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Cheapest return fare
£460
Typical prices: £698-£613
Qatar Airways
Mon 16/11Thu 26/11
MAN - MLE • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
£637
Typical prices: £782-£619
British Airways
Sun 1/11Tue 10/11
LHR - MLE • Direct
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Cheap Flights to Malé

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Malé 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.
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Recent return flight deals to Malé

Mon, 16 Nov - Thu, 26 Nov
Qatar Airways Logo
14:05 - 07:50
MAN
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MLE
12h 45m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
09:40 - 19:40
MLE
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MAN
15h 00m
1 stop
£460Qatar Airways
Sun, 1 Nov - Tue, 10 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
£545Gulf Air
Thu, 17 Sep - Sun, 27 Sep
Etihad Airways Logo
21:45 - 13:45
LHR
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MLE
12h 00m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
09:50 - 12:45
MLE
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LHR
30h 55m
1 stop
£546Etihad Airways
Mon, 16 Nov - Sun, 29 Nov
Etihad Airways Logo
20:55 - 05:05
LHR
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MLE
27h 10m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
09:35 - 12:05
MLE
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LHR
31h 30m
1 stop
£547Etihad Airways
Thu, 24 Sep - Wed, 30 Sep
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:55 - 14:30
LGW
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MLE
19h 35m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:05 - 06:40
MLE
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LGW
24h 35m
1 stop
£554Multiple Airlines
Sun, 1 Nov - Tue, 10 Nov
Emirates Logo
14:05 - 09:25
STN
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MLE
14h 20m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
09:05 - 17:55
MLE
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STN
13h 50m
1 stop
£610Emirates
Thu, 2 Jul - Mon, 13 Jul
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
£618Emirates
Mon, 22 Jun - Mon, 6 Jul
Multiple Airlines Logo
15:10 - 14:25
BHX
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MLE
19h 15m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
21:05 - 06:40
MLE
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BHX
13h 35m
1 stop
£643Multiple Airlines
Thu, 10 Sep - Mon, 14 Sep
British Airways Logo
06:00 - 08:55
NCL
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MLE
22h 55m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
21:05 - 19:45
MLE
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NCL
26h 40m
2 stops
£1,007British Airways
Tue, 20 Oct - Fri, 30 Oct
British Airways Logo
20:30 - 08:55
EDI
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MLE
32h 25m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
11:40 - 22:30
MLE
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EDI
15h 50m
1 stop
£1,026British Airways
Booking Insights

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?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 5 days.

In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Malé was found on the route from London, at £460 return. The most popular connection is from London to Malé and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as £546 in the last 3 days.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Malé?

The average price of all round-trip flights to Malé clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Malé is Monday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as £760. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Thursday, where round-trip prices are £888 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Malé?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Malé, 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 to Malé is June, where tickets cost £569 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, where the average cost of tickets from the United Kingdom is £1,016 and £884 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is September with an average price of £598.

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

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

The cheapest time of day to fly to Malé is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost £748 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 £910.

What is a good deal for flights to Malé?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Malé, 25% of our users found tickets to Malé for the following prices or less: From London Heathrow Airport £908 return.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Malé, 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, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 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 seasonJune
Cheapest flight£306
Best time to beat the crowds (18% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 15% lower on average.
Flight from London Stansted Airport to Malé

When to book flights to Malé

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Malé based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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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 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Malé was found on the route from London, at £460 return. The most popular connection is from London to Malé and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as £546 in the last 3 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 £1,141. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost £827 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.

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 £928
  • 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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Malé. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from the United Kingdom to Malé. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3576 reviews
7.9Food
8.0Comfort
8.4Crew
8.2Entertainment
8.1Boarding
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As always Emirates is always dependent on the crew you get on the day and today was a good one. Everyone knew what they were doing and gracefully without hesitation . Great conversation all round even about the food and wine.

10.0 ExcellentWoei, May 2026
DXB - SIN
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As always Emirates is always dependent on the crew you get on the day and today was a good one. Everyone knew what they were doing and gracefully without hesitation . Great conversation all round even about the food and wine.

Very good experience with Emirates. Always i took thid company.

I love to travel again and again in Emirates. Keep up the good work.

Very nice experience in business class. Flight attendants were attentive. Foods and beverages were very good.

Offboarding in Dubai was a bit confusing. The bus dropped us off, we passed the security, and then we were again in departure, no clue, no guidance on where to get our luggage

Seat did not recline at all, wi-FI did not work at all. Those are both very unfortunate for a 14 hour flight. Crew and food was of course very nice as always.

The stewardess took a picture as a gift , if you asked for it. Every thing was very good, Especially the food, big and tasty. The service was good, they served water several times, very frequent.

