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Answers about booking, paying and travelling from the Maldives.

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Common questions

Do prices include taxes?
Yes. Every price includes the airfare, airline taxes and charges, the Maldives departure tax and airport development fee where they apply, and our service fee. What you see before you pay is the total.
Can I pay in rufiyaa?
Yes. Switch between MVR and USD with the currency menu at the top of any page. Maldivian customers can always pay in MVR. When we convert, we use the Maldives Monetary Authority reference rate, never a marked-up rate.
How do I pay?
On mvfare. After you enter the traveller details, we check the fare with the airline again, then you pay by debit or credit card on our bank's secure payment page. We never see or store your card number. Fares marked “Booked with the seller” are different: you book and pay for those on the seller's own website.
I've paid. Is my flight confirmed?
Not yet. When your payment goes through, you'll see “Payment received” and we'll email you to say so. Our booking team then confirms your flight with the airline and issues your ticket. Your booking is confirmed when we send your booking confirmation and e-ticket, normally within 30 minutes. If we can't issue your ticket, we'll contact you to offer another flight or a full refund.
When do I get my e-ticket?
Normally within 30 minutes of your payment being received. We email your booking confirmation with the e-ticket attached, along with your airline reference (PNR) and ticket numbers. You can also download it from your booking with your mvfare reference and last name.
Why is a domestic flight a request?
Domestic airlines in the Maldives don't offer instant online ticketing to agents yet, so we check seats with the airline first, usually within 2 office hours. When seats are available, we email you a link to pay. You don't pay anything before that.
What is a local fare?
Domestic airlines offer lower fares to Maldivian citizens. Tick “Local fare” when you search a domestic route, and give each traveller's national ID card number. The airline may check your ID card at check-in.
What's the IMUGA declaration?
A free online traveller declaration that everyone except Maldivian citizens must complete within 96 hours before arriving in the Maldives. Use the official site, imuga.immigration.gov.mv. More in travel requirements.
Can I change or cancel my flight?
It depends on the fare rules shown before you book. Contact us with your booking reference and we'll handle it with the airline. See changes and refunds.
The name on my booking is wrong. What do I do?
Contact us straight away. Small spelling fixes are often possible, but airlines may charge for them or refuse name changes altogether.
Can I take a power bank?
Yes, but only in your cabin bag, never in checked baggage, and don't charge it from the seat power on board. See dangerous goods.
Why can't I find a particular airline?
Maldives rules only let us sell tickets for airlines that have appointed us as their agent, and we're adding airlines as agreements are signed. We also show some other fares marked “Booked with the seller”: you book those on the airline's or travel site's own website.