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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Recent flights found to popular cities in Maldives

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Flights to Malé

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Multiple Airlines

12 Nov

EDI

31h 05m

3 stops

MLE

26 Nov

MLE

35h 55m

3 stops

EDI

£528

Etihad Airways

20 Oct

LHR

29h 45m

1 stop

MLE

27 Oct

MLE

31h 55m

1 stop

LHR

£542

Multiple Airlines

19 Nov

LGW

25h 30m

2 stops

MLE

2 Dec

MLE

26h 25m

2 stops

LGW

£542

Air India

19 Nov

LHR

17h 50m

1 stop

MLE

2 Dec

MLE

27h 40m

1 stop

LHR

£543

Multiple Airlines

19 Nov

LGW

35h 40m

2 stops

MLE

2 Dec

MLE

35h 10m

2 stops

LGW

£543

Multiple Airlines

19 Nov

STN

21h 05m

2 stops

MLE

2 Dec

MLE

33h 35m

2 stops

STN

£544

Air India

19 Nov

LHR

22h 05m

1 stop

MLE

2 Dec

MLE

36h 40m

1 stop

LHR

£544

Etihad Airways

2 Nov

MAN

28h 10m

1 stop

MLE

16 Nov

MLE

31h 40m

1 stop

MAN

£544

Air Arabia

19 Nov

LGW

18h 25m

1 stop

MLE

2 Dec

MLE

25h 30m

1 stop

LGW

£544

Multiple Airlines

19 Nov

LHR

18h 05m

2 stops

MLE

2 Dec

MLE

32h 55m

3 stops

LHR

£544

Air Arabia

29 Oct

LGW

23h 35m

1 stop

MLE

8 Nov

MLE

25h 30m

1 stop

LGW

£544

Etihad Airways

10 Oct

LHR

13h 00m

1 stop

MLE

20 Oct

MLE

33h 50m

1 stop

LHR

£545

Flights to Addu City

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Multiple Airlines

12 Jan

MAN

47h 30m

2 stops

GAN

26 Jan

GAN

28h 00m

2 stops

MAN

£953

Multiple Airlines

16 Nov

MAN

28h 30m

2 stops

GAN

21 Nov

GAN

40h 45m

2 stops

MAN

£958

Multiple Airlines

12 Jan

MAN

54h 15m

2 stops

GAN

25 Jan

GAN

42h 05m

3 stops

MAN

£971

Multiple Airlines

12 Jan

MAN

47h 50m

3 stops

GAN

26 Jan

GAN

32h 55m

3 stops

MAN

£1,148

Multiple Airlines

16 Nov

MAN

19h 25m

3 stops

GAN

20 Nov

GAN

18h 40m

3 stops

MAN

£1,195

Qatar Airways

27 Nov

MAN

24h 55m

2 stops

GAN

1 Dec

GAN

20h 20m

2 stops

MAN

£1,240

Qatar Airways

27 Nov

MAN

24h 55m

2 stops

GAN

1 Dec

GAN

20h 20m

2 stops

MAN

£1,248

Qatar Airways

27 Nov

MAN

24h 55m

2 stops

GAN

1 Dec

GAN

20h 20m

2 stops

MAN

£1,274

Qatar Airways

27 Nov

MAN

24h 55m

2 stops

GAN

1 Dec

GAN

20h 20m

2 stops

MAN

£1,375

Qatar Airways

27 Nov

MAN

24h 55m

2 stops

GAN

1 Dec

GAN

20h 20m

2 stops

MAN

£1,375

Flights to Kaadedhdhoo

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Multiple Airlines

10 Nov

LHR

20h 10m

3 stops

KDM

17 Nov

KDM

27h 05m

3 stops

LHR

£922

Multiple Airlines

9 Nov

LHR

16h 40m

2 stops

KDM

16 Nov

KDM

19h 00m

2 stops

LHR

£927

Multiple Airlines

9 Nov

LHR

20h 10m

3 stops

KDM

16 Nov

KDM

17h 20m

2 stops

LHR

£928

Multiple Airlines

9 Nov

LHR

16h 40m

2 stops

KDM

16 Nov

KDM

19h 00m

2 stops

LHR

£930

Multiple Airlines

9 Nov

LHR

20h 10m

3 stops

KDM

16 Nov

KDM

18h 40m

2 stops

LHR

£931

Multiple Airlines

11 Nov

LHR

20h 10m

3 stops

KDM

18 Nov

KDM

17h 20m

2 stops

LHR

