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Cheap Flights from London to the Maldives

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Malé
Malé1 stop£575
Addu City
Addu City2 stops£843
Malé
Malé1 stop£575
Addu City
Addu City2 stops£843

Book Cheap London to the Maldives Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from London to the Maldives that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from London to the Maldives

Mon, 7 Dec - Sat, 19 Dec
Qatar Airways Logo
08:35 - 14:50
LGW
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MLE
25h 15m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
09:40 - 05:55
MLE
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LGW
25h 15m
1 stop
£575Qatar Airways
Mon, 16 Nov - Thu, 26 Nov
Etihad Airways Logo
20:55 - 13:50
LHR
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MLE
11h 55m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
19:15 - 12:05
MLE
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LHR
21h 50m
1 stop
£575Etihad Airways
Thu, 27 Aug - Tue, 8 Sep
Etihad Airways Logo
21:45 - 05:15
LHR
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MLE
27h 30m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
09:40 - 18:45
MLE
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LHR
13h 05m
1 stop
£577Etihad Airways
Tue, 1 Sep - Wed, 9 Sep
Etihad Airways Logo
14:45 - 13:45
LHR
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MLE
19h 00m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
09:40 - 12:45
MLE
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LHR
31h 05m
1 stop
£578Etihad Airways
Fri, 6 Nov - Tue, 17 Nov
Gulf Air Logo
10:35 - 06:35
LGW
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MLE
15h 00m
1 stop
Gulf Air Logo
19:00 - 06:30
MLE
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LGW
16h 30m
1 stop
£579Gulf Air
Sun, 8 Nov - Sat, 14 Nov
Gulf Air Logo
21:50 - 06:35
LHR
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MLE
27h 45m
1 stop
Gulf Air Logo
19:00 - 06:35
MLE
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LHR
16h 35m
1 stop
£584Gulf Air
Mon, 2 Nov - Mon, 9 Nov
Qatar Airways Logo
14:55 - 08:25
LHR
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MLE
12h 30m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
09:40 - 21:55
MLE
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LHR
17h 15m
1 stop
£584Qatar Airways
Thu, 5 Nov - Wed, 18 Nov
British Airways Logo
08:40 - 07:50
LGW
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MLE
18h 10m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
21:05 - 05:55
MLE
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LGW
13h 50m
1 stop
£586British Airways
Sun, 6 Sep - Thu, 17 Sep
Emirates Logo
21:05 - 15:30
STN
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MLE
14h 25m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
09:15 - 18:45
MLE
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STN
13h 30m
1 stop
£615Emirates
Fri, 11 Sep - Mon, 14 Sep
Emirates Logo
14:55 - 07:40
STN
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MLE
12h 45m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
09:15 - 18:45
MLE
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STN
13h 30m
1 stop
£630Emirates
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for London to the Maldives flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from London to the Maldives to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest London to the Maldives flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to the Maldives from London found in the last 72 hours was to Malé, at £751 return. The most popular route is from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Malé (MLE), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was £751.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to the Maldives?

The average price for all round-trip flights from London to the Maldives depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to the Maldives is generally at night, when retur flights cost £754 on average. Morning departures are around 100% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the Maldives is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £955.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from London to the Maldives?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of £785, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from London to the Maldives?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from London to the Maldives, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from London to the Maldives is September, when tickets cost £682 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, when the average cost of return tickets is £2,373 and £2,112 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from London to the Maldives?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from London to the Maldives, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on a flight from London to the Maldives, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 15% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from London to the Maldives

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight£263
Best time to beat the crowds (20% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (4% more expensive on average)
Flight from London Luton Airport to Malé

FAQs - booking Maldives flights

  • What parts of the Maldives do its different airports serve?

    There are three international airports in the Maldives: Gan International Airport (GAN) in Addu City serves the Addu Atoll, Maafaru International Airport (NMF) serves the islands in the Noonu Atoll, and Velana International Airport is located on Hulhulé Island. The latter is the closest airport to the main city and capital of the Maldives, Malé, and is the country’s main international airport.

