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

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

How long does it take to fly to Malé?

Flight times from South Africa to Malé vary, but if you’re flying out of Johannesburg and flying into Malé (one of the most popular routes), then the duration is 15h 20m on average. Another popular route from South Africa to Malé is flying from Cape Town to Malé, which will take roughly 16h 10m. Keep in mind that layovers or delays could extend your travel time.

Which airlines fly to Malé?

Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Malé from South Africa according to our data. Qatar Airways is the first choice among our users, with 48% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Malé. Keep in mind that there are 4 different airlines that fly to Malé on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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

Prices for flights from South Africa to Male Airport are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from South Africa to Male Airport?

As of August 2026, there are 4 operators available to choose from for flights from South Africa to Male Airport.

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

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 Male Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Male Airport?

The required travel and health documents for your Male Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Male Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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20:55 - 8:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

32h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

21:05 - 4:00MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

33h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R13 030Qatar Airways

Wed, Sep 2 - Mon, Sep 7

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

16h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

21:25 - 8:20MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

13h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R13 079Etihad Airways

Mon, Sep 21 - Tue, Sep 29

13:45 - 14:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

22h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

21:05 - 15:35MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

21h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R13 111Qatar Airways

Mon, Nov 23 - Wed, Nov 25

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

25h 00m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

19:15 - 8:20MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

16h 05m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R13 209Etihad Airways

Mon, Nov 2 - Fri, Nov 6

10:05 - 7:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

18h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

9:15 - 20:35MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

14h 20m1 stop Dubai Intl

R14 390Emirates

Fri, Sep 11 - Fri, Sep 18

10:05 - 7:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

18h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

16:30 - 16:15MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 45m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Dubai Intl

R14 390Emirates

Fri, Oct 2 - Fri, Oct 9

12:10 - 13:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

22h 00m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

14:10 - 15:50MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

28h 40m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R14 908Multiple Airlines

Wed, Sep 2 - Mon, Sep 7

1:15 - 13:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

32h 55m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

10:15 - 10:55MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 40m3 stops Kochi Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R15 005Multiple Airlines

Tue, Sep 1 - Mon, Sep 7

10:40 - 22:15CPT Cape Town Intl-MLE Male

56h 35m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Singapore Changi

23:30 - 9:25MLE Male-CPT Cape Town Intl

60h 55m2 stops Singapore Changi Johannesburg OR Tambo

R16 155Singapore Airlines

Mon, Nov 16 - Mon, Nov 23

10:40 - 21:50CPT Cape Town Intl-MLE Male

32h 10m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Singapore Changi

13:05 - 9:25MLE Male-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 20m2 stops Singapore Changi Johannesburg OR Tambo

R18 097Singapore Airlines

Fri, Oct 2 - Thu, Oct 15

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10:05 - 15:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

26h 25m1 stop Dubai Intl

16:30 - 5:30MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

40h 00m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Dubai Intl

R14 698Emirates

Tue, Aug 18 - Tue, Aug 25

10:05 - 21:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

32h 30m2 stops Dubai Intl Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

16:30 - 16:25MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 55m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Dubai Intl

R15 216Emirates

Tue, Aug 18 - Tue, Aug 25

10:05 - 15:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

26h 25m1 stop Dubai Intl

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

21h 15m1 stop Dubai Intl

R16 689Emirates

Tue, Aug 18 - Tue, Aug 25

10:05 - 21:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

32h 30m2 stops Dubai Intl Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

16:30 - 16:25MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 55m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Dubai Intl

R17 045Emirates

Tue, Aug 18 - Tue, Aug 25

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

25h 55m1 stop Dubai Intl

16:30 - 5:30MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

40h 00m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Dubai Intl

R17 077Emirates

Tue, Aug 18 - Tue, Aug 25

10:05 - 21:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

32h 30m2 stops Dubai Intl Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

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

26h 10m3 stops Sharjah Manama Bahrain Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R18 518Multiple Airlines

Tue, Aug 18 - Tue, Aug 25

8:20 - 14:15JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

26h 55m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Bengaluru Intl

15:15 - 20:10MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

31h 55m3 stops Bengaluru Intl Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Addis Ababa Bole

R19 214Multiple Airlines

Tue, Aug 18 - Tue, Aug 25

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

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

15:15 - 20:10MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

31h 55m3 stops Bengaluru Intl Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Addis Ababa Bole

