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Cheapest return fare
£470
Typical prices: £599-£710
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MAN - MLE • 2 stops
Cheapest direct flights
£713
Typical prices: £650-£846
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LHR - MLE • Direct
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Recent return flight deals to Malé

Sun, 13 Sep - Tue, 29 Sep
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06:45 - 08:10MAN  Manchester-MLE Male
21h 25m2 stops Vienna Intl Sharjah
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11:10 - 14:10MLE  Male-MAN Manchester
31h 00m3 stops Frankfurt am Main Milan Malpensa Barcelona-El Prat
£470Multiple Airlines
Sat, 19 Sep - Fri, 25 Sep
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18:50 - 08:10GLA  Glasgow Intl-MLE Male
33h 20m3 stops Krakow J. Paul II Balice Vienna Intl Sharjah
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11:10 - 08:45MLE  Male-GLA Glasgow Intl
25h 35m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Rome Fiumicino
£496Multiple Airlines
Tue, 24 Nov - Wed, 2 Dec
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20:55 - 13:50LHR  London Heathrow-MLE Male
11h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
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19:15 - 14:30MLE  Male-LHR London Heathrow
24h 15m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
£545Etihad Airways
Tue, 29 Sep - Tue, 6 Oct
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21:45 - 05:15LHR  London Heathrow-MLE Male
27h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
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09:15 - 15:05MLE  Male-LHR London Heathrow
33h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
£546Etihad Airways
Tue, 22 Sep - Sun, 27 Sep
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09:45 - 11:45LHR  London Heathrow-MLE Male
22h 00m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl
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12:45 - 11:30MLE  Male-LHR London Heathrow
26h 45m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl
£546Air India
Sat, 10 Oct - Sun, 18 Oct
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09:45 - 08:10LGW  London Gatwick-MLE Male
18h 25m1 stop Sharjah
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09:10 - 18:35MLE  Male-LGW London Gatwick
13h 25m1 stop Sharjah
£547Air Arabia
Sun, 28 Feb - Wed, 31 Mar
Air India Logo
13:00 - 11:50LHR  London Heathrow-MLE Male
17h 50m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl
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12:45 - 11:30MLE  Male-LHR London Heathrow
26h 45m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl
£548Air India
Sun, 11 Oct - Sun, 18 Oct
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10:00 - 13:20LGW  London Gatwick-MLE Male
23h 20m1 stop Sharjah
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14:20 - 08:45MLE  Male-LGW London Gatwick
22h 25m1 stop Sharjah
£548Air Arabia
Fri, 30 Oct - Fri, 6 Nov
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08:40 - 08:25LGW  London Gatwick-MLE Male
18h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
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21:05 - 05:55MLE  Male-LGW London Gatwick
13h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
£549Qatar Airways
Thu, 8 Oct - Thu, 22 Oct
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09:00 - 14:30LGW  London Gatwick-MLE Male
25h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
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19:40 - 06:40MLE  Male-LGW London Gatwick
15h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
£550Qatar Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Malé

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

What is the cheapest flight to Malé?

In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Malé was found on the route from Manchester, at £470 return. The most popular connection is from London to Malé, while KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as £545 in the last 5 days.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Malé?

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Malé is Monday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as £783. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are £1,016 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Malé?

The cheapest month for flights to Malé is June, where tickets cost £609 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets from the United Kingdom is £1,039 and £847 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is May with an average price of £366.

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

The cheapest time of day to fly to Malé is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost £746 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Malé is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £1,041.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Malé?

To get a below average price, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 25% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight to Malé

 
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Good to know - Cheap tickets to Malé

Low season

June

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£228
Best time to beat the crowds (21% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
Flight from Manchester to Malé

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FAQs - booking Malé flights

  • How do I travel from Malé Airport into the city?

    You can travel into the city by land, air or sea. A bridge connects Malé Airport to the main island, and you can hire taxis at the airport for around 35 MVR (2 GRP), however the fastest method is to take a Dhani/Speedboat from the airport to the city, only taking 10min. If you’re staying on an island nearby, you can also charter one of the inter-island sea planes to take you to one of the nearby islands or atolls.

  • Are there any restaurants at Malé Airport?

    You can find a handful of dining options at the small Malé airport. If you’re looking for something after you flight, the Aqua Restaurant near the CIP Building or the Mariyaadu snack counter in the centre are both in the public area of the terminal, before you pass through airport security. If you are in the airport in transit or heading home, there are also cafes in the departure lounge on the first floor.

  • Are there any passenger lounges at Malé Airport?

    If you’re looking for a quiet place to relax, the Wellness Lounge is run by Plaza Premium and can be entered for free by those holding a Priority Pass or guests invited by their airline. Economy passengers can also purchase a pass at the door. Here you can relax in the shower and spa facilities, make the most of the premium Wi-Fi, or have a snack and a drink. The lounge is open every day between 8:00h – 23:00h.

  • What hotels offer an airport shuttle to Malé Airport?

    Hotels such as the Airport Comfort Inn or the Hathaway Beach Maldives in Hulhule, behind the Malé Airport offer airport shuttles to and from your flights. If you wish to stay in the city centre, the Hotel Octave Maldives and Somerset Inn also offer shuttle services, which will get you to your flights and back in only 15min. Alternatively, nearby Karumba Hotel on Vilhamanaafushi Island, or The Virnorva on Villingili Island offer shuttle boats to the Airport Ferry.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Malé?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Malé was found on the route from Manchester, at £470 return. The most popular connection is from London to Malé, while KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as £545 in the last 5 days.

  • How far is Male Airport from central Malé?

    The distance between Male Airport and the city centre of Malé is 2 miles.

