Planning a Maldives trip from India
What Indian travellers need for the Maldives: the free visa on arrival and the IMUGA declaration, the flight, the best months, speedboat or seaplane, and a 5-day beach villa and water villa stay.
The short answer
- Visa for an Indian passport
- Free visa on arrival for 30 days, with no need to apply beforehand. You need a passport valid for at least 1 month, a confirmed return ticket, a prepaid booking at a registered resort or hotel, and enough funds for your stay. Every traveller must also file the IMUGA traveller declaration online within 96 hours before arriving.Checked 9 October 2026
- Best time to go
- November to April
- Flight from Delhi
- About 4h to 4h 30m direct to Malé
- Flight from Mumbai
- About 3h direct to Malé
- Our route
- 5 days, 4 nights in the Maldives, at one resort
- Currency
- Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR), but resorts price in US dollars and take cards. Carry some US dollars in cash for tips and small purchases.
- Getting by in English
- Dhivehi is the local language. English is used across the resorts, at the airport and in Malé.
The route, day by day
- Day 1Arrival in Malé & Transfer to Your Resort
- Day 2The House Reef & a Slow Beach Day
- Day 3Move to Your Water Villa
- Day 4A Sandbank Morning & Sunset from the Deck
- Day 5Last Morning & Departure
What it costs
A Maldives trip is priced one quote at a time. The resort, the villa, the meal plan and the transfer move the figure more than anything else, so the desk prices yours with what it includes and what it does not written beside it.
Flights depend on your dates and the city you fly from, so they are quoted too.
Get a quote on WhatsAppQuestions Indian travellers ask
What currency should you carry to the Maldives from India?
Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR), but resorts price in US dollars and take cards. Carry some US dollars in cash for tips and small purchases.
Do you need to speak Dhivehi to travel in the Maldives?
Dhivehi is the local language. English is used across the resorts, at the airport and in Malé.
How much does a Maldives trip cost from India?
Travelasan quotes Maldives trips one at a time, because the resort, the villa type, the meal plan and whether the transfer is by speedboat or seaplane move the price more than anything else. Flights depend on the Indian city you fly from and your dates. Send your dates on WhatsApp and the desk quotes the whole trip, with what it includes and what it does not.