Cheap flights from the Maldives to Sri Lanka from £118

The month of September is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Sri Lanka from Maldives, with most prices found around £197. If you aren’t able to travel to Sri Lanka during the month of September, then flying in February is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of £203.

Our data shows that Saturday is the least expensive day to fly to Sri Lanka. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as £196. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Friday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Sri Lanka on Friday is £264.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Sri Lanka is in the morning. Flights from Maldives to Sri Lanka during this time can be as low as £211. If you have a flexible travel schedule, then try to avoid flying in the evening when prices are £357 on average. Flights to Sri Lanka from Maldives in the evening are generally more expensive because this time of day is more convenient for travellers’ schedules.

Fly from Male to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl for the best Maldives - Sri Lanka flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Sri Lanka from Maldives when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Sri Lanka for around £213 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Sri Lanka from Maldives for as low as £203 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Maldives to Sri Lanka flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Gulf Air, flydubai, and Emirates are the most popular carriers operating from Maldives to Sri Lanka

FitsAir, flydubai and China Southern are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Sri Lanka from Maldives according to our data. FitsAir is the first choice among our users, with 32% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Sri Lanka. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to Sri Lanka on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 14% of flights between Maldives and Sri Lanka have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 92 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Monday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Friday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Gulf Air have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 4% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of March 2026, 16 flights take off from Maldives and land in Sri Lanka each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 20:00, with 44% of daily flights taking off at midday.

As of March 2026, there are 118 flights per week flying from Maldives to Sri Lanka. The most common day of the week flights depart is Thu, with 20% of flights taking off on this day.