  • Are there any direct flights to the Maldives from London?

    You can fly directly to the Maldives from Heathrow Airport with British Airways. Flights take about 10h 30min and they all land at Malé Velana International Airport. The quickest indirect flights take about 12h 30min and are operated by Qatar Airways and Emirates. They make a single stopover at Doha International Airport (DOH) and Dubai International Airport (DXB), respectively.

  • What is the most carbon-efficient way of flying to the Maldives?

    Turkish Airlines flights produce around 34% less carbon dioxide than other airlines when flying from London to the Maldives. The airline’s flights leave several times a day from Heathrow Airport and make a single stop in Istanbul. Despite this additional take-off cycle, the average carbon emission on this route is around 4,400 kg per passenger, lower than the emissions of other airlines operating this route.

  • Do I need a visa to visit the Maldives?

    As a UK citizen, you won’t need a visa to visit the Maldives for leisure purposes; you can stay in the country for up to 30 days at a time. You’ll automatically be issued a visa on arrival in the Maldives, and you’ll just have to make sure that your passport is valid for the entire duration of your stay. However, some airlines require passport validity of six months for travel to the Maldives, so make sure to check this before you book.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from London to the Maldives?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from London to the Maldives.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from London to the Maldives?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from London to the Maldives is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from London to the Maldives?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from London to the Maldives with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from London to the Maldives?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from London to the Maldives up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • How many flights are there between London and Maldives per day?

    There is a maximum of 1 direct flight a day that takes off from London and lands in the Maldives, with an average flight time of 10h 35m. The most common departure time is 18:00 and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 3 flights.

Top tips for finding a cheap flight from London to the Maldives

  • You can fly to the Maldives from London’s three main airports, Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, and from its smaller airports, Luton and London City, making it convenient to catch a flight from any part of Greater London.
  • Most flights are operated from London Heathrow (LHR). The airport boasts some useful online services for travellers, like Reserve & Collect, allowing you to order your duty-free purchases in advance and collect your items when you arrive.
  • Malé’s Velana International Airport (MLE) has plenty of facilities so you can refresh yourself after your flight, including a free Mother Care Room with infant amenities and a Wellness Lounge with showers for Economy class ticket holders.
  • To save money on flights from London to the Maldives, choose itineraries that take longer or have more stopovers on the way. You can find them by checking out flights operated by budget airlines like Ryanair on KAYAK.
  • While Maldives driving laws don’t require children to sit in child seats, it’s always best to err on the side of safety; you can book child and booster seats through your car hire company.
  • If you’re flying to the Maldives on British Airways with a toddler, free carrycots or child seats are available for passenger use on a first come-first served basis.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from London to the Maldives

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from London to the Maldives? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3606 reviews
7.9Food
8.4Crew
8.2Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
Airline reviews

The quality of food is going down comparing with old history of excellent food. It was cold and a bad quality. The crew is always excellent and caring.

8.0 ExcellentYaqoob, Jun 2026
LHR - DXB
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The quality of food is going down comparing with old history of excellent food. It was cold and a bad quality. The crew is always excellent and caring.

Great flight - Clubhouse met our needs, and the staff provided good service. Boarding felt a little chaotic, but given the size of the aircraft, it's always going to be challenging. Whilst the crew were friendly, the number of passengers meant that we received our breakfast items, but had finished breakfast before we were served a drink. Lunch was much better organised, and throughout the flight, the crew were attentive. Found the seats and ICE to be excellent. Disembarkation was fine, and everything possible to expedite the process was being done.

The seating is spaced out nicely, The crew could have offer more drinks.

Excellent comfort and entertainment. Service poor..Food average with little choice.

Comfort good. Service as usual poor. Cabin temperature as usual too cold, about 15 degrees

Fresh energetic and friendly crew, great food, brand new plane and non stop entertainment

The boarding experience was worst ever. Single aerobridge used for boarding and deboarding which led to lot of chaos. Food options were not great. First flight delayed by more than 3 hours which led to missing of the next flight we were stuck at Dubai airport by more than 6 hours

Superb check in, lounge, boarding and flight experience. On time departure and before time arrival. Couldn’t have asked for more

Flights were both delayed. No luggage on arrival for the whole plane and no contact since submitting a PIR.

