What is the cheapest airline that flies from California to Malaysia?

XiamenAir, Korean Air, and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from California to Malaysia

How long is the flight from California to Malaysia?

The flight from California to Malaysia depends on which airports you’re departing and arriving from and whether or not you have a layover. If you fly from San Francisco (a popular airport in California) to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport (the most popular airport in Malaysia), then the flight time is 19h 25m on average. If you fly from Los Angeles (another popular airport in California) to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport, then the average flight time is 21h 25m.

What airlines fly to Malaysia?

Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific and ANA are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Malaysia from California according to our data. Singapore Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 46% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Malaysia. Keep in mind that there are 15 different airlines that fly to Malaysia on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from California to Malaysia?

Prices for flights from California to Malaysia are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from California to Malaysia?

The number of operators available for flights from California to Malaysia is 15 as of August 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from California to Malaysia?

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from California to Malaysia.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Malaysia?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to Malaysia 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 Malaysia. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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12:30 pm - 1:00 pmLAX Los Angeles-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

33h 30m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

3:45 pm - 10:05 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-LAX Los Angeles

33h 20m2 stops Kunming Changshui Shanghai Pu Dong

$664China Eastern

Sun, Aug 30 - Tue, Oct 27

11:30 am - 7:05 pmLAX Los Angeles-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

39h 35m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

3:45 pm - 9:05 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-LAX Los Angeles

33h 20m2 stops Kunming Changshui Shanghai Pu Dong

$664China Eastern

Tue, Dec 1 - Fri, Dec 11

11:25 pm - 11:00 pmLAX Los Angeles-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

32h 35m1 stop Beijing Capital

12:15 am - 8:10 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-LAX Los Angeles

34h 55m1 stop Beijing Capital

$669Air China

Fri, Aug 28 - Thu, Sep 10

11:25 pm - 11:00 pmLAX Los Angeles-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

32h 35m1 stop Beijing Capital

12:15 am - 8:10 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-LAX Los Angeles

34h 55m1 stop Beijing Capital

$671Air China

Fri, Sep 4 - Thu, Sep 10

11:30 pm - 3:45 pmLAX Los Angeles-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

25h 15m1 stop Singapore Changi

8:55 am - 7:40 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-LAX Los Angeles

25h 45m1 stop Singapore Changi

$686Singapore Airlines

Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Oct 7

9:15 pm - 9:35 amLAX Los Angeles-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

21h 20m1 stop Singapore Changi

10:25 am - 9:50 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-LAX Los Angeles

26h 25m1 stop Singapore Changi

$696Singapore Airlines

Sun, Sep 13 - Sun, Sep 27

11:50 pm - 1:25 pmLAX Los Angeles-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

22h 35m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

6:00 pm - 8:00 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-LAX Los Angeles

41h 00m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$703China Southern

Sun, Sep 13 - Sun, Sep 27

11:50 pm - 12:45 pmLAX Los Angeles-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

21h 55m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

2:45 pm - 8:00 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-LAX Los Angeles

20h 15m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$705China Southern

Mon, Sep 21 - Mon, Sep 28

12:40 pm - 9:50 pmLAX Los Angeles-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

42h 10m1 stop Incheon Intl

11:55 pm - 1:40 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-LAX Los Angeles

29h 45m1 stop Incheon Intl

$756Korean Air

Thu, Sep 24 - Sun, Nov 8

11:50 pm - 9:50 pmLAX Los Angeles-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

31h 00m1 stop Incheon Intl

11:55 pm - 5:29 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-LAX Los Angeles

33h 34m2 stops Incheon Intl Seattle/Tacoma Intl

$763Korean Air

Thu, Sep 24 - Sun, Nov 8

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11:50 pm - 3:40 pmLAX Los Angeles-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

24h 50m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

1:20 am - 8:00 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-LAX Los Angeles

33h 40m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$724China Southern

Mon, Aug 10 - Tue, Sep 29

11:50 pm - 5:00 pmLAX Los Angeles-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

26h 10m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

2:45 pm - 8:00 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-LAX Los Angeles

20h 15m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$724China Southern

Mon, Aug 10 - Wed, Sep 30

12:30 pm - 1:00 pmLAX Los Angeles-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

