Which layover airport has the shortest connection time from Washington, D.C. to Malé?

Dubai (DXB) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 3h 51m.

How long does it take to fly to Malé?

Flight times from Washington, D.C. to Malé vary, but if you’re flying out of Washington, D.C. and flying into Malé (one of the most popular routes), then the duration is 25h 21m on average. Another popular route from Washington, D.C. to Malé is flying from Baltimore to Malé, which will take roughly 32h 55m. Keep in mind that layovers or delays could extend your travel time.

What airlines fly to Malé?

Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Malé from Washington, D.C. according to our data. Emirates is the first choice among our users, with 71% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Malé. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to Malé on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Which layover airport offers the lowest fares from Washington, D.C. to Malé?

Flights via Dubai (DXB) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $2,552.

Which airport is the most popular layover for flights between Washington, D.C. and Malé?

Dubai (DXB) was the most common stop: 69% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Which layover airport has the shortest travel time from Washington, D.C. to Malé?

Flights connecting via Dubai (DXB) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 18h 54m.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Washington, D.C. to Male?

Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways, and JetBlue are the most popular carriers operating from Washington, D.C. to Male

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Washington, D.C. to Male Airport?

Prices for flights from Washington, D.C. to Male Airport are updated daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Washington, D.C. to Male Airport?

As of August 2026, there are 3 operators available to choose from for flights from Washington, D.C. to Male Airport.

How old do you have to be to fly from Washington, D.C. to Male Airport?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Washington, D.C. to Male Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Male Airport?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to Male Airport can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Male Airport. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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7:35 pm - 6:30 amDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-MLE Male

49h 55m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Manama Bahrain Intl

7:25 pm - 11:10 pmMLE Male-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

36h 45m2 stops Manama Bahrain Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,071Gulf Air

Tue, Sep 22 - Tue, Sep 29

11:05 am - 8:15 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MLE Male

36h 10m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

7:40 pm - 3:40 pmMLE Male-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

29h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,122Qatar Airways

Tue, Sep 22 - Tue, Sep 29

11:05 am - 2:30 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MLE Male

18h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:35 pm - 3:40 pmMLE Male-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

33h 05m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Doha Hamad Intl

$1,125Qatar Airways

Thu, Oct 15 - Tue, Oct 20

11:05 am - 8:25 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MLE Male

36h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:35 pm - 3:40 pmMLE Male-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

33h 05m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Doha Hamad Intl

$1,125Qatar Airways

Thu, Sep 17 - Mon, Sep 21

9:00 pm - 8:25 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MLE Male

26h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

9:00 pm - 3:40 pmMLE Male-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

27h 40m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Doha Hamad Intl

$1,166Multiple Airlines

Fri, Sep 4 - Mon, Sep 14

9:00 pm - 8:25 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MLE Male

26h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

9:00 pm - 3:40 pmMLE Male-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

27h 40m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Doha Hamad Intl

$1,186Multiple Airlines

Fri, Sep 4 - Mon, Sep 14

3:10 pm - 5:15 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MLE Male

29h 05m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:40 am - 9:45 amMLE Male-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

33h 05m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,210Etihad Airways

Tue, Sep 22 - Tue, Sep 29

3:10 pm - 1:45 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MLE Male

37h 35m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:25 pm - 9:45 amMLE Male-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

21h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,210Etihad Airways

Wed, Sep 16 - Wed, Sep 23

10:55 am - 9:35 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MLE Male

25h 40m2 stops Dubai Intl Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

8:15 am - 8:40 amMLE Male-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

57h 25m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Dubai Intl

$1,284Emirates

Tue, Sep 22 - Tue, Sep 29

10:55 am - 9:35 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MLE Male

49h 40m2 stops Dubai Intl Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

4:30 pm - 8:40 amMLE Male-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

49h 10m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Dubai Intl

$1,284Emirates

Sun, Oct 18 - Wed, Oct 21

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3:10 pm - 2:15 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MLE Male