They had superb boarding (started an hour before flight time). Timely pushback from them gate and an early arrival. Flight and service was very comfortable. I wanted to move my flight to an earlier one, only thing was there was no one at emirates in Heathrow to help. Had to call the call the center and pay to change. There were ample seats on the flight though

Lounge was top notch h with great variety of food and drinks. Cabin crew were great. Smooth flight.

My seat 3G did not go down fully and the buttons were not working properly

Food was the worst I’ve had on a VA flight. Normally it’s a lot better

These are one of the older seat arrangements facing away from the windows! Not particularly convenient sets. No storage spaces. NO COAT HANGING HOOKS. Inconvenient business class seat compared to any other airlines of similar class. Staff are excellent! Extremely professional, friendly. Food is good too.

The staff was not very polite but the flight was very very nice and comfortable and the entertainment was great

Premium economy more comfortable than economy, but not by much. Did was awful, do not try the omelette. Flight crew were helpful. Flight was delayed by over an hour. Overall but bad, arrived safely and thank God.

Food was excellent. Service was very good. Staff was very helpful to all passengers.

Your flight delayed at Heathrow n I almost missed my mother funeral.you idiots. I had to waste 10 hours in different airports. Thank your stars I'm not suing you.

Seats were old and dirty, for a long haul flight you expect to be able to recline and for the av to work properly. Choice for vegans was fruit….

Very good. Glad we had Premium for the flight out.

The boarding process was awful-the computers were down and there was no way to check in. Took extremely long, very chaotic and no guarantee our bags were even getting on the plane. I was also delayed and took away from any time i had to catch a connecting flight.

Terrible experience resolving missed connection after flight was delayed. 3 hour queue at transit desk, not enough staff, no organisation, worst ever flying experience.

The rows of seats in economy class are seriously close to one another making eating and resting just about impossible - there is hardly any legroom. Anyone larger than average size would have an incredibly uncomfortable flight. I had to basically share my seat with the lady passenger next to me as she was too big to fit into her allotted seat.

Food was good, attendants were friendly. Seats were not comfortable. Did not receive any amenities such as eyemask or earplugs that would have helped sleep. Additionally a large group of passengers boarded very late into boarding and were a disruption for almost the whole flight. Flight attendants did their best but the kids were making so much noise, kicking seats, and half the time no adult was sat with them so they weren’t being managed.

I staff or crew they were very friendly and humbly, they done theirs service very well, I appreciate them and thank you to the company or Qatar 🇶🇦 Government for providing as good service in their flight ,once again, thank you 😊 🙏 😀 😉 👍

Crews are very rude and unhelpful. Cramped seats in economy. Foods are useless

Lovely aircraft and I flight entertainment. Good leg room. Full flight crew struggled a bit

Bag check in at DC was slow. Boarding process was slow more due to customers unfamiliar with how to board properly. Food and service was excellent!

Food not good as good as last time flew with them

Seats very uncomfortable, impossible to sleep. Food average, bakery items not fresh. Pockets in seats not large enough to hold a book and a few other items. Cabin temperature too cold, even with blanket. Good selection of movies. Other than that 12 hours of torture!

I booked tickets for a family of five and specifically paid extra to select our seats together. We spent nearly $1,000 extra (around $100 per seat) for extra legroom so we could sit near each other. However, despite paying for this, we ended up being separated on the flight. This caused a major issue for our family because my parents do not speak English and rely on me to translate and assist them during the journey. I do not understand why Etihad changed our reserved seats without explanation. I am extremely dissatisfied with this experience. I expect the airline to do better, and I am requesting a full refund for the seat selection fees we paid.

