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

Cathay Pacific, Delta, and Korean Air are the most popular carriers operating from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur

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 37% 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.

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

23h 00m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:55 pm - 3:40 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

30h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$806Etihad Airways

Mon, Sep 21 - Tue, Oct 6

1:10 pm - 2:10 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

23h 00m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

3:20 am - 7:55 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

42h 35m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$808Etihad Airways

Mon, Jan 18 - Sun, Feb 21

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

41h 25m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

8:15 am - 12:30 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

42h 15m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$862Cathay Pacific

Tue, Jan 19 - Tue, Mar 2

2:10 pm - 4:50 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

36h 40m1 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

2:10 pm - 1:35 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

21h 25m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

2:55 am - 12:30 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 35m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$874Multiple Airlines

Tue, Feb 9 - Wed, Feb 24

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

$885Ethiopian 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

$933Korean Air

Mon, Feb 15 - Thu, Feb 18

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

$933Korean Air

Tue, Mar 2 - Sat, Mar 13

11:25 am - 8:05 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

31h 40m1 stop Istanbul

11:45 pm - 7:20 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

33h 35m1 stop Istanbul

$945Turkish Airlines

Thu, Oct 22 - Wed, Nov 4

9:15 pm - 8:30 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

21h 15m1 stop Istanbul

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

37h 50m1 stop Istanbul

$945Turkish Airlines

Sun, Nov 1 - Fri, Nov 13

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8:05 pm - 8:25 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

23h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:55 pm - 3:55 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

31h 00m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$915Etihad Airways

Tue, Sep 15 - Thu, Sep 17

4:00 pm - 4:40 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

35h 40m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

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

37h 45m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$962Cathay Pacific

Sun, Sep 13 - Sat, Oct 10

8:23 am - 1:15 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

27h 52m2 stops Los Angeles Manila Ninoy Aquino Intl

12:30 pm - 5:00 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

29h 30m2 stops Manila Ninoy Aquino Intl Los Angeles

$1,125Multiple Airlines

Sun, Sep 13 - Sat, Oct 10

12:10 pm - 9:50 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

44h 40m1 stop Incheon Intl

11:20 pm - 11:34 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

37h 14m2 stops Incheon Intl Seattle/Tacoma Intl

$1,126Delta

Sun, Sep 13 - Sat, Oct 10

12:30 am - 11:15 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

21h 45m1 stop Taipei City Taiwan Taoyuan Intl

10:30 am - 8:45 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 15m2 stops Singapore Changi Taipei City Taiwan Taoyuan Intl

$1,162Multiple Airlines

Mon, Sep 14 - Thu, Sep 17

7:00 am - 12:05 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

28h 05m2 stops Los Angeles Tokyo Narita

7:15 am - 4:45 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

34h 30m2 stops Tokyo Narita Los Angeles

$1,287ANA

Tue, Sep 15 - Thu, Sep 17

1:25 pm - 7:00 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

28h 35m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

8:15 pm - 2:43 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

31h 28m3 stops Guangzhou Baiyun Hong Kong Intl Vancouver Intl

$1,350Multiple Airlines

Sun, Sep 13 - Sat, Oct 10

3:40 pm - 11:30 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

30h 50m2 stops Vancouver Intl Manila Ninoy Aquino Intl

5:20 pm - 10:45 amKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

30h 25m3 stops Phu Quoc Duong Dang Ho Chi Minh City Tokyo Haneda

$1,528Multiple Airlines

Tue, Sep 15 - Thu, Sep 17

7:05 am - 3:45 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

43h 40m3 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Frankfurt am Main Singapore Changi

8:40 pm - 9:58 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

38h 18m3 stops Singapore Changi Frankfurt am Main New York John F Kennedy Intl

$2,875Singapore Airlines

Tue, Sep 15 - Thu, Sep 17

7:00 am - 1:35 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

41h 35m3 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Frankfurt am Main Singapore Changi

8:40 pm - 10:10 pmKUL Kuala Lumpur Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

38h 30m3 stops Singapore Changi Frankfurt am Main New York John F Kennedy Intl

$3,326Singapore Airlines

Sun, Sep 13 - Sat, Oct 10

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Etihad Airways flights from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur

