What airlines fly to Kuala Lumpur?

Turkish Airlines, Cathay Pacific and ANA are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Kuala Lumpur from Chicago according to our data. Turkish Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 35% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Kuala Lumpur. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to Kuala Lumpur on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur?

Etihad Airways is the most popular carrier operating from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur?

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As of September 2026, there are 9 operators available to choose from for flights from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur.

How old do you have to be to fly from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and layovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Kuala Lumpur?

The required travel and health documents for your Kuala Lumpur trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Kuala Lumpur. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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1:10 pm - 8:05 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

28h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:30 am - 7:55 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

36h 25m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$808Etihad Airways

Wed, Nov 18 - Tue, Nov 24

8:25 pm - 7:45 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

34h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:40 pm - 7:55 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

24h 15m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$808Etihad Airways

Tue, Oct 20 - Tue, Nov 10

2:10 pm - 12:30 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

32h 20m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

1:35 pm - 12:30 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

36h 55m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$849Cathay Pacific

Mon, Nov 2 - Mon, Nov 9

2:10 pm - 9:35 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

41h 25m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

8:10 am - 1:55 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

42h 45m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$862Cathay Pacific

Mon, Feb 1 - Wed, Mar 31

9:45 am - 5:15 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

41h 30m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Singapore Changi

11:05 pm - 7:40 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

46h 35m3 stops Singapore Changi Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$887Ethiopian Air

Thu, Nov 5 - Thu, Nov 12

9:45 am - 5:15 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

41h 30m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Singapore Changi

11:05 pm - 7:40 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

46h 35m3 stops Singapore Changi Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$887Ethiopian Air

Wed, Nov 4 - Sat, Nov 14

11:10 am - 10:25 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

45h 15m1 stop Incheon Intl

11:55 pm - 8:30 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

22h 35m1 stop Incheon Intl

$897Korean Air

Tue, Jan 19 - Sun, Feb 14

11:10 am - 10:25 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

45h 15m1 stop Incheon Intl

11:55 pm - 8:30 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

22h 35m1 stop Incheon Intl

$897Korean Air

Wed, Jan 13 - Sun, Feb 21

8:15 pm - 8:30 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

22h 15m1 stop Istanbul

8:15 am - 10:00 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

39h 45m1 stop Istanbul

$950Turkish Airlines

Tue, Dec 1 - Tue, Mar 2

8:15 pm - 8:30 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

22h 15m1 stop Istanbul

8:15 am - 10:00 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

39h 45m1 stop Istanbul

$950Turkish Airlines

Tue, Dec 1 - Tue, Dec 15

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2:00 pm - 8:25 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

29h 25m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:50 am - 3:40 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

42h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$808Etihad Airways

Mon, Sep 21 - Tue, Oct 20

2:00 pm - 7:45 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

40h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:50 am - 8:35 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

35h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$808Etihad Airways

Mon, Sep 21 - Mon, Oct 5

2:00 pm - 7:45 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

40h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:55 pm - 8:35 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 40m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$873Etihad Airways

Mon, Sep 21 - Mon, Oct 5

6:59 pm - 9:50 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

37h 51m2 stops Los Angeles Incheon Intl

11:20 pm - 4:58 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

30h 38m2 stops Incheon Intl Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$1,058Delta

Mon, Sep 21 - Mon, Oct 5

6:59 pm - 9:50 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

37h 51m2 stops Los Angeles Incheon Intl

11:20 pm - 5:50 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

31h 30m2 stops Incheon Intl Los Angeles

$1,058Delta

Mon, Sep 21 - Tue, Oct 20

2:00 pm - 8:25 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

29h 25m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

7:00 pm - 3:35 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

33h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,078Multiple Airlines

Mon, Sep 21 - Mon, Oct 5

6:30 am - 12:05 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

28h 35m2 stops Houston George Bush Intcntl Tokyo Narita

4:30 pm - 6:56 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

27h 26m2 stops Singapore Changi San Francisco

$1,138United Airlines

Mon, Sep 21 - Tue, Oct 20

7:40 am - 12:05 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

27h 25m2 stops San Francisco Tokyo Narita

2:15 pm - 4:45 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

27h 30m2 stops Tokyo Haneda Los Angeles

$1,140ANA

Mon, Sep 21 - Mon, Oct 5

11:50 am - 12:05 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

23h 15m1 stop Tokyo Narita

2:15 pm - 4:45 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

27h 30m2 stops Tokyo Haneda Los Angeles

$6,858ANA

Tue, Sep 22 - Thu, Sep 24

7:40 am - 12:05 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

27h 25m2 stops San Francisco Tokyo Narita

2:15 pm - 4:45 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

27h 30m2 stops Tokyo Haneda Los Angeles

$6,863ANA

Tue, Sep 22 - Thu, Sep 24

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Ethiopian Air flights from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur

