What are the most popular cities to visit in Malaysia?

Some of the world’s most well-traveled cities are in Malaysia. The most popular city to travel to in Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur, which momondo users choose as their landing destination 78% more often than other cities. The next most popular cities in Malaysia are Penang and Langkawi.

How long is the flight from United States to Malaysia?

The flight from United States to Malaysia depends on which airports you’re departing and arriving from and whether or not you have a layover. If you fly from Los Angeles Los Angeles (a popular airport in United States) to Kuala Lumpur Intl (the most popular airport in Malaysia), then the flight time is 20h 45m on average. If you fly from San Francisco (another popular airport in United States) to Kuala Lumpur Intl, then the average flight time is 19h 25m.

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Flights to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport

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Air China

Oct 30

LAX

25h 35m

1 stop

KUL

Nov 14

KUL

25h 40m

1 stop

LAX

$662

China Eastern

Aug 31

LAX

33h 30m

1 stop

KUL

Sep 12

KUL

35h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$663

China Eastern

Oct 27

LAX

35h 15m

3 stops

KUL

Nov 2

KUL

29h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$664

China Eastern

Aug 18

LAX

34h 50m

2 stops

KUL

Sep 8

KUL

23h 10m

1 stop

LAX

$665

China Eastern

Aug 24

LAX

34h 50m

2 stops

KUL

Sep 10

KUL

35h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$667

China Eastern

Aug 24

LAX

35h 10m

2 stops

KUL

Sep 10

KUL

23h 10m

1 stop

LAX

$668

China Eastern

Sep 1

LAX

21h 25m

1 stop

KUL

Oct 27

KUL

23h 10m

1 stop

LAX

$671

Air China

Oct 30

LAX

25h 35m

1 stop

KUL

Nov 15

KUL

41h 35m

1 stop

LAX

$674

Air China

Nov 15

LAX

34h 40m

1 stop

KUL

Nov 29

KUL

34h 40m

1 stop

LAX

$676

China Eastern

Aug 28

LAX

35h 10m

2 stops

KUL

Sep 12

KUL

23h 10m

1 stop

LAX

$677

China Eastern

Aug 28

LAX

21h 25m

1 stop

KUL

Oct 21

KUL

45h 00m

2 stops

LAX

$679

China Eastern

Aug 31

LAX

35h 10m

2 stops

KUL

Sep 12

KUL

35h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$680

Flights to Penang

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XiamenAir

Sep 22

LAX

26h 55m

1 stop

PEN

Nov 18

PEN

39h 20m

1 stop

LAX

$688

Singapore Airlines

Sep 22

SFO

35h 40m

1 stop

PEN

Oct 20

PEN

37h 00m

1 stop

SFO

$706

Singapore Airlines

Oct 10

SEA

32h 50m

1 stop

PEN

Oct 15

PEN

37h 30m

1 stop

SEA

$710

Cathay Pacific

Sep 16

LAX

27h 45m

1 stop

PEN

Sep 23

PEN

20h 35m

1 stop

LAX

$714

Singapore Airlines

Oct 22

SFO

35h 40m

1 stop

PEN

Nov 8

PEN

35h 45m

1 stop

SFO

$714

Singapore Airlines

Oct 8

SEA

40h 05m

1 stop

PEN

Oct 15

PEN

29h 35m

1 stop

SEA

$715

Cathay Pacific

Nov 19

LAX

40h 10m

1 stop

PEN

Nov 30

PEN

36h 15m

1 stop

LAX

$721

Cathay Pacific

Sep 16

LAX

27h 45m

1 stop

PEN

Sep 22

PEN

30h 30m

1 stop

LAX

$735

Cathay Pacific

Nov 11

LAX

40h 10m

1 stop

PEN

Nov 15

PEN

29h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$744

XiamenAir

Sep 22

LAX