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Etihad Airways

Sep 21

ORD8:25 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

23h 00m

1 stop

KUL8:25 amKuala Lumpur Intl

Oct 6

KUL9:55 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

30h 45m

1 stop

ORD3:40 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$806

Etihad Airways

Jan 18

ORD1:10 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

23h 00m

1 stop

KUL2:10 amKuala Lumpur Intl

Feb 24

KUL9:30 amKuala Lumpur Intl

36h 25m

1 stop

ORD7:55 amChicago O'Hare Intl

$808

Etihad Airways

Sep 21

ORD2:00 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

40h 45m

1 stop

KUL7:45 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

Oct 20

KUL9:50 amKuala Lumpur Intl

35h 45m

1 stop

ORD8:35 amChicago O'Hare Intl

$812

Korean Air flights from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur

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Korean Air

Feb 15

ORD11:10 amChicago O'Hare Intl

45h 15m

1 stop

KUL10:25 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

Feb 18

KUL11:55 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

22h 35m

1 stop

ORD8:30 amChicago O'Hare Intl

$933

Korean Air

Nov 1

ORD11:10 amChicago O'Hare Intl

45h 15m

1 stop

KUL10:25 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

Jan 30

KUL11:55 pmKuala Lumpur Intl

22h 35m

1 stop

ORD8:30 amChicago O'Hare Intl

$969

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Mon 9/21

8:25 pm-8:25 am

1 stop23h 00m

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Tue 10/6

9:55 pm-3:40 pm

1 stop30h 45m

$806

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Mon 1/18

1:10 pm-2:10 am

1 stop23h 00m

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Sun 2/21

3:20 am-7:55 am

1 stop42h 35m

$808

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Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 1/19

2:10 pm-9:35 pm

1 stop41h 25m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Tue 3/2

8:15 am-12:30 pm

1 stop42h 15m

$862

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ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

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Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 2/1

2:10 pm-4:50 pm

1 stop36h 40m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Wed 3/31

8:10 am-1:55 pm

1 stop42h 45m

$862

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ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

ORDKUL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 2/9

2:10 pm-1:35 am

1 stop21h 25m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Wed 2/24

2:55 am-12:30 pm

1 stop23h 35m

$874

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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

$885

ChicagoKuala Lumpur

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

ORDKUL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 2/15

11:10 am-10:25 pm

1 stop45h 15m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Thu 2/18

11:55 pm-8:30 am

1 stop22h 35m

$933

ChicagoKuala Lumpur

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

ORDKUL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 3/2

11:10 am-10:25 pm

1 stop45h 15m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Sat 3/13

11:55 pm-8:30 am

1 stop22h 35m

$933

ChicagoKuala Lumpur

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

ORDKUL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 10/22

11:25 am-8:05 am

1 stop31h 40m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Wed 11/4

11:45 pm-7:20 pm

1 stop33h 35m

$945

ChicagoKuala Lumpur

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - KUL Kuala Lumpur Intl

ORDKUL

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 11/1

9:15 pm-8:30 am

1 stop21h 15m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Fri 11/13

10:10 am-10:00 am

1 stop37h 50m

$945

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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 $991 to $1,053.
The lowest price recently found on this route was $806.

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 $912.

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 $1,122 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 $949 on momondo.

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Best Price Found	$388
Fastest flight time	21h 25m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Kuala Lumpur from Chicago in the past 72 hours is $388. The best round-trip flight deal from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $806.

The fastest flight from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur takes 21h 25m

There are no direct flights from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur. There are no popular flight routes from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur.

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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 21h 25m.
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 $716	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.6 1,481 reviews	Search Cathay Pacific flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom $796	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 4,473 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom $803	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 1,535 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
Korean Air	PriceFrom $815	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.4 1,220 reviews	Search Korean Air flights
ANA	PriceFrom $847	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.3 1,313 reviews	Search ANA flights
United Airlines	PriceFrom $869	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 10,197 reviews	Search United Airlines flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $1,004	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 3,734 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
EVA Air	PriceFrom $1,036	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.5 1,524 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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