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Price, demand and travel trends for San Francisco to the Maldives flights

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Are flights from San Francisco to the Maldives cheaper or more expensive than last year?

Fares from San Francisco to the Maldives are running about the same as they were around this time last year, averaging $1,298 round-trip.

What are the cheapest fares from San Francisco to the Maldives right now?

The cheapest fare from San Francisco to the Maldives in the last week was $999 round-trip, to Male (MLE).

What’s the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to the Maldives?

January is the cheapest time of year to fly, with average fares of $1,150. Prices are highest in June, when average flight costs increase to around $1,783.

When is the best time to book flights from San Francisco to the Maldives?

Book your flights 25 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data collected over the past 12 months shows that booking in this window can save you around 45% compared to booking last-minute (within 2 weeks of departure).

Which airport in the Maldives is the cheapest to fly to from San Francisco?

Based on KAYAK data from the past 12 months, the cheapest airports to fly into the Maldives are:

• Male (MLE) from $1,307
• Dharavandhoo (DRV) from $1,748

What’s the cheapest day to fly from San Francisco to the Maldives?

Thursday tends to be the cheapest day to fly from San Francisco to the Maldives, while Sunday is the most expensive. Fares run about 19% higher that day, based on the past 12 months of KAYAK data.

What's the cheapest time of day to fly from San Francisco to the Maldives?

Data from the past 12 months shows it's cheapest to fly to the Maldives during the morning with average prices of $1,286. The afternoon is the most expensive time to fly, with average prices of $1,610.

Key details for San Francisco to the Maldives flights

Low season

June

Cheapest flight

$445
One-way flight from San Francisco to Malé

Your San Francisco to the Maldives flight questions, answered

Find helpful answers about this route, including flight times, airports, airlines and booking tips.

  • Is now a good time to book a flight from San Francisco to the Maldives?

    Yes. Fares from San Francisco to the Maldives are low right now. As a rule of thumb, a round-trip under $1,156 (cheaper than most fares this year) is a good deal, so if you spot one at or below that, it's a good time to book.

  • How much should I budget for a flight from San Francisco to the Maldives?

    Over the past 12 months, round-trip fares from San Francisco to the Maldives have ranged from $1,156 to $1,660.

  • What are the main airports serving the Maldives?

    Flights to the Maldives use two main airports, Male (MLE) and Dharavandhoo (DRV).

  • What airlines fly nonstop from San Francisco to the Maldives?

    Based on the flight schedule for the next 3 months, no airline regularly operates nonstop flights from San Francisco to the Maldives. One-stop options include:

    • Singapore Airlines
    • British Airways
    • Turkish Airlines

  • Which cabin classes are available on flights from San Francisco to the Maldives?

    On flights from San Francisco to the Maldives you can book Economy Class, Premium Economy Class, Business Class or First Class.

  • What are some popular landmarks in the Maldives?

    KAYAK travelers' favorite landmark in the Maldives is National Football Stadium.

  • Are there any flights from San Francisco to Gan International Airport?

    While there are no flights to this airport because the only carrier is Sri Lankan Airlines, other nearby airports exist. Velana International Airport is a good choice, and many one or two-stop flights depart in the early to late afternoon. Gan Airport is about 331 miles from Velana International Airport and Sri Lankan Airlines flights are available from Gan.

  • Are there any alternative airports near San Francisco to travel to Maldives?

    Oakland International Airport (OAK) is a good choice, and it offers multiple one- to three-stop flights to Maldives. Most flights depart in the early morning, with layovers averaging 7h 30min. This airport is less crowded depending on which day you travel, and you might find bargain fares compared to flights from San Francisco.

  • Are there strict laws I need to know before traveling to Maldives?

    When visiting any country, to enjoy your stay, it helps to research local traditions. Maldives is an Islamic country, and violating its laws could carry penalties. Local dress standards require that shoulders are covered, and tight-fitting shorts are not allowed. The arms and upper legs should be covered while swimming or bathing. Topless bathing for both men and women is not allowed under Islamic law.

