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Cheap Flights from New York to the Maldives

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
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Malé2 stops$901

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Recent round-trip flight deals from New York to the Maldives

Fri, Nov 28 - Sun, Dec 7
Singapore Airlines Logo
8:15 pm - 10:15 pmJFK-MLE
40h 00m2 stops
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11:30 pm - 11:15 amMLE-JFK
45h 45m2 stops
$901Singapore Airlines
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Fri, Nov 28 - Sun, Dec 7
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8:15 pm - 10:15 pmJFK-MLE
40h 00m2 stops
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11:30 pm - 11:15 amMLE-JFK
45h 45m2 stops
$903Singapore Airlines
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Sun, Sep 7 - Thu, Sep 18
IndiGo Logo
12:35 am - 7:00 amJFK-MLE
45h 25m2 stops
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10:25 pm - 10:55 amMLE-JFK
45h 30m2 stops
$933IndiGo
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Sun, Aug 31 - Wed, Sep 17
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12:35 am - 7:00 amJFK-MLE
45h 25m2 stops
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10:25 pm - 5:55 pmMLE-JFK
28h 30m2 stops
$937IndiGo
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Mon, Sep 1 - Wed, Sep 17
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3:45 pm - 2:00 pmJFK-MLE
37h 15m1 stop
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9:20 am - 4:05 pmMLE-JFK
39h 45m1 stop
$976Etihad Airways
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Mon, Sep 1 - Wed, Sep 17
Etihad Airways Logo
3:45 pm - 2:00 pmJFK-MLE
37h 15m1 stop
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9:20 am - 4:05 pmMLE-JFK
39h 45m1 stop
$985Etihad Airways
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Thu, Sep 18 - Wed, Oct 1
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12:50 pm - 12:15 pmJFK-MLE
38h 25m1 stop
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10:15 pm - 10:40 pmMLE-JFK
33h 25m1 stop
$1,009Turkish Airlines
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Fri, Oct 31 - Tue, Nov 11
Turkish Airlines Logo
1:25 am - 12:35 pmEWR-MLE
26h 10m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
9:55 pm - 10:30 pmMLE-EWR
34h 35m1 stop
$1,016Turkish Airlines
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Thu, Sep 11 - Tue, Sep 16
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5:45 pm - 8:25 amLGA-MLE
29h 40m2 stops
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9:05 pm - 8:50 pmMLE-LGA
32h 45m2 stops
$1,326Qatar Airways
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Mon, Sep 8 - Thu, Sep 18
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5:45 pm - 8:25 amLGA-MLE
29h 40m2 stops
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9:05 pm - 8:50 pmMLE-LGA
32h 45m2 stops
$1,327Qatar Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for New York to the Maldives flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from New York to the Maldives?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from New York 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 New York to the Maldives is March, when tickets cost $1,160 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,181 and $1,647 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New York 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 New York 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 the flight from New York to the Maldives, you should book around 8 weeks before departure, which saves you about 31% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$497
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 12% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 13% lower on average.
Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Malé

FAQs - booking Maldives flights

  • Where can I get dropped off at New York's airports?

    Passengers taking a flight from JFK, in the Queens, can be dropped off and picked up at Terminal 4. There is also a Cell Phone Lot off of Van Wyck Expressway. If you're flying from Newark, NJ, there is a Cell Phone Lot next to parking garage 4. Passengers using LaGuardia Airport (also in Queens) should be dropped off and picked up at the Cell Phone Lot on 94th Street, close to the airport.

  • What form of public transportation can I take from Malé Airport to Hulhumale?

    A public ferry or water taxi provides transportation from the airport to Malé to the nearby islands of Hulhumalé, Vilimalé and Thilafushi. Note that many of the upscale resorts will send a speedboat to pick up their guests at the airport. You can also take a seaplane from the airport to your island resort hotel. If you're staying in Malé, you can take a taxi into town, which will take about 10min.

  • Is there a lounge at Velana International Airport in the Maldives?

    While you're waiting on your plane to leave the Maldives, you can relax and kick back in the Leeli Lounge. This lounge is close to the international terminal and provides passengers with drinks, snacks, television, and reading materials. There is also a Premium Lounge that guests can use (for a fee) and several lounges for guests that are staying at a particular resort, such as the Four Seasons. Some of the lounges are located in the Seaplane Terminal and not in the International Terminal.

  • Can I exchange my US dollars for the Maldivian Rufiyaa at the airport?

    Yes, you can exchange your US dollars for the Maldivian Rufiyaa upon arrival at the airport. There is the Bank of Maldives Foreign Exchange (BMFB) in the Arrival Hall and an ATM machine where you can use your credit or debit card. The automated teller machine is in the Arrival Hall near the Ooredoo Shop.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New York 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 New York to the Maldives.