1 hour delay meant missed my connecting flight and 1st day of holiday

Etihad Check In counter/Station manager in Heathrow was bothering and not helpful at all. They are rude and not customer oriented

Very delayed and uncomfortable seats. Nothing written in Urdu for Pakistanis. Tons of Pakistanis use the airline they should ensure the airline is accommodating them properly.

I am a larger than average person and in my opinion i don't think it's fair to allocate a window seat to anyone who is my size or larger, i was seated between 2 large passengers on a full aircraft. The guy in the window seat also occupied a portion of the middle seat (my seat) which made my experience of flying with etihad very cramped and uncomfortable, i was flying from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok. Had this been a airbus 380 it would have been better as the seats are larger but unfortunately it wasn't so i had to endure the 6+hrs unable to get any rest

Certainly! Here’s a more concise and refined version of your report, maintaining a polished and professional tone: --- Crew Check-In – Kolkata (CCU) The crew handling check-in in Kolkata was outstanding—efficient, courteous, and highly organized. Flight Segment – CCU to Abu Dhabi (AUH) A standard flight overall. Notably, only one in-flight meal option—a vegetarian curry—was available, which seemed unsuitable for a red-eye journey. The crew offered no alternatives, which was unexpected. Flight Segment – Abu Dhabi to Rome (AUH-FCO) Comfort improved on this leg, but service quality was average, falling short of Etihad’s premium standards. Crew attention was heavily absorbed by a difficult couple in Row 15 (port side), resulting in disproportionate focus. It was concerning that a steward had to personally return to apologize, a task better suited for supervisory staff. This highlights a development opportunity for supervisors Anna and Quashim in managing guest escalation professionally.

Seat selection screen while online check-in could include free seats to choose from and show the options before we proceed. Currently, it is auto-allocated and there are no options for free seat selections.

The business class experience is fantastic. The crew were polite but often unavailable even when I tried to call them! I even found myself bringing my used dishes and cutlery up to the crew because no one had come to collect it after over an hour.

Very unfriendly team. It was very difficult to get a cup of coffee. Legroom was extremely small. Old, dilapidated plane.

Very very bad service very tight seats never ever flying with Etihad again

Food is horrible. Flight was good and the staff were mostly men.

Delayed suitcase - terrible service to get my suitcase next day, I was informed it would arrive today in the afternoon (Jun/28). Now, I was informed I may or may not receive it until 3 am (Jun/29).

Seats were comfortable, but boarding was the worst I've ever seen. Way too much walking to get onboard as we had to go up & down steps several & then bus took us halfway around the airport for boarding & had to board outside after a very long bus rood.

I will never want to book with these people. They are arrogant and rude. Food was really really bad, crew was even worst

The plane was so old, it needs to be retired! The windows were rattling we paid for premier economy and there was no footrest. Video console was so old, barely had any games for kids. Video console is very slow to react. The gaming console was broken. The foldable food table was sticky and the air hostess had a rough time opening it and closing it for us!!

Generally very good. I think their service is better than some other big names I used to travel with. Their food variety is second to none - and you can place order beforehand. Their seating design is a bit awkward for service, I'd say. Flight attendants must be tall enough - long legs and arms - to reach the window seat passenger while crossing over the isle passenger. Also appreciated the variety on entertainment.

Could have used more leg room for “business class” which is basically coach with a middle seat blocked. Crew was friendly, attentive. Zero entertainment.

Generally okay. Disappointing compared to some of their competitors. My seat hadn’t been cleaned properly which was upsetting

Seats not as comfortable as I had hoped. Food was very nice, service was fine. Entertainment options very nice. Had thought the premium economy was a more plus 2-3-2 layout but it was a 2-4-2 with seats not as wide as I had expected.

Very dated plane. Seat was firm and uncomfortable. Entertainment system almost laughably outdated. Poor audio. Picture was always too dark.

Everything you need to know for your flight from London to the Maldives

Cabin class types available on flights to the Maldives

Cabin classes available on flights to the Maldives. Prices are the lowest found on KAYAK over the last 7 days. Price and availability is not guaranteed.