38h 05m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:25 pm - 9:45 amMLE Male-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

21h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,210Etihad Airways

Wed, Aug 26 - Wed, Sep 2

3:10 pm - 2:15 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MLE Male

38h 05m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:40 am - 9:45 amMLE Male-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

33h 05m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,210Etihad Airways

Wed, Aug 26 - Wed, Sep 2

10:55 am - 9:35 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MLE Male

49h 40m2 stops Dubai Intl Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

4:30 pm - 8:50 amMLE Male-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

49h 20m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Dubai Intl

$1,284Emirates

Wed, Aug 26 - Wed, Sep 2

9:00 pm - 7:50 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MLE Male

37h 50m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

9:05 pm - 3:40 pmMLE Male-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

27h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,290Qatar Airways

Wed, Aug 26 - Wed, Sep 2

10:55 am - 9:35 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MLE Male

49h 40m2 stops Dubai Intl Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

4:30 pm - 8:50 amMLE Male-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

49h 20m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Dubai Intl

$1,309Emirates

Wed, Aug 26 - Wed, Sep 2

10:55 am - 9:35 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MLE Male

49h 40m2 stops Dubai Intl Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

6:25 pm - 8:50 amMLE Male-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

23h 25m1 stop Dubai Intl

$1,316Emirates

Wed, Aug 26 - Wed, Sep 2

3:10 pm - 7:15 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MLE Male

31h 05m3 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Dammam King Fahad Intl Dubai Intl

2:20 pm - 6:35 amMLE Male-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

25h 15m2 stops Sharjah Amman Queen Alia Intl

$1,521Multiple Airlines

Wed, Aug 26 - Wed, Sep 2

3:10 pm - 7:15 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MLE Male

31h 05m3 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Dammam King Fahad Intl Dubai Intl

9:25 am - 9:45 amMLE Male-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

33h 20m3 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,611Multiple Airlines

Wed, Aug 26 - Wed, Sep 2

7:03 am - 8:25 amBWI Baltimore/Washington-MLE Male

40h 22m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Doha Hamad Intl

9:05 pm - 11:41 pmMLE Male-BWI Baltimore/Washington

35h 36m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Dallas/Fort Worth

$1,632Qatar Airways

Wed, Aug 26 - Wed, Sep 2

6:52 pm - 8:25 amBWI Baltimore/Washington-MLE Male

52h 33m2 stops Miami Doha Hamad Intl

9:05 pm - 9:47 amMLE Male-BWI Baltimore/Washington

45h 42m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Miami

$1,909Qatar Airways

Wed, Aug 26 - Wed, Sep 2

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Emirates flights from Washington, D.C. to Malé

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Emirates

Nov 24

IAD10:30 amWashington, D.C. Dulles Intl

39h 45m

2 stops

MLE12:15 pmMale

Nov 30

MLE8:15 amMale

33h 55m

2 stops

IAD8:10 amWashington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,284

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Sep 22

IAD10:55 amWashington, D.C. Dulles Intl

25h 40m

2 stops

MLE9:35 pmMale

Sep 29

MLE8:15 amMale

57h 25m

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IAD8:40 amWashington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,309

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Nov 16

IAD10:30 amWashington, D.C. Dulles Intl

39h 45m

2 stops

MLE12:15 pmMale

Nov 20

MLE8:15 amMale

57h 55m

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IAD8:10 amWashington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,310

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Jan 18

BWI6:20 pmBaltimore/Washington

51h 30m

3 stops

MLE7:50 amMale

Jan 28

MLE8:45 pmMale

54h 32m

3 stops

BWI5:17 pmBaltimore/Washington

$1,898

Alaska Airlines

Sep 22

BWI4:43 pmBaltimore/Washington

54h 42m

3 stops

MLE8:25 amMale

Sep 29

MLE7:40 pmMale

43h 50m

3 stops

BWI6:30 amBaltimore/Washington

$1,918

Alaska Airlines

Jan 18

BWI6:20 pmBaltimore/Washington

51h 30m

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MLE7:50 amMale

Jan 28

MLE8:45 pmMale

54h 32m

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BWI5:17 pmBaltimore/Washington