  • What is the best way to get around Maldives?

    Since Maldives is a series of islands, you have many convenient transportation choices upon arrival. There are no car rentals, but water and street taxis are available and reasonably priced. Perhaps the cheapest option is ferries. Ferries are available from the airport to Malé and other islands, where you can walk or bicycle around the area.

Your guide to booking San Francisco to the Maldives flights

Get tips on when to book, when to fly and what to know before your trip.
  • If you can plan ahead, the sweet spot for booking your flight is 25 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data shows fares in this window are around 45% lower than last-minute bookings (made within 2 weeks of departure). Not ready to commit? Set a Price Alert and we'll let you know when prices change.
  • If your travel dates are flexible, book your trip for January when flights are typically cheapest and avoid June when prices are at their highest.
  • Flying on Thursday is usually the cheapest. Flights on Sunday cost about 19% more on average, so being flexible with your travel dates could help you save.
  • If you're looking to save, Male (MLE) is the cheapest airport to fly into from San Francisco. If you have onward travel, don't forget to factor in the cost of your journey by train, bus or domestic flight.
  • Start your trip in Malé, which is the most popular destination in the Maldives. From there, it's easy to continue on to other popular destinations such as Maafushi, Nalaguraidhoo and Thulhaagiri.
  • Four international airports serve flights from San Francisco to Maldives. Velena International Airport is the primary airport in Maldives, located 1.2 miles from the capital city of Malé on Hulhulé Island.
  • When traveling from San Francisco to Maldives, Malé Airport (MLE) is a good choice to make your trip easier. This airport is often less crowded, and it connects Trivandrum, India, and other islands in Maldives.
  • For travel from San Francisco to Malé, Qatar Airways, Emirates, and Turkish Airlines all offer one-stop flights. The layovers are approximately 7h 50min, usually in Istanbul or Dubai. Most flights depart in early to late afternoon, and later flights are overnight trips.
  • Current laws in Maldives don’t require child car seats in either taxis or rental cars, but it’s highly advisable to use one for the child’s safety. Most car rental companies will have car seats available, but it’s best to check before your trip.
  • Passports are required for travel from San Francisco to Maldives, and they must be valid for six months past the expected departure date. Tourist visas are also required; they are available at the airport and good for 30 days. Maldives has no restrictions on currencies. For all laws, it’s best to call the Maldives embassy to make certain you understand the rules.
  • San Francisco International Airport offers one- to three-stop flights to all four major international airports in Maldives. The Airport Butler offers customized airport concierge services for departures and arrivals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San Francisco to the Maldives

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco 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.
8.2
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1624 reviews
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.8Food
8.3Boarding
8.1Entertainment
Airline reviews

I had selected seats together for my family of three when I first booked my tickets in February. However, I realized only when I checked in at the airport that the seats I had selected were no longer assigned to us and we were completely scattered across three different middle seats instead of being seated together! After requesting the Singapore staff to have us seated together on a full flight, they managed to find something but it was right next to the rest rooms and the whole journey of 15+ hours was really unpleasant. They said that the seat selection isn't locked and the airline can reallocate the seats anytime. No one ever told us this and it was a terribly unpleasant surprise. Will avoid Kayak/underpricer and Singapore in future

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I had selected seats together for my family of three when I first booked my tickets in February. However, I realized only when I checked in at the airport that the seats I had selected were no longer assigned to us and we were completely scattered across three different middle seats instead of being seated together! After requesting the Singapore staff to have us seated together on a full flight, they managed to find something but it was right next to the rest rooms and the whole journey of 15+ hours was really unpleasant. They said that the seat selection isn't locked and the airline can reallocate the seats anytime. No one ever told us this and it was a terribly unpleasant surprise. Will avoid Kayak/underpricer and Singapore in future

Very concerned with guest comforts going out of their way to accommodate special dietary needs when the guests hadn’t pre-ordered.