33h 30m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

1:55 am - 10:05 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-LAX Los Angeles

23h 10m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$767China Eastern

Fri, Aug 14 - Sat, Aug 29

12:30 pm - 2:20 pmLAX Los Angeles-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

34h 50m2 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Hangzhou

1:55 am - 10:05 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-LAX Los Angeles

23h 10m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$770China Eastern

Fri, Aug 14 - Sat, Aug 29

1:25 am - 8:55 pmLAX Los Angeles-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

28h 30m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

2:45 am - 10:45 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-LAX Los Angeles

23h 00m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$833Cathay Pacific

Sun, Aug 9 - Tue, Sep 29

11:50 pm - 9:50 pmLAX Los Angeles-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

31h 00m1 stop Incheon Intl

11:20 pm - 10:39 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-LAX Los Angeles

38h 19m2 stops Incheon Intl Seattle/Tacoma Intl

$854Korean Air

Mon, Aug 10 - Wed, Sep 30

11:50 pm - 9:50 pmLAX Los Angeles-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

31h 00m1 stop Incheon Intl

11:20 pm - 5:14 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-LAX Los Angeles

32h 54m2 stops Incheon Intl Seattle/Tacoma Intl

$859Korean Air

Mon, Aug 10 - Wed, Sep 30

6:00 am - 12:05 amLAX Los Angeles-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

27h 05m2 stops San Francisco Tokyo Narita

7:15 am - 7:18 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-LAX Los Angeles

27h 03m2 stops Tokyo Narita San Francisco

$861United Airlines

Mon, Aug 10 - Wed, Sep 30

1:10 pm - 12:05 amLAX Los Angeles-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

19h 55m1 stop Tokyo Narita

7:15 am - 3:35 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-LAX Los Angeles

23h 20m2 stops Tokyo Narita San Francisco

$865United Airlines

Tue, Aug 11 - Thu, Aug 20

1:20 pm - 7:10 pmLAX Los Angeles-PEN Penang Intl

38h 50m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

1:00 pm - 4:55 pmPEN Penang Intl-LAX Los Angeles

18h 55m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$890Cathay Pacific

Thu, Aug 13 - Sun, Aug 30

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China Eastern flights from California to Malaysia

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China Eastern

Aug 30

LAX12:30 pmLos Angeles

33h 30m

1 stop

KUL1:00 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

Oct 27

KUL3:45 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

33h 20m

2 stops

LAX10:05 amLos Angeles

$664

China Eastern

Aug 18

LAX12:30 pmLos Angeles

33h 30m

1 stop

KUL1:00 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

Sep 13

KUL8:15 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

28h 50m

1 stop

LAX10:05 amLos Angeles

$665

China Eastern

Aug 24

LAX12:30 pmLos Angeles

26h 35m

1 stop

KUL6:05 amKuala Lumpur Intl

Sep 10

KUL2:00 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

35h 05m

1 stop

LAX10:05 amLos Angeles

$667

Air China flights from California to Malaysia

Our best Air China deals on California to Malaysia flight tickets

Air China

Aug 28

LAX11:25 pmLos Angeles

32h 35m

1 stop

KUL11:00 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

Sep 10

KUL12:15 amKuala Lumpur Intl

34h 55m

1 stop

LAX8:10 pmLos Angeles

$669

Air China

Sep 4

LAX11:25 pmLos Angeles

32h 35m

1 stop

KUL11:00 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

Sep 10

KUL12:15 amKuala Lumpur Intl

34h 55m

1 stop

LAX8:10 pmLos Angeles

$671

Air China

Sep 4

LAX11:25 pmLos Angeles

32h 35m

1 stop

KUL11:00 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

Sep 10

KUL12:15 amKuala Lumpur Intl

34h 55m

1 stop

LAX8:10 pmLos Angeles

$674

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Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX Los Angeles - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

LAXKUL

Los Angeles

Sun 8/30

12:30 pm-1:00 pm

1 stop33h 30m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Tue 10/27

3:45 pm-10:05 am

2 stops33h 20m

$664

Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX Los Angeles - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