$1,986

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DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National - MLE Male

DCAMLE

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Tue 9/22

7:35 pm-6:30 am

2 stops49h 55m

Male

Tue 9/29

7:25 pm-11:10 pm

2 stops36h 45m

$1,071

Washington, D.C.Malé

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - MLE Male

IADMLE

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Tue 9/22

11:05 am-8:15 am

2 stops36h 10m

Male

Tue 9/29

7:40 pm-3:40 pm

1 stop29h 00m

$1,122

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IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - MLE Male

IADMLE

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Thu 10/15

11:05 am-2:30 pm

1 stop18h 25m

Male

Tue 10/20

3:35 pm-3:40 pm

2 stops33h 05m

$1,125

Washington, D.C.Malé

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - MLE Male

IADMLE

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Thu 9/17

11:05 am-8:25 am

1 stop36h 20m

Male

Mon 9/21

3:35 pm-3:40 pm

2 stops33h 05m

$1,125

Washington, D.C.Malé

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - MLE Male

IADMLE

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Fri 9/4

9:00 pm-8:25 am

1 stop26h 25m

Male

Mon 9/14

9:00 pm-3:40 pm

2 stops27h 40m

$1,166

Washington, D.C.Malé

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - MLE Male

IADMLE

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Fri 9/4

9:00 pm-8:25 am

1 stop26h 25m

Male

Mon 9/14

9:00 pm-3:40 pm

2 stops27h 40m

$1,186

Washington, D.C.Malé

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - MLE Male

IADMLE

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Tue 9/22

3:10 pm-5:15 am

1 stop29h 05m

Male

Tue 9/29

9:40 am-9:45 am

1 stop33h 05m

$1,210

Washington, D.C.Malé

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - MLE Male

IADMLE

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Wed 9/16

3:10 pm-1:45 pm

1 stop37h 35m

Male

Wed 9/23

9:25 pm-9:45 am

1 stop21h 20m

$1,210

Washington, D.C.Malé

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - MLE Male

IADMLE

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Tue 9/22

10:55 am-9:35 pm

2 stops25h 40m

Male

Tue 9/29

8:15 am-8:40 am

2 stops57h 25m

$1,284

Washington, D.C.Malé

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - MLE Male

IADMLE

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Sun 10/18

10:55 am-9:35 pm

2 stops49h 40m

Male

Wed 10/21

4:30 pm-8:40 am

2 stops49h 10m

$1,284

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Malé?

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Malé from Washington, D.C., with most prices found around $1,329. If you aren’t able to travel to Malé during the month of February, then flying in April is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $1,337.

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The best one-way flight to Malé from Washington, D.C. in the past 72 hours is $577. The best round-trip flight deal from Washington, D.C. to Malé found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $1,071.

The fastest flight from Washington, D.C. to Malé takes 24h 50m

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How far is Washington, D.C. to Male by plane?
The straight-line distance from Washington, D.C. to Male is 8910.7 mi. By plane, this route typically takes 24h 50m.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Washington, D.C. to Male Airport?
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As of August 2026, there are 3 operators available to choose from for flights from Washington, D.C. to Male Airport.
How old do you have to be to fly from Washington, D.C. to Male Airport?
The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Washington, D.C. to Male Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Male Airport?
The travel and health documents required for your trip to Male Airport can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Male Airport. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.
What is the most popular airline from Washington, D.C. to Malé?
momondo data reveals that the most frequently booked airline on the route from Washington, D.C. to Malé is Emirates, representing 54% of all bookings. The subsequent popular airlines are Turkish Airlines at 26% and Qatar Airways at 20%.

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