What is the cheapest airline that flies from South Africa to Maldives?

Qatar Airways, Emirates, and Turkish Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from South Africa to Maldives

Which airlines fly to Maldives?

Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Maldives from South Africa according to our data. Qatar Airways is the first choice among our users, with 44% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Maldives. Keep in mind that there are 4 different airlines that fly to Maldives on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

How long is the flight from South Africa to Maldives?

On average, it takes 15h 20m to fly from South Africa to Maldives if you fly out of Johannesburg (the most popular airport in South Africa) and into Malé (the most popular airport in Maldives). If you’re flying out of Cape Town and into Malé, then the flight time is around 16h 10m.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from South Africa to Maldives?

Prices for flights from South Africa to Maldives were last updated today.

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As of September 2026, there are 4 operators available to choose from for flights from South Africa to Maldives.

How old do you have to be to fly from South Africa to Maldives?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from South Africa to Maldives.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Maldives?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to Maldives can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s licence, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Maldives. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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9:50 - 13:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

25h 00m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:10 - 8:20MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 10m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R12 532Etihad Airways

Sun, Feb 14 - Fri, Feb 19

9:45 - 5:15JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

16h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:10 - 8:20MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 10m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R12 773Etihad Airways

Thu, Oct 22 - Thu, Oct 29

9:50 - 5:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

16h 15m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:10 - 8:20MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 10m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R12 838Etihad Airways

Sat, Nov 21 - Tue, Nov 24

14:05 - 8:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

15h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

19:40 - 9:10MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

16h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R13 047Qatar Airways

Tue, Oct 13 - Tue, Oct 20

14:05 - 8:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

15h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

21:05 - 8:40MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

14h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R13 224Qatar Airways

Tue, Oct 13 - Sat, Oct 24

14:05 - 14:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

21h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

9:40 - 15:35MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

32h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R13 337Qatar Airways

Fri, Oct 23 - Fri, Oct 30

9:45 - 13:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

25h 00m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

12:45 - 8:20MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

22h 35m3 stops New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R14 271Multiple Airlines

Mon, Oct 5 - Tue, Oct 13

9:45 - 13:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

24h 25m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

9:15 - 8:20MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 05m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R14 320Multiple Airlines

Mon, Oct 19 - Sun, Oct 25

13:30 - 9:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

17h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

16:25 - 16:35MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

51h 10m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Dubai Intl

R14 432Emirates

Wed, Oct 21 - Thu, Oct 29

13:30 - 7:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

15h 10m1 stop Dubai Intl

16:30 - 16:35MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

51h 05m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Dubai Intl

R14 432Emirates

Tue, Oct 13 - Sat, Oct 24

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9:45 - 14:15JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

25h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:40 - 8:20MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

25h 40m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R13 546Etihad Airways

Wed, Sep 16 - Wed, Sep 23

13:30 - 15:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

22h 30m1 stop Dubai Intl

23:00 - 20:35MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

24h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

R14 448Emirates

Wed, Sep 16 - Wed, Sep 23

10:05 - 15:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

25h 55m1 stop Dubai Intl

11:15 - 5:30MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

21h 15m1 stop Dubai Intl

R14 465Emirates

Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Sep 22

13:30 - 21:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

29h 05m2 stops Dubai Intl Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

11:15 - 5:30MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

21h 15m1 stop Dubai Intl

R14 529Emirates

Wed, Sep 16 - Wed, Sep 23

8:20 - 13:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

25h 50m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

12:45 - 20:10MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 25m3 stops New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Addis Ababa Bole

R14 996Multiple Airlines

Mon, Sep 14 - Sun, Sep 20

9:45 - 14:15JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

25h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

12:45 - 10:55MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

25h 10m3 stops New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R15 044Multiple Airlines

Wed, Sep 16 - Wed, Sep 23

9:45 - 14:15JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

25h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

12:45 - 10:55MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

25h 10m3 stops New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R15 318Multiple Airlines

Wed, Sep 16 - Wed, Sep 23

9:45 - 5:15JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

16h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:40 - 8:20MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

25h 40m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R15 383Etihad Airways