26h 55m

1 stop

PEN

Nov 21

PEN

39h 20m

1 stop

LAX

$761

Cathay Pacific

Nov 14

LAX

22h 45m

1 stop

PEN

Nov 26

PEN

24h 30m

1 stop

LAX

$764

Cathay Pacific

Nov 13

LAX

22h 45m

1 stop

PEN

Nov 26

PEN

24h 30m

1 stop

LAX

$771

Flights to Langkawi

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Multiple Airlines

Sep 8

LAX

37h 25m

2 stops

LGK

Sep 15

LGK

28h 40m

2 stops

LAX

$767

Multiple Airlines

Sep 14

LAX

28h 45m

2 stops

LGK

Sep 22

LGK

36h 30m

2 stops

LAX

$835

Multiple Airlines

Nov 19

LAX

29h 45m

2 stops

LGK

Nov 28

LGK

36h 15m

2 stops

LAX

$836

Multiple Airlines

Aug 31

LAX

29h 20m

2 stops

LGK

Sep 7

LGK

25h 00m

2 stops

LAX

$848

Etihad Airways

Sep 17

IAD

33h 55m

2 stops

LGK

Sep 24

LGK

31h 50m

2 stops

IAD

$1,028

Etihad Airways

Oct 14

IAD

31h 55m

2 stops

LGK

Oct 28

LGK

53h 10m

2 stops

IAD

$1,030

Etihad Airways

Sep 4

BOS

56h 25m

2 stops

LGK

Sep 11

LGK

38h 15m

2 stops

BOS

$1,087

Multiple Airlines

Aug 31

LAX

32h 15m

3 stops

LGK

Sep 7

LGK

25h 00m

2 stops

LAX

$1,091

Multiple Airlines

Nov 6

SFO

36h 05m

2 stops

LGK

Nov 8

LGK

50h 45m

2 stops

SFO

$1,095

Qatar Airways

Oct 11

IAD

34h 45m

2 stops

LGK

Oct 15

LGK

34h 05m

2 stops

IAD

$1,132

Multiple Airlines

Sep 8

LAX

28h 50m

2 stops

LGK

Sep 15

LGK

33h 45m

3 stops

LAX

$1,151

Turkish Airlines

Nov 19

EWR

45h 40m

2 stops

LGK

Nov 29

LGK

47h 35m

2 stops

EWR

$1,157

Flights to Kota Kinabalu

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China Eastern

Aug 14

LAX

39h 30m

1 stop

BKI

Aug 29

BKI

26h 15m

1 stop

LAX

$661

China Eastern

Aug 14

LAX

39h 30m

1 stop

BKI

Aug 29

BKI

26h 15m

1 stop

LAX

$766

China Eastern

Sep 20

LAX

21h 00m

1 stop

BKI

Oct 8

BKI

26h 15m

1 stop

LAX

$786

Multiple Airlines

Sep 14

LAX

30h 15m

2 stops

BKI

Sep 21

BKI

25h 40m

2 stops

LAX

$793

China Eastern

Nov 13

LAX

21h 00m

1 stop

BKI

Nov 25

BKI

23h 35m

1 stop

LAX

$802

Multiple Airlines

Oct 1

SEA

27h 15m

2 stops

BKI

Oct 11

BKI

48h 05m

2 stops

SEA

$809

China Eastern

Nov 11

LAX

21h 00m

1 stop

BKI

Nov 14

BKI

23h 35m

1 stop

LAX

$816

Multiple Airlines

Jan 26

LAX

35h 40m

2 stops

BKI

Feb 25

BKI

26h 50m

2 stops

LAX

$829

China Eastern

Nov 11

LAX

21h 00m

1 stop

BKI

Nov 14

BKI

23h 35m

1 stop

LAX

$856

Multiple Airlines

Sep 20

LAX

21h 00m

1 stop

BKI

Oct 8

BKI

26h 15m

1 stop

LAX

$908

Multiple Airlines

Sep 19

LAX

44h 05m

2 stops

BKI

Oct 8

BKI

28h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$909

China Eastern

Jan 26

LAX

21h 00m

1 stop

BKI

Feb 24

BKI

23h 35m

1 stop

LAX

$912

Flights to Johor Bahru

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Multiple Airlines

Aug 31

LAX

28h 00m

2 stops

JHB

Sep 7

JHB

26h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$1,078

Qatar Airways

Nov 12

IAD

33h 40m

2 stops

JHB

Dec 6

JHB

33h 30m

2 stops

IAD

$1,129

Multiple Airlines

Aug 31

LAX

29h 15m

3 stops

JHB

Sep 7

JHB

24h 15m

2 stops

LAX

$1,154

Qatar Airways

Sep 23

IAD

37h 15m

2 stops

JHB

Sep 27

JHB

40h 25m

2 stops

IAD

$1,172

Multiple Airlines

Sep 16

JFK

46h 40m

2 stops

JHB

