Trip cost by route
How much does a trip from Dubai to Maldives cost?
About 17,250–27,150 AED for 2 travellers on a 5-day trip in January, at a mid-range style and including return flights from Dubai.
That is roughly $4,700–$7,400 in US dollars.
This is a modelled estimate, not a live fare or a bookable price. It moves with your dates, party size and travel style.
What this estimate assumes
- Departing from
- Dubai
- Travellers
- 2 travellers
- Days
- 5
- Nights
- 4
- Month
- January
- Travel style
- Mid-range
- Return flights
- Included
- Shown in
- AED
What changes if you change an input
- Month: the same trip in June is estimated at 19,200 AED and in December at 23,000 AED, all other inputs held.
- Travellers: rooms are counted at two people per room, so 2 travellers is priced as one room. No child age or child discount is modelled.
- Trip length: 5 days includes 4 nights of accommodation. Changing the duration changes lodging and other on-the-ground spending; the modelled return airfare stays fixed when the other inputs are unchanged.
- Travel style: this page prices the Mid-range style; a cheaper or richer style moves lodging, food and activities together.
Open this scenario in the calculator and change the lengthGuide: why a cheap flight does not mean a cheap trip
How long is this trip worth?
Maldives is recorded with a sensible minimum of 4 days and a usual range of 5–8 days. This page prices 5 days, which is 4 nights on the ground.
These are recorded trip-length bounds, not a break-even calculation and not an itinerary — no flight schedule or routing is claimed.
Guide: how trip length changes a travel budgetGuide: what a travel budget has to cover
Where the money goes
- International flights round trip · per person × 24,350–6,800 AED
- Accommodation 4 nights · 1 room4,700–7,200 AED
- Food & daily spending per person × 24,150–5,850 AED
- Activities & experiences per person × 21,950–3,650 AED
- Local transport partly shared1,100–1,750 AED
- Other / buffer per person × 21,000–1,900 AED
- Getting there
- 4,350–6,800 AED
- Being there
- 12,900–20,350 AED
When to go, and what it does to the cost
Best months for Maldives: January, February, March, April, November, December.
Holding every other assumption steady, June prices lowest at about 19,200 AED and December highest at about 23,000 AED — a 20% difference on the same trip.
Change the assumptions
Different dates, more travellers or a different travel style change the answer. Open this route in the calculator with these values already filled in.
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Questions about this route
- How much does a trip from Dubai to Maldives cost?
- A 5-day trip in January for 2 travellers at a mid-range style works out at about 17,250–27,150 AED, including return flights from Dubai. This is a modelled estimate, not a live fare.
- What is the cheapest month to fly from Dubai to Maldives?
- On the same assumptions, June models lowest at about 19,200 AED and December highest at about 23,000 AED.
- How many days should I plan for Maldives?
- The model records an ideal range of 5–8 days for Maldives, with a sensible minimum of 4 days.
- Does this include the flight from Dubai?
- Yes. The total shown covers estimated return flights from Dubai plus accommodation, food, activities, local transport and other on-the-ground spending. It is an estimate, not a live airfare quote.
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Answered by trip length
Airfare does not change with length, so each extra night only adds ground spend. Lengths below the destination's recorded sensible minimum are not published.