LAXKUL

Los Angeles

Tue 12/1

11:30 am-7:05 pm

1 stop39h 35m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Fri 12/11

3:45 pm-9:05 am

2 stops33h 20m

$664

Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX Los Angeles - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

LAXKUL

Los Angeles

Fri 8/28

11:25 pm-11:00 pm

1 stop32h 35m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Thu 9/10

12:15 am-8:10 pm

1 stop34h 55m

$669

Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX Los Angeles - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

LAXKUL

Los Angeles

Fri 9/4

11:25 pm-11:00 pm

1 stop32h 35m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Thu 9/10

12:15 am-8:10 pm

1 stop34h 55m

$671

Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX Los Angeles - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

LAXKUL

Los Angeles

Wed 9/9

11:30 pm-3:45 pm

1 stop25h 15m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Wed 10/7

8:55 am-7:40 pm

1 stop25h 45m

$686

Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX Los Angeles - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

LAXKUL

Los Angeles

Sun 9/13

9:15 pm-9:35 am

1 stop21h 20m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Sun 9/27

10:25 am-9:50 pm

1 stop26h 25m

$696

Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX Los Angeles - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

LAXKUL

Los Angeles

Sun 9/13

11:50 pm-1:25 pm

1 stop22h 35m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Sun 9/27

6:00 pm-8:00 pm

1 stop41h 00m

$703

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Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX Los Angeles - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

LAXKUL

Los Angeles

Mon 9/21

11:50 pm-12:45 pm

1 stop21h 55m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Mon 9/28

2:45 pm-8:00 pm

1 stop20h 15m

$705

Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX Los Angeles - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

LAXKUL

Los Angeles

Thu 9/24

12:40 pm-9:50 pm

1 stop42h 10m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Sun 11/8

11:55 pm-1:40 pm

1 stop29h 45m

$756

Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX Los Angeles - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

LAXKUL

Los Angeles

Thu 9/24

11:50 pm-9:50 pm

1 stop31h 00m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Sun 11/8

11:55 pm-5:29 pm

2 stops33h 34m

$763

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Malaysia?

The cheapest month to fly to Malaysia from California is in September. Flight prices, which tend to average around $705, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you aren’t able to travel to Malaysia during the month of September, then flying in October is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $766.

How far in advance should I book a flight from California to Malaysia?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Malaysia from California when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Malaysia for around $833 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Malaysia from California for as low as $661 on momondo.

Can stopping save me money on California to Malaysia flights?

You could potentially save up to 15% on your flight if you consider stops on a California to Malaysia flight.

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Fastest flight time	19h 25m
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The fastest flight from California to Malaysia takes 19h 25m

There are no direct flights from California to Malaysia. There are no popular flight routes from California to Malaysia.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from California to Malaysia

When did momondo last update prices for flights from California to Malaysia?
Prices for flights from California to Malaysia are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from California to Malaysia?
The number of operators available for flights from California to Malaysia is 15 as of August 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from California to Malaysia?
Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from California to Malaysia.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Malaysia?
The travel and health documents required for your trip to Malaysia 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 Malaysia. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

Best airlines flying from California to Malaysia

Compare and see reviews for airlines that fly from California to Malaysia with momondo

Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
China Southern	PriceFrom $485	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 173 reviews	Search China Southern flights
Singapore Airlines	PriceFrom $524	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.2 1,584 reviews	Search Singapore Airlines flights
Air India	PriceFrom $562	Free Cancellation	Rating 5.5 2,949 reviews	Search Air India flights
Cathay Pacific	PriceFrom $576	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.5 1,444 reviews	Search Cathay Pacific flights
Korean Air	PriceFrom $579	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.4 1,222 reviews	Search Korean Air flights
Philippine Airlines	PriceFrom $590	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 1,014 reviews	Search Philippine Airlines flights
ANA	PriceFrom $602	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.3 1,294 reviews	Search ANA flights
United Airlines	PriceFrom $625	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 10,098 reviews	Search United Airlines flights
China Eastern	PriceFrom $627	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 232 reviews	Search China Eastern flights
Delta	PriceFrom $635	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 8,497 reviews	Search Delta flights

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