep - Sun, 27 Sep

20:45 - 05:15MAN Manchester-MLE Male

28h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

09:40 - 18:50MLE Male-MAN Manchester

13h 10m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£549Etihad Airways

Thu, 3 Sep - Fri, 18 Sep

19:55 - 13:10MAN Manchester-MLE Male

37h 15m3 stops Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl Istanbul Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

11:10 - 09:40MLE Male-MAN Manchester

26h 30m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Milan Malpensa

£549Multiple Airlines

Mon, 21 Sep - Sun, 27 Sep

20:45 - 13:45LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

13h 00m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

21:25 - 12:45MLE Male-LHR London Heathrow

19h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£555Etihad Airways

Thu, 10 Sep - Thu, 1 Oct

22:05 - 06:30LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

28h 25m1 stop Manama Bahrain Intl

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

23h 55m1 stop Manama Bahrain Intl

£558Gulf Air

Mon, 31 Aug - Tue, 8 Sep

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

£560Gulf Air

Wed, 20 Jan - Thu, 28 Jan

09:00 - 08:25LGW London Gatwick-MLE Male

19h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

21:05 - 06:40MLE Male-LGW London Gatwick

13h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

£560British Airways

Tue, 22 Sep - Wed, 30 Sep

16:00 - 08:25LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

12h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

21:05 - 14:05MLE Male-LHR London Heathrow

21h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

£609British Airways

Tue, 1 Sep - Tue, 8 Sep

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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

£692Gulf Air

Wed, 19 Aug - Tue, 25 Aug

22:15 - 13:10LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

34h 55m2 stops Athens Eleftherios V. Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

13:55 - 17:55MLE Male-LHR London Heathrow

32h 00m2 stops Riyadh King Khaled Intl Athens Eleftherios V.

£708Multiple Airlines

Tue, 18 Aug - Tue, 25 Aug

22:30 - 13:10STN London Stansted-MLE Male

34h 40m3 stops Milas–Bodrum Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

09:10 - 08:05MLE Male-STN London Stansted

26h 55m2 stops Sharjah Václav Havel Prague

£718Multiple Airlines

Mon, 17 Aug - Mon, 24 Aug

10:40 - 06:30LGW London Gatwick-MLE Male

15h 50m1 stop Manama Bahrain Intl

19:25 - 06:55MLE Male-LGW London Gatwick

15h 30m1 stop Manama Bahrain Intl

£722Gulf Air

Wed, 19 Aug - Tue, 25 Aug

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

18h 25m1 stop Sharjah

14:20 - 08:45MLE Male-LGW London Gatwick

22h 25m1 stop Sharjah

£776Air Arabia

Sat, 15 Aug - Wed, 19 Aug

11:45 - 13:10MAN Manchester-MLE Male

21h 25m1 stop Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

15:15 - 10:55MLE Male-MAN Manchester

23h 40m2 stops Bengaluru Intl Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

£842IndiGo

Wed, 19 Aug - Wed, 26 Aug

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

18h 25m1 stop Sharjah

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

27h 35m1 stop Sharjah

£853Air Arabia

Sat, 15 Aug - Thu, 20 Aug

09:30 - 14:15LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

24h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

09:40 - 18:45MLE Male-LHR London Heathrow

13h 05m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£946Etihad Airways

Wed, 19 Aug - Sun, 23 Aug

09:30 - 13:45LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

24h 15m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

09:40 - 18:45MLE Male-LHR London Heathrow

13h 05m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£947Etihad Airways

Wed, 19 Aug - Sun, 23 Aug

12:40 - 13:10MAN Manchester-MLE Male

20h 30m1 stop Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

14:10 - 10:55MLE Male-MAN Manchester

24h 45m1 stop Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

£1,207IndiGo

Mon, 17 Aug - Sun, 30 Aug

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Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest return flight

Fastest return journey

BirminghamMalé

BHX Birmingham - MLE Male

BHXMLE

Birmingham

Wed 4/11

14:10-07:50

1 stop12h 40m

Male

Wed 11/11

20:45-06:35

1 stop14h 50m

£469

BirminghamMalé

BHX Birmingham - MLE Male

BHXMLE

Birmingham

Mon 2/11

14:10-07:50

1 stop12h 40m

Male

Mon 9/11

20:45-06:35

1 stop14h 50m

£469

ManchesterMalé

MAN Manchester - MLE Male

MANMLE

Manchester

Sat 19/9

16:20-13:10

3 stops40h 50m

Male

Sun 27/9

11:10-09:40

2 stops26h 30m

£545

ManchesterMalé

MAN Manchester - MLE Male

MANMLE

Manchester

Thu 3/9

20:45-05:15

1 stop28h 30m

Male

Fri 18/9

09:40-18:50

1 stop13h 10m

£549

ManchesterMalé

MAN Manchester - MLE Male

MANMLE

Manchester

Mon 21/9

19:55-13:10

3 stops37h 15m

Male

Sun 27/9

11:10-09:40

2 stops26h 30m

£549

LondonMalé

LHR London Heathrow - MLE Male

LHRMLE

London Heathrow

Thu 10/9

20:45-13:45

1 stop13h 00m

Male

Thu 1/10

21:25-12:45

1 stop19h 20m

£555

LondonMalé

LHR London Heathrow - MLE Male

LHRMLE

London Heathrow

Mon 31/8

22:05-06:30

1 stop28h 25m

Male

Tue 8/9

19:25-15:20

1 stop23h 55m

£558

LondonMalé

LGW London Gatwick - MLE Male

LGWMLE

London Gatwick

Wed 20/1

10:35-06:35

1 stop15h 00m

Male

Thu 28/1

19:05-06:20

1 stop16h 15m

£560

LondonMalé

LGW London Gatwick - MLE Male

LGWMLE

London Gatwick

Tue 22/9

09:00-08:25

1 stop19h 25m

Male

Wed 30/9

21:05-06:40

1 stop13h 35m

£560

LondonMalé

LHR London Heathrow - MLE Male

LHRMLE

London Heathrow

Tue 1/9

16:00-08:25

1 stop12h 25m

Male

Tue 8/9

21:05-14:05

1 stop21h 00m

£609

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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:
£71 per person with Batik Air
£88 per person with China Southern
£152 per person with Malaysia Airlines

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Malé

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Summary info about the Maldives flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	£245
Best Round-Trip Price	£469
Fastest flight time	18h 30m

The best one-way flight price to Maldives from United Kingdom in the last 5 days is £245 (London Stansted to Male).

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The best return flight price to Maldives from United Kingdom in the last 5 days is £469 (Birmingham to Male).

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The fastest flight to Maldives from United Kingdom takes 18h 30m (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, 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 £729 per ticket recently. However, the average price tends to be £2,253 and anything for £1,989 or less is a good deal. £15,297 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 25 as of August 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.