R19 343Multiple Airlines

Tue, Aug 18 - Tue, Aug 25

1:15 - 14:15JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

34h 00m3 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Bengaluru Intl

9:10 - 8:15MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 05m3 stops Sharjah Manama Bahrain Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R19 894Multiple Airlines

Thu, Aug 20 - Fri, Aug 28

18:45 - 8:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MLE Male

34h 40m3 stops Harare Lusaka Doha Hamad Intl

19:40 - 15:15MLE Male-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

22h 35m3 stops Doha Hamad Intl Lusaka Harare

R100 618Qatar Airways

Tue, Aug 18 - Tue, Aug 25

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Qatar Airways

Sept 2

JNB20:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

32h 30m

1 stop

MLE8:25Male

Sept 7

MLE21:05Male

33h 55m

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Nov 20

JNB13:45Johannesburg OR Tambo

15h 40m

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MLE8:25Male

Nov 22

MLE20:45Male

21h 50m

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JNB15:35Johannesburg OR Tambo

R13 111

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Nov 20

JNB13:45Johannesburg OR Tambo

22h 05m

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MLE14:50Male

Nov 22

MLE20:45Male

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JNB15:35Johannesburg OR Tambo

R13 176

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Sept 21

JNB9:45Johannesburg OR Tambo

16h 30m

1 stop

MLE5:15Male

Sept 29

MLE21:25Male

13h 55m

1 stop

JNB8:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

R13 079

Etihad Airways

Nov 2

JNB9:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

25h 00m

1 stop

MLE13:50Male

Nov 6

MLE19:15Male

16h 05m

1 stop

JNB8:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

R13 209

Etihad Airways

Nov 2

JNB9:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

25h 00m

1 stop

MLE13:50Male

Nov 6

MLE19:15Male

16h 05m

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JNB8:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

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Wed 2/9

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JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - MLE Male

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Mon 23/11

13:45-14:50

1 stop22h 05m

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Wed 25/11

21:05-15:35

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JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - MLE Male

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Mon 2/11

9:50-13:50

1 stop25h 00m

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Fri 6/11

19:15-8:20

1 stop16h 05m

R13 209

JohannesburgMalé

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - MLE Male

JNBMLE

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 11/9

10:05-7:40

1 stop18h 35m

Male

Fri 18/9

9:15-20:35

1 stop14h 20m

R14 390

JohannesburgMalé

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - MLE Male

JNBMLE

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 2/10

10:05-7:40

1 stop18h 35m

Male

Fri 9/10

16:30-16:15

2 stops26h 45m

R14 390

JohannesburgMalé

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - MLE Male

JNBMLE

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 2/9

12:10-13:10

2 stops22h 00m

Male

Mon 7/9

14:10-15:50

2 stops28h 40m

R14 908

JohannesburgMalé

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - MLE Male

JNBMLE

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 1/9

1:15-13:10

2 stops32h 55m

Male

Mon 7/9

10:15-10:55

3 stops27h 40m

R15 005

Cape TownMalé

CPT Cape Town Intl - MLE Male

CPTMLE

Cape Town Intl

Mon 16/11

10:40-22:15

2 stops56h 35m

Male

Mon 23/11

23:30-9:25

2 stops60h 55m

R16 155

Cape TownMalé

CPT Cape Town Intl - MLE Male

CPTMLE

Cape Town Intl

Fri 2/10

10:40-21:50

2 stops32h 10m

Male

Thu 15/10

13:05-9:25

2 stops23h 20m

R18 097

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Malé?

The cheapest month to fly to Malé from South Africa is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around R13 111, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Malé in February, then you should wait until November to fly from South Africa, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R13 548.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Malé from South Africa when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Malé for around R14 080 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Malé from South Africa for as low as R12 723 on momondo.

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Best price found	R6 685
Fastest flight time	15h 20m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Malé from South Africa in the past 72 hours is R6 685. The best return flight deal from South Africa to Malé found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R13 030.

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

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from South Africa to Male Airport?
Prices for flights from South Africa to Male Airport are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from South Africa to Male Airport?
As of August 2026, there are 4 operators available to choose from for flights from South Africa to Male Airport.
How old do you have to be to fly from South Africa to Male Airport?
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 Male Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Male Airport?
The required travel and health documents for your Male Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Male Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R11 070	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 3 738 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom R11 505	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,3 1 504 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
Singapore Airlines	PriceFrom R12 614	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,2 1 584 reviews	Search Singapore Airlines flights
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