  • What is the name of Malé’s airport?

    All flights to Malé land at Male Airport. The airport code is MLE,and it can also be referred to as Male, Malé Intl, or Velana Intl.

  • How much is a flight to Malé?

    On average, a flight to Malé costs £1,144. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost £732 and departed from London Heathrow Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Malé?

    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 to Malé.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Malé?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Malé 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 to Malé?

    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 to Malé up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • How many direct flights to Malé are there each week?

    Each week there are around 13 direct flights from within United Kingdom to Malé. The most common day for departures is Tuesday, with 31% of flights taking off on this day.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Malé

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Malé? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to Malé for the following prices or less: Cheap flights to Malé from London Heathrow £1,894
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Malé flight deals.
  • When booking your flights to Malé, you can fly from airports such as London or Manchester into Velana International Airport (MLE). As you cannot fly direct to Malé from the UK, the flight time will depend on how long your stopover will be, but you can find flights that will only take between 13:00h – 18:00h.
  • Malé is a popular base for sightseeing around the Maldivian atolls and islands. If you’re interested in seeing the islands by air, you can organise sea planes at the airport for approximately 4,000 MVR (190 GBP).You can also find ferries at the Airport Ferry to travel to islands such as Thoddo, Mathiveri or Dhigurah.
  • There are two currencies that are largely accepted in the Maldives – US dollars and the Maldivian Rufiyaa. While there are no currency exchange services at the airport, there are ATMs that accept foreign cards, however you will only be able to withdraw Rufiyaa.
  • If this is your first time in the Maldives, the airport website has a useful "plan your travel" section. This can provide you with travel advice on the local weather, emergency numbers and even useful phrases in the native Dhivehi language.
  • For those who need to freshen up after the long flight to Malé, there are shower facilities free to use at Malé Airport in the area between arrivals and departures, opposite the Mariyaadu snack counter.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Malé

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Malé? 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.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3655 reviews
7.9Food
8.2Entertainment
8.2Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.4Crew
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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.

8.0 ExcellentYaqoob, Jun 2026
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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.

The journey was nice, all the crews were very good and services are excellent

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.

We loved flying with Emirates in business class, the staff were fabulous, going above & beyond

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 food was pretty good and the crew were excellent. It would have been excellent all round but for screaming children. Six hours at least of a 10 hr flight. Mostly 1 child clearly on the spectrum and probably ADHD but I really felt for the parents and grandparents who were obviously struggling and doing the best they could under the circumstances. No reflection on the airline of course and we all need to be more tolerant with these challenges . Slept for 15 hrs when I got home.

Check-in counter at the airport took more than an hour of standing in queue with online checkin. And after entering the gate the flight delayed more than 30 mins.

Very lovely aircraft and crew. Seats were comfortable and the food was great and served swiftly. Delayed flight due to a passenger coming off the flight but overall a great experience

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!

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 cabin crew were kind, helpful, and polite. However, my flight from Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt was delayed, causing me to miss my connecting flight. As a result, my journey was significantly extended, leading to a much longer travel time than originally scheduled.

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

Etihad charged me for 2 check in bags. On Kayak search results price was showing 2 check in bags were included. Kayak need to reimburse me for these additional charges and metal agony and distress. Thanks.

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

Surprised at the lower quality of seats on the Boeing 777 in Business Class. Seats are tight and the whole Business class section is jam packed with seats. It doesn’t feel like Business Class at all. Also the way the tray tables are placed with a huge bulky solid metal hinge at knee level makes it so uncomfortable and always anxious that one will accidentally bang their knee on it. Quality of amenities has also declined. Over priced tickets with diminished quality of the entire experience.

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.

1st of all on February 27th Abu Dhabi to Delhi flight the seat wasn't comfortable at all, coming back the Lounge at Abu Dhabi didn't have anything. Than the Food in the flight

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

Great flight, great crew, decent food. Premium Economy was very comfortable. I compare this flight to the one we took on BA from DC to London: Like a different airline. The food was atrocious, the crew aloof, and the cabin not as comfortable. Based on that first flight we said we'd avoid BA, but the return trip changed our minds.

Those seats were very comfortable. Nice leg room and food was great 👍

because the previous flight operated by BA was delayed, when arrived to the gate, I was surprised that I was taken out of this flight and they rebook me but with a different seat

delayed more than an hour with very poor boarding and service

We arrived at 430a for our flight. We only had carry on so we were sent to security. The BA person was tagging all carryon in case a shortage of bin space. We were on the plane like 20th and told we had to check carryon because it had a tag. Unexpected and unnecessary

The travel on premium economy class was very positive. Comfortable with plenty of space and leg room. The service throughout was top notch. Crew members were kind and helpful. Food and entertainment were excellent.

Based on my wife's damaged condition, BA very kindly upgraded us from cattle to business class. MUCH appreciated!! One of these days, as it gains more experience, BA MAY learn how to depart on time (with over 30 years experience with BA, no flight has EVER managed to leave on time), Once airborne, the entertainment was ever so very pedestrian. But the flight was uneventful and the cabin crew's service was superb. And whichever driver landed the aircraft had obviously done it before. But BA unfortunately is learning from that scuzzy airline Delta. Delta is ALWAYS stunned when one of its aircraft actually turns up anywhere and is NEVER ready to receive it -- even when it turns up where and more or less when it is supposed to, NOT an example worthy of emulation.

Flight crew were really rude & unwilling to help. We were their last flight of the day & they made it very clear they just wanted to get the flight done & everything we were asking to purchase was an inconvenience. Really disappointed with BA

Incredible. The upgrade to Business was a phenomenal way to end my trip, beyond grateful for the generosity and hospitality.

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

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