Crew and service excellent. 2 hour delay for takeoff. SQ app showed flight on time.

Flight from SFO did not include entertainment as it was not working the entire duration of the flight. Was informed that there would be a $350 voucher for the inconvenience. Uncertain how the voucher will be provided.

The food options and quality could use some more excitement and variety.

On time boarding I would like to see ground hostess to help transit customers to direct them to the right terminal and boarding gate. Last night, all the transit customers on SQ484 arriving Singapore had to merry go round to look for terminal and boarding gate to board SQ128 transit to KL Malaysia. We went to Terminal 3 taking the Skytrain to T3 and back to T3 to get out to look for different Skytrain to T2. On arrival t2, we had to go round to ask which boarding gate to KL. We only had 5 minutes to make to the boarding time at 6:55pm but we already spent more than 30 minutes running around to find the boarding gate. We were late at the boarding gate.

Leg room and flight sound insulation is very bad. They broke 3 of my bags with bad handling

I commend the flight attendants on our SFO-SIN flight who went above and beyond to provide us with extra snacks and food. This type of service makes the flight experience personal and awesome.

People were so nice! Economy seats were small and cramped feeling for me. I’m slender and 6 feet tall

The singapore airline now compared before covid, I like the service before covid. SQ was the best of all airlines but now I am going to look for different airline if I am travelling in asia.

We never fly any other atrline if Emirate flights are available. In all aspects we rank it the best.

Service was great. Food was perfect. My mom needed a wheelchair and I was worried that I will miss the connecting flight. Emirates ground staff and wheelchair staff ensured we get to our gate on time.

Fly Dubai takes low cost and thrift to new depths in terms of service levels, terminal 2 is grossly inadequate for capacity and resembles a crowded buss or railway station,, the fly dubai( Emirates) flight is never on time(was 2.5 hrs delayed), and this is not an isolated experience, the flght air conditioning was turned low while we waited on the tarmac for take clearance to save fuel, should say more!!!! The depths! I only fly this airline from a compulsion, emirates code shares for connections to Muscat

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

Airline did not have enough vegetarian meals for all guests, and crew were not adequately trained to handle this.

Flight got canceled without any prior information and it caused lot of trouble

More leg room and comfortable seats at least for long flights

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.

Great flight. Comfortable seats, courteous service, and excellent selection for entertainment.

The plane and services in Emirates flight from Los Angeles to Dubai were very good . But plane and services in flight from Dubai to Delhi were very poor/uncomfortable. Staff at Dubai and crew in Dubai plane was very very disappointing|shabby. Wheel chair was given only for a very small part of layover at Dubai and we faced great inconvenience. In short , our experience Dubai onwards(fly Dubai) was very bad and uncomfortable.

Entertainment system is okay, flight attendants were ok. Leg space very narrow, I couldn’t get what I wanted to eat, dinner nor breakfast.

Excellent experience with business class area. Staff was attentive and food was amazing. Only one bathroom for business class which was logistically difficult for the staff while preparing meals. Need to offer fluids with meals. I did not get enough water to drink. But overall I rate it 5 star.

As a big guy the seats are way too small for me. Would prefer more comfortable seats on these long haul flights.

The staff at IST airport could have been more helpful. Too much wasted time and the plane from IST to KHI was just horrible. The plane was not clean and smelled bad!

This is my 2nd time with the Turkish airline. Would definitely recommend. In stability we connected to Indiago would not recommend, very cramped seating. No inflight entertainment..service was inferior.

Vegan food tasted good. Restroom could be kept cleaner. Seat tray table was a bit tilted so food tray kept sliding down a bit. Flight crew can be a little more friendly, caring and approachable. Their faces lacked smiles and tone was stern.

Flight was delayed then we had to redirect for medical emergency during which time we had no information on what is the plan. The connecting flight was also delayed.

