Maldives trip cost
Maldives trip cost from India for a family
The Maldives trip cost for a family is the sum of lines you price yourself, and the fixed figures we could confirm on an official page are the departure tax and the airport development fee, each USD 50 per foreign passenger in economy. This guide gives the entry rules the Maldives authorities state, those charges in USD as published, a budget sheet with a formula for every line and a blank cell for your own number, and a list of what we could not confirm.
Sourced 27 October 2026. We read each official page linked below on 27 October 2026. Figures are in US dollars (USD) exactly as the pages give them, and we do not convert them to Indian rupees, because we have no dated official exchange rate to cite. Fees change, so confirm before you pay.
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Entry: visa on arrival
Maldives Immigration says a tourist visa is granted on arrival and foreign tourists do not need pre-approval. The Velana International Airport arrival guide says tourist visas are granted on arrival to the Maldives for all nationalities. The immigration page lists what you need:
- Passport. A passport with a Machine-Readable Zone (MRZ) and at least 1 month's validity.
- Return ticket. Confirmed return journey tickets.
- Where you stay. A prepaid confirmed booking at a registered facility.
- Funds. Sufficient funds to cover the stay. The page states no amount.
The immigration page does not state a number of days for the tourist visa, and we could not open the Maldives mission page that other sites quote, so we state none. Our visa-free finder shows the days the Ministry of External Affairs table lists.
The IMUGA traveller declaration, for every child too
Maldives Immigration says each traveller, including children and minors, must submit an individual Traveller Declaration, within 96 hours before arrival, and that submission is free of charge. The IMUGA portal describes it as a mandatory declaration form within 96 hours of arrival or departure. Fill one in for each person in the family.
Departure tax and airport development fee
The President's Office announced on 5 November 2024 new departure charges from 1 December 2024. For foreign passengers it lists:
| Class | Departure tax | Airport development fee |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | USD 50 | USD 50 |
| Business | USD 120 | USD 120 |
| First | USD 240 | USD 240 |
| Private jet | USD 480 | USD 480 |
The announcement says the airport development fee is charged at the same amounts as the departure tax. It does not say how the charges are collected or whether infants are exempt, and we could not open the tax authority's FAQ, so check the fare breakdown when you book.
Green Tax and other taxes
The Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) publishes the Green Tax and the tourism goods and services tax. Every MIRA page we tried returned an error on 27 October 2026, so we give no Green Tax rate, no child exemption and no tax percentage. Check the current rates on the MIRA site or ask your hotel to show them on the quote.
Maldives trip cost from India: the budget sheet
Fill in your own figure on each line, then add the lines. We give no totals and no ranges, because we found no official page with flight, hotel, transfer or food prices.
| Line | Formula | Your figure |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | Flight price per person x number of travellers, from the airline's own booking page on the day. Check whether the departure charges are in the fare | ______ |
| Departure charges | USD 50 departure tax plus USD 50 airport development fee per foreign economy passenger, if not already in the fare. Confirm the infant rule when you book | ______ |
| Stay | Price per night x number of nights, from the property's own quote | ______ |
| Green Tax | The rate per person per night on MIRA or on your hotel's quote x people x nights | ______ |
| Transfers | Airport to island and back, as your resort or guesthouse quotes it, for each person | ______ |
| Food | Food per day x number of days, or the meal plan on your quote | ______ |
| Activities | Adult price x adults, plus child price x children, for each activity you pick | ______ |
| Travel insurance | Policy price per person x number of travellers | ______ |
| Forex charges | Card or exchange charges, as your bank or exchange states them | ______ |
| Total | Add every line above | ______ |
Keep every line in USD or convert with the rate your bank or card gives you on the day, and note the date. Add it up in the family trip budget calculator.
How to price each line
- Flights. We state no route and no fare. We could not load the IndiGo or Air India pages on 27 October 2026, so check the airline sites for current routes.
- Resort or guesthouse. Where you stay sets the biggest lines: the room, the meal plan and the transfer. Ask each property for a quote that shows taxes and transfers separately.
- Transfers. Seaplane and speedboat transfers are priced by each resort. We could not open an operator or resort price list on 27 October 2026, so we give no transfer figures.
- Coming home. Bringing back shopping? Check your allowance with the customs duty-free allowance calculator.
Places we could not confirm
We could not confirm these on an official page on 27 October 2026, so we say nothing about them: the number of days on a tourist visa for Indian nationals, the Green Tax rate and its child exemption, the tourism goods and services tax rate, whether infants pay the departure charges, seaplane and speedboat transfer prices, flight routes from any Indian city, any fare, consent rules for a child travelling with one parent, and any rupee equivalent of a USD price.
Plan the trip
- Check entry rules with the visa-free finder for Indian passport holders.
- Total the costs with the family trip budget calculator.
- Compare with the Sri Lanka trip from India with family guide.
- Pack with the family packing list generator.
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What we left out
We left out totals and ranges, rupee conversions, a resort or flight recommendation, and any fee, fare or price that an official page we read does not state.
Sources
- Maldives Immigration, tourist visa: immigration.gov.mv, sourced 27 October 2026
- Maldives Immigration, IMUGA traveller declaration: imuga.immigration.gov.mv, sourced 27 October 2026
- Velana International Airport, arrival guide: velana.macl.aero, sourced 27 October 2026
- The President's Office, Maldives, 5 November 2024: presidency.gov.mv, sourced 27 October 2026
- Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (could not be read on 27 October 2026): mira.gov.mv, sourced 27 October 2026
Questions
How much does a Maldives trip from India cost for a family?
We give no total. The cost is flights, departure charges, stay, Green Tax, transfers, food, activities, insurance and forex charges, and we found no official page with flight, hotel or transfer prices. The guide has a budget sheet with a formula for each line. Sourced 27 October 2026.
Do Indians need a visa for the Maldives?
Maldives Immigration says a tourist visa is granted on arrival with no pre-approval, if you have a passport with an MRZ and at least 1 month's validity, confirmed return tickets, a prepaid confirmed booking at a registered facility and sufficient funds. Sourced 27 October 2026.
Do children need the IMUGA declaration?
Yes. Maldives Immigration says each traveller, including children and minors, must submit an individual Traveller Declaration within 96 hours before arrival, free of charge. Sourced 27 October 2026.
What is the Maldives departure tax?
The President's Office said that from 1 December 2024 foreign passengers pay a departure tax of USD 50 in economy, USD 120 in business, USD 240 in first class and USD 480 on a private jet, plus an airport development fee of the same amounts. Sourced 27 October 2026.
How much is the Maldives Green Tax?
We could not read the tax authority's pages on 27 October 2026, so we give no rate or child exemption. Check the current rate on the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority site or on your hotel's quote. Sourced 27 October 2026.