£932

Multiple Airlines

9 Nov

LHR

16h 40m

2 stops

KDM

16 Nov

KDM

17h 20m

2 stops

LHR

£935

Multiple Airlines

23 Nov

LHR

16h 40m

2 stops

KDM

30 Nov

KDM

19h 00m

2 stops

LHR

£947

Multiple Airlines

11 Nov

LHR

22h 20m

3 stops

KDM

18 Nov

KDM

24h 50m

3 stops

LHR

£951

Multiple Airlines

9 Nov

LHR

26h 30m

3 stops

KDM

16 Nov

KDM

26h 30m

3 stops

LHR

£978

Multiple Airlines

23 Nov

LHR

20h 10m

3 stops

KDM

30 Nov

KDM

18h 40m

2 stops

LHR

£979

Multiple Airlines

9 Nov

LHR

40h 40m

3 stops

KDM

16 Nov

KDM

26h 50m

3 stops

LHR

£982

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17:00 - 05:05EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-MLE Male

31h 05m3 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Vienna Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

09:10 - 16:05MLE Male-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

35h 55m3 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Vienna Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

£528Multiple Airlines

Thu, 12 Nov - Thu, 26 Nov

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

18h 25m1 stop Sharjah

12:20 - 15:35MLE Male-LGW London Gatwick

32h 15m1 stop Sharjah

£542Air Arabia

Fri, 4 Dec - Thu, 10 Dec

13:50 - 05:05MAN Manchester-MLE Male

34h 15m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

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

13h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£542Etihad Airways

Thu, 12 Nov - Mon, 23 Nov

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

29h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

09:10 - 12:05MLE Male-LHR London Heathrow

31h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£542Etihad Airways

Tue, 20 Oct - Tue, 27 Oct

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

£542Air India

Thu, 26 Nov - Tue, 1 Dec

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

22h 05m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

12:50 - 20:30MLE Male-LHR London Heathrow

36h 40m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

£542Air India

Tue, 10 Nov - Thu, 26 Nov

07:15 - 13:45LGW London Gatwick-MLE Male

25h 30m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

19:15 - 16:40MLE Male-LGW London Gatwick

26h 25m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Paris Charles de Gaulle

£542Multiple Airlines

Thu, 19 Nov - Wed, 2 Dec

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

£543Gulf Air

Mon, 12 Oct - Sat, 17 Oct

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

£544Gulf Air

Sun, 21 Feb - Thu, 25 Feb

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

18h 25m1 stop Sharjah

11:15 - 07:45MLE Male-LGW London Gatwick

25h 30m1 stop Sharjah

£544Air Arabia

Thu, 19 Nov - Wed, 2 Dec

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09:20 - 13:20GLA Glasgow Intl-MLE Male

24h 00m2 stops Rome Fiumicino Sharjah

09:15 - 22:10MLE Male-GLA Glasgow Intl

40h 55m3 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl London Heathrow Dublin

