Originally Posted by
ponickka
Thanks for the information. My 1st choice if using Chase UR is the Emirate route. 2nd was with United via Istanbul layover.
Both seems to take atleast 27+ hours (layover included). sigh - was hoping something shorter
Perhaps Singapore Air can book you from LAX to SIN on United metal and then on to MLE on SilkAir. Leave LAX at 10:50pm, arrive at SIN at 6:50am (+2), then catch a SilkAir flight at 10:05am to MLE. This puts you in the Maldives at 11:40am. I believe this is the shortest route with a layover include (around 24.5 hours travel time). Not really sure if this would work or how much it would cost compared to other options.