The plane was old so the entertainment system was difficult to operate. The crew did advise earlier. The plane was landed and parked away from the gates, which added 20+ mins to the overall arrival

Love that you can walk directly to your gate from the Emirates Business class lounge, very convenient

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

Seating and zone. The minor I went with didn’t even seat close to me

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

Food has been disappointing in both legs of flight to india

Great staff great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Great staff, great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

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

I was my pleasure to fly virgin on my birthday for my first solo trip ever 🫶🏼

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.

Overall, flight was excellent but check in was very slow for Premium Economy. Economy queue was shorter but we weren't allowed to use it.

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

Flight and flight service was great. When a flight is cancelled, publish to all affected with email and txt. Explaining the way forward.

Amazing airline accommodations. The cabins were so great. The food was very good and the flight attendants were so nice. Made a 15 hour flight seem easy.

Very difficult to check in and almost missed flight. No room in seats and had a middle seat. I tried to create an account and check in before to change seat and unable to. I do not understand why I wasn’t on a Qatar flight from on Bengalore to Doha when they left at the same time. Disappointed in the Kayak booking process.

I paid extra for seating when first booking flight to be in a comfortable economy seat They still changed it to a middle seat regardless. When I asked for it to be changed back to aisle, they could only give me one at the back of the plane in the least comfortable seats.

I always fly with Qatar air and you are the best. Keep up the good wor, after travelling with Qatar Air More than 80 times, you never offer to upgrade me.but it happened to my friend companion some time. Any how i still enjoying travelling with Qatar air and wait one day to upgrade me too. Best Regards

Looks like a local flight. Food was horrible. No entertainment system.

I appreciated the vailability of wheelchair services for persons with mobility issues all the way up to the aircraft. What could be better would be the food choices.

Very efficient and professional staff. Food was good and so was entertainment selection.

Initial booking was confusing and had to get new CC issued.

All good. Over four hours flight if provided snacks like Qatar Airways would be better

It was very relaxing and staff were very quick to attend to any requests.

Very disappointed to not have lounge access The shorter flight seats were uncomfortable

Seats were very comfortable and the staff too was very friendly.

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.

Limit the number of usage of wine or please arrange our seats. The passenger was drunk on this flight and not on Thiruvananthapuram to Abudhabi.

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

Good one but just notice that you have to ask several time to get water or coffee .

Early arrival. Good boarding. Deplaning this flight is very slow both coming and going. Baggage arrived quickly for Pearson

Dirty and smelly lavatory and toilets in Wamos Air operated flights

It was great! Kept the time. Provided what was promised

The plane was a long way from departure lounge. The plane looked tired but got us there.

Lovely big plane. Excellent take off and landing. Cabin crew were so nice. Flight in time no delays

Because our ABZ-LHR flight was cancelled by BA for reasons they refuse to tell us--not weather--we did not make this flight and were booked on the following day. BA offered no assistance to us on the phone or in the airport, and we had to find a hotel at Heathrow on our own.

BA Canceled this flight and put us on a flight leaving Aberdeen at 8:00 PM, delaying our return to the states by a full day. The cancellation caused us expenses in both Aberdeen and London and BA was completely unhelpful on the phone and at the airport.

Horrible - flight was delayed by 6 hours - we boarded, were made to de-board due some technical fault; aircraft changed; special meals request on new flight - all went awry. Landed in Dulles airport; breezed thru immigration; as Business Class passengers or baggage was delivered almost 90 minutes after landing; air tags indicated the bags were just near the carousel but the unhelpful BA staff - Maria and Ghina refused to give any update - palming it off on some imaginary invisible “manager” despite air tags evidence showing it right there. So about 50-60 passengers waiting and getting infuriatingly impatient for their bags coz one container was not delivered. Finally after much argument by some other passengers Maria condescended to go to the “ramp” and within 5 minutes the baggage was delivered miraculously. Question is why couldn’t she have done it one hour earlier ? Poor poor experience once again on Business Class BA.

Poor service, antiquated plane with 2-3-2. B-class config upstairs. Tight and not comfortable—not what I expected for paying B-class! AND my bag didn’t make the transfer, bag will be delivered the day after it lands!

Cheap Flight Fares would not provide booking info. I canceled the reservation and we arbitrated with American Express. They provided erroneous info to Amex and it was determined that C.F.F. deserved the price of the ticket. Worse experience I've ever had.

Seating space is appalling. Seats and all surrounding area in "Economy" is built for individuals shorter than 4' 10" and below 120 lbs. Ridiculous. While I'm not expecting fine dining, the food was the worst airplane food that I can recall.

Business class lounge for my gate was closed and no email was sent, causing me to walk back and forth to different gates, etc for over 20 minutes one way. Flight entertainment was mediocre with very poor choices especially for business class cabin. Original flight was cancelled and rebooking was difficult and no reason given for cancellation.

Waiting area not big enough for all the passengers, no airport lounge.

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