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Ethiopian Air

Nov 4

ORD9:45 amChicago O'Hare Intl

41h 30m

2 stops

KUL5:15 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

Nov 14

KUL11:05 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

46h 35m

3 stops

ORD7:40 amChicago O'Hare Intl

$887

Ethiopian Air

Oct 15

ORD10:15 amChicago O'Hare Intl

41h 55m

2 stops

KUL5:10 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

Oct 22

KUL11:15 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

46h 00m

3 stops

ORD8:15 amChicago O'Hare Intl

$892

Ethiopian Air

Nov 18

ORD9:45 amChicago O'Hare Intl

41h 30m

2 stops

KUL5:15 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

Nov 28

KUL11:05 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

46h 35m

3 stops

ORD7:40 amChicago O'Hare Intl

$915

Etihad Airways flights from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur

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Etihad Airways

Sep 21

ORD2:00 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

29h 25m

1 stop

KUL8:25 amKuala Lumpur Intl

Oct 20

KUL9:50 amKuala Lumpur Intl

42h 50m

1 stop

ORD3:40 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$808

Etihad Airways

Oct 18

ORD8:25 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

23h 00m

1 stop

KUL8:25 amKuala Lumpur Intl

Nov 8

KUL9:40 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

24h 15m

1 stop

ORD7:55 amChicago O'Hare Intl

$830

Etihad Airways

Oct 1

ORD2:00 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

40h 45m

1 stop

KUL7:45 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

Nov 11

KUL9:40 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

24h 15m

1 stop

ORD7:55 amChicago O'Hare Intl

$833

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ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

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Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 11/18

1:10 pm-8:05 am

1 stop28h 55m

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Tue 11/24

9:30 am-7:55 am

1 stop36h 25m

$808

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Tue 10/20

8:25 pm-7:45 pm

1 stop34h 20m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Tue 11/10

9:40 pm-7:55 am

1 stop24h 15m

$808

ChicagoKuala Lumpur

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

ORDKUL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 11/2

2:10 pm-12:30 pm

1 stop32h 20m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Mon 11/9

1:35 pm-12:30 pm

1 stop36h 55m

$849

ChicagoKuala Lumpur

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

ORDKUL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 2/1

2:10 pm-9:35 pm

1 stop41h 25m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Wed 3/31

8:10 am-1:55 pm

1 stop42h 45m

$862

ChicagoKuala Lumpur

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

ORDKUL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 11/5

9:45 am-5:15 pm

2 stops41h 30m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Thu 11/12

11:05 pm-7:40 am

3 stops46h 35m

$887

ChicagoKuala Lumpur

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

ORDKUL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 11/4

9:45 am-5:15 pm

2 stops41h 30m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Sat 11/14

11:05 pm-7:40 am

3 stops46h 35m

$887

ChicagoKuala Lumpur

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

ORDKUL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 1/19

11:10 am-10:25 pm

1 stop45h 15m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Sun 2/14

11:55 pm-8:30 am

1 stop22h 35m

$897

ChicagoKuala Lumpur

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

ORDKUL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 1/13

11:10 am-10:25 pm

1 stop45h 15m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Sun 2/21

11:55 pm-8:30 am

1 stop22h 35m

$897

ChicagoKuala Lumpur

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

ORDKUL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 12/1

8:15 pm-8:30 am

1 stop22h 15m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Tue 3/2

8:15 am-10:00 am

1 stop39h 45m

$950

ChicagoKuala Lumpur

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

ORDKUL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 12/1

8:15 pm-8:30 am

1 stop22h 15m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Tue 12/15

8:15 am-10:00 am

1 stop39h 45m

$950

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What is the typical price of a round-trip flight between Chicago and Kuala Lumpur?

Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from $975 to $1,148.
The lowest price recently found on this route was $808.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Kuala Lumpur?

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $875. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of February, then book flights to Kuala Lumpur from Chicago during January instead. Flights to Kuala Lumpur in January, while not as cheap as those in February, still average around $908.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Kuala Lumpur from Chicago when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Kuala Lumpur for around $1,128 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Kuala Lumpur from Chicago for as low as $963 on momondo.

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Best Price Found	$387
Fastest flight time	22h 15m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Kuala Lumpur from Chicago in the past 72 hours is $387. The best round-trip flight deal from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $808.

The fastest flight from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur takes 22h 15m

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur

How far is Chicago to Kuala Lumpur by plane?
There are 9265.5 mi between Chicago and Kuala Lumpur. By plane, this route typically takes 22h 15m.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur?
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As of September 2026, there are 9 operators available to choose from for flights from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur.
How old do you have to be to fly from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and layovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Kuala Lumpur?
The required travel and health documents for your Kuala Lumpur trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Kuala Lumpur. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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Cathay Pacific	PriceFrom $761	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.6 1,489 reviews	Search Cathay Pacific flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom $785	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 1,532 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom $796	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 4,464 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Korean Air	PriceFrom $815	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.4 1,218 reviews	Search Korean Air flights
ANA	PriceFrom $847	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.3 1,315 reviews	Search ANA flights
United Airlines	PriceFrom $869	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 10,230 reviews	Search United Airlines flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $1,004	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 3,729 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
EVA Air	PriceFrom $1,036	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.5 1,527 reviews	Search EVA Air flights
Malaysia Airlines	PriceFrom $1,289	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 318 reviews	Search Malaysia Airlines flights

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