Sep 23

JHB

35h 15m

2 stops

JFK

$1,173

Qatar Airways

Aug 29

IAD

58h 05m

2 stops

JHB

Sep 5

JHB

31h 55m

2 stops

IAD

$1,188

Multiple Airlines

Aug 31

LAX

29h 15m

3 stops

JHB

Sep 7

JHB

28h 25m

3 stops

LAX

$1,233

Turkish Airlines

Nov 4

LAX

37h 00m

2 stops

JHB

Nov 8

JHB

45h 20m

2 stops

LAX

$1,257

Turkish Airlines

Nov 4

LAX

37h 00m

2 stops

JHB

Nov 8

JHB

55h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$1,258

Turkish Airlines

Sep 22

JFK

54h 40m

2 stops

JHB

Sep 27

JHB

59h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$1,278

Turkish Airlines

Nov 18

IAD

40h 15m

2 stops

JHB

Nov 22

JHB

45h 10m

2 stops

IAD

$1,301

Multiple Airlines

Sep 15

JFK

29h 55m

3 stops

JHB

Sep 23

JHB

36h 00m

3 stops

JFK

$1,320

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12:30 pm - 2:20 pm-

34h 50m

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33h 20m

$662China Eastern

Sun, Sep 13 - Wed, Dec 16

11:25 pm - 4:00 pm-

25h 35m

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10:25 pm - 4:00 pm-

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8:50 pm - 1:55 pm-

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12:30 pm - 1:00 pm-

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11:30 pm - 12:05 pm-

21h 35m

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19h 05m

$696Cathay Pacific

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11:05 pm - 4:15 pm-

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11:50 pm - 9:50 pm-

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42h 10m

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1:20 pm - 4:40 pm-

36h 20m

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23h 00m

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Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX - KUL

LAXKUL

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Sun 9/13

12:30 pm-2:20 pm

2 stops34h 50m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Wed 12/16

3:45 pm-9:05 am

2 stops33h 20m

$662

Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX - KUL

LAXKUL

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Fri 10/30

11:25 pm-4:00 pm

1 stop25h 35m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Sat 11/7

12:20 am-10:00 am

1 stop25h 40m

$662

Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX - KUL

LAXKUL

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Fri 11/20

10:25 pm-4:00 pm

1 stop25h 35m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Sun 11/29

5:25 pm-7:00 pm

1 stop41h 35m

$662

Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX - KUL

LAXKUL

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Wed 10/28

8:50 pm-1:55 pm

1 stop26h 05m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Wed 11/4

9:00 am-6:10 pm

1 stop25h 10m

$663

Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX - KUL

LAXKUL

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Mon 8/31

12:30 pm-1:00 pm

1 stop33h 30m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Sat 9/12

2:00 pm-10:05 am

1 stop35h 05m

$663

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Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX - KUL

