Colombo to Malé runs about 56 times a day, with the first departure around 06:03 and the last around 20:54. One passenger pays between £54.71 and £58.75, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. Services cover 789 km and are run by 7 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 7 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 20 October 2026
£54.71 to £58.75
- 145%Moves across the booking window
145%When it runs, leaving Colombo
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:03First departure
- 20:54Last departure
- 56Services per day
- 100%Run direct
06:03
20:54
56
100%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about £110.32Mon5
- about £93.63Tue6
- about £100.20Wed7
- about £103.24Thu8
- about £95.15Fri9
- about £98.18Sat10
- about £95.15Sun11
- about £65.32Mon12
- about £63.31Tue13
- about £67.86Wed14
- about £84.03Thu15
- about £77.96Fri16
- about £79.48Sat17
- about £74.42Sun18
- about £55.72Mon19
- about £54.71Tue20
- about £57.74Wed21
- about £70.89Thu22
- about £66.84Fri23
- about £67.35Sat24
- about £63.31Sun25
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Malé for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Colombo to Malé
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- £56.7490 days
- £71.9060 days
- £48.6545 days
- £45.1130 days
- £63.3121 days
- £74.4214 days
- £95.157 days
- £100.203 days
- £110.321 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at £45.11.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 145 percent. The dearest point is £110.32, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Colombo to Malé and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
0.5 hours behind on arrival. You land earlier than the journey suggests.
The shape of it
789 km
766 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-west.
Who lives at each end
648,034 → 103,693
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 789 km against 766 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
The fare from MLE into Malé is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Malé
Settled in advance, so the ride into Malé costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
Malé is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Greater Male' Bus Terminal
Most of the points near Greater Male' Bus Terminal open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Colombo to Malé
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Colombo to Malé?
Colombo to Malé covers 789 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does it cost to travel from Colombo to Malé?
The cheapest fare from Colombo to Malé is £54.71, as of 4 October 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is £92.11. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Colombo to Malé?
The cheapest way from Colombo to Malé is by flight, at £54.71 for one passenger on 20 October 2026. The comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs side by side.
When should I book Colombo to Malé?
Fares from Colombo to Malé bottom out around 30 days before departure, at £45.11. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 145 percent, measured on 4 October 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Colombo to Malé?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Colombo to Malé, at £63.31. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 4 October 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Colombo to Malé?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Colombo to Malé, at £47.64 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Colombo to Malé?
7 operators sell services from Colombo to Malé across 1 mode: Astair, China Eastern Airlines, Emirates, Korean Air, Maldivian, SriLankan Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Colombo to Malé?
Every service we sell from Colombo to Malé is direct. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Colombo to Malé use?
Services from Colombo to Malé by flight leave from Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport CMB and arrive at Velana International Airport MLE. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Colombo to Malé?
0 of the 7 operators we sell from Colombo to Malé allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs £4.28. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Colombo to Malé on 4 October 2026: 789 km of route against 766 km in a straight line, 56 services a day, 7 operators a cheapest fare of £54.71, and 4h 34m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Malé a set of days out that do not start at a station.
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The two ends, compared
Colombo reaches 97 places in 37 countries on services we hold, over distances from 26 to 13,612 km. Malé reaches 41 places in 24 countries, from 612 to 8,517 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Colombo
- 97Places you can leave for
- 37Countries
- 33Operators
37
33Arriving in Malé
Leaving Malé
- 41Places you can leave for
- 24Countries
- 36Operators