Sat, Sep 19 - Wed, Sep 30

9:45 - 5:15JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

16h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:40 - 8:20MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

25h 40m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R15 383Etihad Airways

Sat, Sep 19 - Sun, Oct 4

9:45 - 5:15JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

16h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

21:25 - 8:15MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

13h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R16 526Etihad Airways

Sat, Sep 19 - Fri, Oct 2

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Emirates

Oct 13

JNB13:30Johannesburg OR Tambo

15h 10m

1 stop

MLE7:40Male

Oct 24

MLE16:30Male

51h 05m

2 stops

JNB16:35Johannesburg OR Tambo

R14 432

Emirates

Sept 16

JNB13:30Johannesburg OR Tambo

22h 30m

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MLE15:00Male

Sept 23

MLE23:00Male

24h 35m

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JNB20:35Johannesburg OR Tambo

R14 448

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Sept 15

JNB10:05Johannesburg OR Tambo

25h 55m

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MLE15:00Male

Sept 22

MLE11:15Male

21h 15m

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JNB5:30Johannesburg OR Tambo

R14 465

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Oct 23

JNB14:05Johannesburg OR Tambo

21h 25m

1 stop

MLE14:30Male

Oct 30

MLE9:40Male

32h 55m

1 stop

JNB15:35Johannesburg OR Tambo

R13 176

Qatar Airways

Oct 13

JNB14:05Johannesburg OR Tambo

15h 20m

1 stop

MLE8:25Male

Oct 24

MLE21:05Male

14h 35m

1 stop

JNB8:40Johannesburg OR Tambo

R13 224

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Oct 23

JNB14:05Johannesburg OR Tambo

21h 25m

1 stop

MLE14:30Male

Oct 30

MLE9:40Male

32h 55m

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JNB15:35Johannesburg OR Tambo

R13 337

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R13 047

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Tue 13/10

14:05-8:25

1 stop15h 20m

Male

Sat 24/10

21:05-8:40

1 stop14h 35m

R13 224

JohannesburgMalé

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - MLE Male

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Fri 23/10

14:05-14:30

1 stop21h 25m

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Fri 30/10

9:40-15:35

1 stop32h 55m

R13 337

JohannesburgMalé

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - MLE Male

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Mon 5/10

9:45-13:45

1 stop25h 00m

Male

Tue 13/10

12:45-8:20

3 stops22h 35m

R14 271

JohannesburgMalé

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - MLE Male

JNBMLE

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 19/10

9:45-13:10

2 stops24h 25m

Male

Sun 25/10

9:15-8:20

2 stops26h 05m

R14 320

JohannesburgMalé

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - MLE Male

JNBMLE

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 21/10

13:30-9:30

1 stop17h 00m

Male

Thu 29/10

16:25-16:35

2 stops51h 10m

R14 432

JohannesburgMalé

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - MLE Male

JNBMLE

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 13/10

13:30-7:40

1 stop15h 10m

Male

Sat 24/10

16:30-16:35

2 stops51h 05m

R14 432

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The month of November is another great option to travel to Maldives, with average flight prices from South Africa averaging around R13 627.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Maldives from South Africa when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Maldives for around R14 258 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Maldives from South Africa for as low as R12 918 on momondo.

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Best price found	R6 459
Fastest flight time	15h 20m
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The best one-way flight to Maldives from South Africa in the past 72 hours is R6 459. The best return flight deal from South Africa to Maldives found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R12 532.

The fastest flight from South Africa to Maldives takes 15h 20m

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from South Africa to Maldives?
Prices for flights from South Africa to Maldives were last updated today.
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As of September 2026, there are 4 operators available to choose from for flights from South Africa to Maldives.
How old do you have to be to fly from South Africa to Maldives?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from South Africa to Maldives.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Maldives?
The travel and health documents required for your trip to Maldives can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s licence, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Maldives. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R11 257	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 3 733 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom R11 397	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,3 1 533 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
Singapore Airlines	PriceFrom R12 553	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,2 1 600 reviews	Search Singapore Airlines flights
Emirates	PriceFrom R13 933	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,1 3 654 reviews	Search Emirates flights

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