Awful seats, poor air circulation. Smelled like poop for 3-5 mins after someone used the bathroom. Child screaming for 13 hours

We are thankful for the useful gifts provided by the airline.The entertainment and crew were also very good

Quality of service on board was very inconsistent. FA service primarily seemed robotic and they barely engaged with passengers

We flew with Qatar Airlines before (2021) , the service was much better than this time, the flight attendants were not very friendly and cheerful . One of the attendants asked the person setting next to me (by the window) are you Mr. ……, if you may need any thing to let her know . I asked for a dinner meal with beef , she said, we are out, only chicken is available, then she said wait I may get you one with beef, she came back and gave me chicken. Then she gave the gentleman next to me the beef meal . The bathrooms were left dirty and full of overfilled paper tissues, urine every where on the floor and on the toilet seat . Qatar Airways has an excellent reputation and deserves better . Thank you 🙏

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.

Delayed my flights and no communication. We end up spending 6 hrs in Doha. No food or any concern from the airline. Terrible

Between Air India and Qatar my luggage was lost for three days. I eventually found my own luggage location using the Apple Air Tag. Air India used a paper form to report my lost luggage. I could never get past getting past luggage personnel with my report number before they would hang up on me. Only after them specifically telling Air India at Chandigarh airport where my luggage was located which was right under their noses did they react. After three days I finally received my luggage. The Air India luggage folks didn’t seem proactive in finding the luggage’s rightful owner.

Wore experience due to delay and took me 3 days to reach my destination.

The overall experience for the price we paid was mediocre. Nothing outstanding! Check in process was standard. Flight attendants could have been more well mannered. I found it rude when the attendant nudged me with the snack box to grab my attention when not looking. She could have said ,’excuse me’ instead. My son’s in flight entertainment was not working. The food was not great either. The snack options were not so great with kids in mind. Overall, might not travel qatar again.

Crew members service are at its best Seating area is very compact, could be better

Boarding was delayed by 2 hours since the machine that assigned boarding passes broke down and we were left waiting to drop our luggage

Excellent service and very comfortable business class for a long journey. Carry on bags in business class weight limits

The boarding was very unorganized, they had my dad “83 years old “ stand for long time to Wait in the line then stand behind the counter, we had two kids with us but the separated my dad from us for long time

Broken business class seat which could not convert into a bed and had to switch to a narrower aisle seat to sleep

I was traveling alone with an infant, so the crew was incredibly helpful. Both the international and subsequent domestic flights were impeccable.

Plane was good. But food was bad and air host was so rude. I will never fly with China Eastern again

Super surprised with the entire experience. Business class is incredible. Flight attendants around the world could learn customer service from these people. Simply fabulous experience all the way around.

Excellent! I had read some negative reviews but I found out that it was not all was not true! The staff was courteous and helpful. The flight take off and landing was nice & easy. The food was good! I asked for a second and I got it easily and without an attitude! All was wonderful!

Great staff and food. Seats pretty uncomfortable but plenty of legroom. Entertainment system outdated.

Flight was fine, however we were not able to check in online, this adds to travel stress. Luckily check-in at Heathrow was quick, but we did not get the seats we paid extra for. We paid for a window and 2 aisle seats from Shanghai to Tokyo leg, but they changed us to middle seats. Not good :(

Again, I was presented with birthday pastries two times as a celebrated my birthday on both legs of my trip. I will keep flying to China using China Eastern airlines. As they made this trip a special one thank you.

It was my birthday while I was on the flight on China eastern airlines. They celebrated my day by giving me a personalized birthday card and also a very delicious pastry. I was surprised and thankful by the China Eastern crew! The whole staff was kind and professional? My second flight into China and the most memorable! Thank you-

A lot of value considering the cheap ticket prices. All meals served were Chinese food. Would fly them again considering the ticket was half the price of any others

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