£445Multiple Airlines

Thu, 1 Oct - Tue, 6 Oct

20:35 - 11:45LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

35h 10m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

12:45 - 11:30MLE Male-LHR London Heathrow

26h 45m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

£543Air India

Sat, 3 Oct - Mon, 19 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

£543Gulf Air

Mon, 28 Sep - Mon, 5 Oct

20:35 - 11:45LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

35h 10m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

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

34h 15m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

£543Air India

Sat, 3 Oct - Tue, 20 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

£546Gulf Air

Wed, 30 Sep - Wed, 7 Oct

20:00 - 14:15LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

14h 15m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

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

33h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£547Etihad Airways

Thu, 1 Oct - Thu, 15 Oct

21:45 - 14:15LHR London Heathrow-MLE Male

12h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

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

19h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£550Etihad Airways

Thu, 1 Oct - Tue, 20 Oct

11:50 - 13:20STN London Stansted-MLE Male

21h 30m2 stops Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Sharjah

11:10 - 00:05MLE Male-STN London Stansted

16h 55m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Venice Marco Polo

£550Multiple Airlines

Mon, 28 Sep - Sat, 3 Oct

21:45 - 15:00LGW London Gatwick-MLE Male

13h 15m1 stop Dubai Intl

09:15 - 21:30MLE Male-LGW London Gatwick

16h 15m1 stop Dubai Intl

£570Emirates

Sat, 3 Oct - Fri, 9 Oct

21:05 - 15:00STN London Stansted-MLE Male

13h 55m1 stop Dubai Intl

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

13h 30m1 stop Dubai Intl

£588Emirates

Sat, 3 Oct - Fri, 9 Oct

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Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest return flight

EdinburghMalé

EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse - MLE Male

EDIMLE

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Thu 12/11

17:00-05:05

3 stops31h 05m

Male

Thu 26/11

09:10-16:05

3 stops35h 55m

£528

LondonMalé

LGW London Gatwick - MLE Male

LGWMLE

London Gatwick

Fri 4/12

08:45-08:10

1 stop18h 25m

Male

Thu 10/12

12:20-15:35

1 stop32h 15m

£542

ManchesterMalé

MAN Manchester - MLE Male

MANMLE

Manchester

Thu 12/11

13:50-05:05

1 stop34h 15m

Male

Mon 23/11

09:10-18:00

1 stop13h 50m

£542

LondonMalé

LHR London Heathrow - MLE Male

LHRMLE

London Heathrow

Tue 20/10

21:45-07:30

1 stop29h 45m

Male

Tue 27/10

09:10-12:05

1 stop31h 55m

£542

LondonMalé

LHR London Heathrow - MLE Male

LHRMLE

London Heathrow

Thu 26/11

08:45-11:50

1 stop22h 05m

Male

Tue 1/12

12:50-11:30

1 stop27h 40m

£542

LondonMalé

LHR London Heathrow - MLE Male

LHRMLE

London Heathrow

Tue 10/11

08:45-11:50

1 stop22h 05m

Male

Thu 26/11

12:50-20:30

1 stop36h 40m

£542

LondonMalé

LGW London Gatwick - MLE Male

LGWMLE

London Gatwick

Thu 19/11

07:15-13:45

2 stops25h 30m

Male

Wed 2/12

19:15-16:40

2 stops26h 25m

£542

LondonMalé

LHR London Heathrow - MLE Male

LHRMLE

London Heathrow

Mon 12/10

10:00-06:30

1 stop16h 30m

Male

Sat 17/10

19:25-15:20

1 stop23h 55m

£543

Fastest return journey

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

£544

LondonMalé

LGW London Gatwick - MLE Male

LGWMLE

London Gatwick

Thu 19/11

08:45-08:10

1 stop18h 25m

Male

Wed 2/12

11:15-07:45

1 stop25h 30m

£544

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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
£162 per person with Etihad Airways

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Summary info about the Maldives flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	£242
Best Round-Trip Price	£528
Fastest flight time	15h 55m

The best one-way flight price to Maldives from United Kingdom in the last 5 days is £242 (London Stansted to Male).

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The best return flight price to Maldives from United Kingdom in the last 5 days is £528 (Edinburgh Turnhouse to Male).

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The fastest flight to Maldives from United Kingdom takes 15h 55m (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, 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 £738 per ticket recently. However, the average price tends to be £2,392 and anything for £2,326 or less is a good deal. £3,878 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.