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

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

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

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

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to the Maldives is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $938 on average. Morning departures are around 26% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the Maldives is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,364.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to the Maldives

  • There are no non-stop flights from New York City to Maldives Island. There are, however, several one-stop flights with various airlines. On your trip, you might change planes in Dubai, Athens, Moscow, Istanbul, or Doha, Qatar.
  • When you land at Velana International Airport (MLE) in Malé, Maldives, you can stop at the information desk to find a hotel or collect travel guides. The information desk is right outside of the Arrival Hall.
  • If you need to purchase something like a pain killer before you board your plane returning to New York City, there is a pharmacy at Velana International Airport.
  • You can book a flight to Malé from a few airports in or around New York City, including John F. Kennedy International (JFK), Newark International Airport (EWR) and New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA).
  • Although Velana International Airport is not that big, there are several places in the facility where passengers can eat while waiting for their departing flight or upon arrival, including a few American restaurants for picky eaters.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from New York to the Maldives

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from New York 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 3299 reviews
8.2Entertainment
8.3Crew
7.9Food
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
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I lost my lock from my luggage, I don’t know someone took something from my bag.

6.0 GoodJoy, Jul 2025IAH - DXB
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I lost my lock from my luggage, I don’t know someone took something from my bag.

Except for the uncleaned tray, and the delay in serving food for our section (which may have been due to the location of our row) everything else was good. The crew were very professional and responded to our requests promptly throughout the flight. We as a family were not disappointed by Emirates.

It was great, a little more leg room would have been better particularly since we were in premium economy

The boarding process was smooth and the stewardesses were nice. Some delays with drinks at the end of the flight, but no issues.

Thay crew was so nice.Air hostess il ham was so nice.my mom was little scray with airplan turbulence she help us alot.

Seat 💺 was all the way on last row. Food was okay .

Charged for internet that never really worked. The food selection was just ok.

Boarding, seats, entertainment and service were all great. Food was great except for the fact that there were too many sweet items.

The entire crew went above and beyond. This was our first flight with our 3 month old, and they were accommodating and friendly. The crew is attentive and marks a HIGE difference to the regular runs with Avianca and LATAM.

Business class on this plane was adequate, service, amenities, swag, and crew was amazing!

Reason for travelling Tampa to Orlando is to fly Qatar Airline. we end up with American Airline. This was the miserable experience I ever had in my entire travel history. Flight attendants were rude. They hit my knee with the food cart and I was holding ice pack for 2 hours. I still have the pain after a week. WE boarded the flight twice because of the temperature inside the plan.

First keep the airline as you promise. Reason for travelling from Orlando to Tampa is to go with Qatar Airline. We end up with American Airline. As expected the service was horrible.

Not sure how we end up with American Airlines instead of Qatar Airways. From Philadelphia to Qatar they boarded us then they asked us to unload. After 30 minutes later they board us again. The inside the plane it was burning hot and we were sweating like crazy. Crew members are absolute rude. The way they served the passengers were horrible. One of the crew members hit my knee with food cart and kept going. I was holding an ice pack for almost 2 hours. I am still with the pain.

I felt that when I was rerouted it should have been to business class.

The flight was smooth Thank God but the delays and changing gates for 3-4 times made me so tired of walking back and forth with heavy bags I thought I was going to pass out with heavy headaches but Thank God finally found the final gate and home safe. These delays happen anytime for important reasons so just be patient when you come across these situations.

This trip was the most comfortable one I have ever experienced, the team was excellent and very helpful. I am so glad I picked Qatar Airways.

All the crew members were too slow and rude. Most of the times the registers were empty, while hundreds of customers were waiting in line, and it was impossible to get a supervisor. Despite being in line on time, I missed my freight, plus a some customers who were ahead and behind me.

Well organized boarding, efficient and on time. Nice crew on the plane. Thank you!

The Qatar Airways staff pre-boarding and also on the flight from Dallas to Doha were incredibly mediocre and arrogant. Consider retraining these individuals Other flights were ok.

My experience with Qatar airway was very unsatisfactory. They lost my child’s stroller and I was told they found it and will send it to the hotel which was a lie. I had to go back to the airport baggage claim and pick up myself after trying to contact them many times!. There was a lack professional and communication. I am very disappointed in Qatar airway and will not be recommending them to friends and family nor will I be flying with them in the future.

It was OK as the seat which we paid for doesn’t have any window. We paid $120 for 3 seats but it’s for nothing. Crew could not help. None of the ports worked so all our phones went dry

I had a terrible experience checking in at the airport for my flight. I booked my ticket initially through Kayak while it was promoted as a ticket that offers a carry on and 2 suit cases. (I have a screen shot as a proof of it) I selected it to buy three tickets and paid online. Couple of minutes later airfare assist which is the OTA offering the ticket called me saying My card declined. So I used a different card that went through. I was surprised that they increased the price ticket by a $167. They said the ticket no longer exists and because my card declined I had to buy a new one. So I did. The day my family and I were traveling I could not check in and when I went to the airport I was shocked to be told my ticket had no bags allowed and must pay $200 per bag for three people 6 bags mean I have to pay $1200. I called the travel agency as I feel I was scammed the confirmation didn’t say anything about the bags and they never told me the new ticket doesn’t not include any bag so they changed it after I selected it on your app without informing me. Very sneaky. The travel agency said they will reimburse me only for one bag person. Which means I still paid $600 I still feel very disappointed to pay such an expense. I have always used Kayak to buy my flight tickets and telling everyone how good your rates and app are however after this I feel I was mislead and paid more for something I should not have to. You allowing such an agency on your platform will surely hurt your reputation and level of integrity. I have all the proofs from the screen shot to the confirmation email from them, the or email offering to reimburse o e bag per person and the $1200 bag fees receipts that I paid on the desk. I must be refund the full amount and I look forward to your response.