LAXKUL

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Mon 9/28

11:30 pm-12:05 pm

1 stop21h 35m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Mon 11/16

5:50 pm-8:55 pm

1 stop19h 05m

$696

Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX - KUL

LAXKUL

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Wed 10/28

11:05 pm-4:15 pm

1 stop26h 10m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Mon 11/2

9:00 am-7:55 pm

1 stop26h 55m

$697

Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX - KUL

LAXKUL

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Wed 9/2

11:50 pm-9:50 pm

1 stop31h 00m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Wed 9/9

11:20 pm-9:40 am

1 stop25h 20m

$701

Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX - KUL

LAXKUL

Los Angeles 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

$701

Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX - KUL

LAXKUL

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Thu 8/27

1:20 pm-4:40 pm

1 stop36h 20m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Wed 10/21

2:45 am-10:45 am

1 stop23h 00m

$720

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Malaysia flights insights and trends

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What airlines fly to Malaysia?

Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines and ANA are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Malaysia from United States according to our data. Cathay Pacific is the first choice among our users, with 34% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Malaysia. Keep in mind that there are 22 different airlines that fly to Malaysia on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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Summary info about Malaysia flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$346
Best Round-Trip Price	$662
Fastest flight time	26h 45m

The best one-way flight price to Malaysia from United States in the last 5 days is $346 (Los Angeles Los Angeles to Kuala Lumpur Intl).

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The best round-trip flight price to Malaysia from United States in the last 5 days is $662 (Los Angeles Los Angeles to Kuala Lumpur Intl).

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The fastest flight to Malaysia from United States takes 26h 45m (Little Rock to Kuala Lumpur Intl).

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Frequently asked questions about flying to Malaysia

What popular landmarks are in Malaysia?

Malaysia is full of notable places to explore, many with significant historical value to the region and the world. Some of the most popular landmarks in Malaysia are KLCC Park, Petronas Towers, Sunway Lagoon Theme Park, and Kuala Lumpur China Town, among many more.

What is the best airport to land at to visit KLCC Park?

When visiting KLCC Park in Kuala Lumpur, the closest airport is Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport.

What is the cheapest flight to Malaysia?

The best prices found on momondo for flights to Malaysia are:
$17 per person with Firefly
$19 per person with AirAsia
$20 per person with Batik Air

What airlines fly to Malaysia?

There are 22 airlines that fly to Malaysia on a routine basis, but Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines and Turkish Airlines happen to be the most popular among our users. In the past year, 36% of those who searched for flights to Malaysia looked to travel with Cathay Pacific, making this airline the top choice among momondo travelers.

What is the most popular airport in Malaysia to fly to?

The most popular airport in Malaysia to fly to is Kuala Lumpur Intl, based on our data. In the past 12 months, 64% of all momondo users who traveled to Malaysia chose to fly into Kuala Lumpur Intl airport, which is located in the city of Kuala Lumpur.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to Malaysia?

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

How many operators does momondo search for flights to Malaysia?

As of August 2026, there are 73 operators available to choose from for flights to Malaysia.

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

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel 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.

Why use momondo?

Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to Malaysia?

momondo compares prices from hundreds of airlines and agents so you can find and book the best deal on flights to Malaysia. Millions of users trust and use momondo every year so you are in good company.

Can I find flights to Malaysia with flexible booking policies on momondo?

All flight searches to Malaysia on momondo can be filtered to show those which offer flexible booking policies.

How can momondo help me find flights to Malaysia?

Once you have performed a search for flights to Malaysia, momondo helps you find the right flight by offering useful filters to narrow down your flight selection. Flights can be filtered by multiple factors such as airline, airport and price; but also by other criteria like aircraft type and payment method.

I’m not ready to book a flight to Malaysia right now. Can momondo alert me if prices change?

If you are not ready to book a flight to Malaysia now, use our insights above to find helpful tips or alternatively set up a price alert; this is where momondo will track prices on flights to Malaysia and let you know when they change.