A380 First Class Apartments were phenomenal. Comfortable bed and matress cover, superior vegetarian five course meal, shower, small business lounge and plenty of exercise walking around the aircraft.

The food could be better. Toilets were smelly all along

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.

Horrible. After paying for seats, I was cramped, my daughters legs kept hitting the seat in front, I had no overhead bin space and no help from stewards on board, the food was served cold, when asked for snacks was told to wait and never received any, the flight was cold with no temperature controls. Entertainment was outdated. I booked this through partnership with American Airlines but will avoid in the future.

Took a long time for boarding. The flight was comfortable.

Bad. Flight was very uncomfortable with narrow and shallow seats, very little food and water. I will not fly etihad again.

Needs better seat for business class. My seat was falling apart. Also no WiFi on that flight

Boarding catastrophic let alone have to claimb the plain rather than using jetway. 5.5 hr delay leaving had to do stop in Lgw for a new crew which further compounded the delay. Connecting flight would not wait and had to pend a night in a hotel. Curiously my seat would not go full flat.

The economy seat was so uncomfortable, had not enough leg room for 13 hours flight, front seat basket was broken and couldn’t hold anything, food quality was horrible( we got food poisoned ) we charged for logged which used to be free. We paid too much for this flight and very disappointed. Turkish air line better to make satisfy and respect people instead of find different way to scam people.

This is really the rating of two flights. JFK to IST then IST to NQZ. New York to Istanbul was good. Good crew and all positives. The flight to Astana was so bad that brought it all down. Crew was nonexistent above the minimum, seats were cramped, and it was hot on the plane. Turkish Airlines seems to be slipping down to US based carriers level.

The 2 agents on the check in counter were super nice , helpful and very polite. Boarding was like a 1 2 3, I would recommend Turkish airlines for your next trip.

Everything was very good, except that the plane was an hour and a half late

flight with heavy turbulence old boeing 777 rest wasnt clean dashboard doesn’t work

Light and recline did not work on my seat. Very uncomfortable and could not read in the dark

Bad experience; they are not good anymore. They charge too much for luggage seat are so uncomfortable, Flight delays which may miss your next flight, they don’t care if you miss the flight or not. Zero customer services for front desk representatives Istanbul's airport I’m not using this airline any more.

I’ve been traveling for 20 years. I tried Turkish airline for the first time horrible horrible service and it would be my last time even if I get offer for a free ticket, I will not accept it. They have races and the worst Flight attendant

It wasn't good. I didn’t understand. They changed 320 dollars for 2 luggage. My ticket was regular and I paid almost 1200.00 dollars. Why they did charge? I want my money back.. thanks Yılmaz polat

Very punctual, the onboard staff was friendly and correct, the flight was fortunately very calm, the toilets were clean, in short, an excellent experience Thanks

Pathetic check in experience at JFK. Everything is self check in. Not enough staff present to help with when the check in process or the kiosk gets stuck. Staff present not welcoming or pleasant at all. On the other hand the NY based flight crew was great. Courteous and friendly throughout the flight. Special meals leave a lot to be desired. Kids meals should be made available when kids are flying and same goes for special kids meals too.

Waited on the runway for takeoff for 2.5 hours. Air traffic rerouted us. The plane didn't have enough fuel, so had to go back to the gate. Had to wait for a new pilot. Should have landed at 5:22. Didn't land until 9:10. Trash flight.

There were five broken seats on the plane. The crew was very rude in telling people they had to get off the plane and get a flight the next day. No call for volunteers, but telling people they had to get off. One woman was flying with her elderly mother and daughter and was told she had to leave or all three had to leave. Fortunately, a volunteer offered to stay. The situation was handled poorly.

Delays on all NY flights. There was no communication on why but they didn’t say it was weather. Other carriers were not delayed.

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

They cancelled our flight without warning OR a refund. Never doing business with American Airlines again! This is the second AA booked trip in a row that we've had challenges with.

I got bumped due to weight restrictions even tho there were empty seats on my flight. I got put on an other flight with a stopover. My flight that originally was going to take 5-6 hours ever up being 14+ hours and my luggage arrived to my destination without me because I was made to check in my luggage on my original flight when I was deemed ok to board only to be asked to deplane. Worst flight experience.

Flight cancelled. Added a day and a half to my travel. American Airlines DID put me in a hotel for two nights, but have not given any money back for any of this! I spent money on an apartment at my destination that I basically wasted because I could not arrive.

I was pleasantly surprised with an upgrade at boarding. I finally had a mostly gluten free food options and a very attentive attendant.

Staff at the gate were incredibly rude, hostile and threatening. Never fly American Airlines.

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