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 (a popular airport in United States) to Kuala Lumpur Intl (the most popular airport in Malaysia), then the flight time is 19h 20m on average. If you fly from Miami (another popular airport in United States) to Kuala Lumpur Intl, then the average flight time is 29h 55m.

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 77% more often than other cities. The next most popular cities in Malaysia are Penang and Langkawi.

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Flights to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport

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Singapore Airlines

Apr 16

SEA

18h 30m

1 stop

KUL

Apr 24

KUL

29h 05m

1 stop

SEA

$559

Singapore Airlines

Apr 18

SEA

32h 20m

1 stop

KUL

Apr 25

KUL

25h 45m

1 stop

SEA

$583

Singapore Airlines

Apr 12

SEA

40h 25m

1 stop

KUL

Apr 18

KUL

31h 10m

1 stop

SEA

$606

Cathay Pacific

Mar 9

LAX

27h 35m

1 stop

KUL

Mar 16

KUL

31h 25m

1 stop

LAX

$610

Korean Air

Mar 2

LAX

45h 55m

2 stops

KUL

Mar 11

KUL

24h 35m

1 stop

LAX

$613

Cathay Pacific

Mar 2

LAX

33h 40m

1 stop

KUL

Mar 9

KUL

24h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$614

Cathay Pacific

Mar 10

LAX

23h 20m

1 stop

KUL

Mar 18

KUL

24h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$616

Cathay Pacific

Feb 18

LAX

33h 40m

1 stop

KUL

Mar 3

KUL

18h 45m

1 stop

LAX

$617

United Airlines

Feb 24

LAX

28h 35m

2 stops

KUL

Mar 9

KUL

39h 50m

1 stop

LAX

$618

Cathay Pacific

Mar 3

LAX

23h 20m

1 stop

KUL

Mar 12

KUL

18h 45m

1 stop

LAX

$619

Cathay Pacific

Mar 2

LAX

37h 55m

1 stop

KUL

Mar 12

KUL

24h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$623

Korean Air

Mar 2

LAX

45h 55m

2 stops

KUL

Mar 12

KUL

29h 40m

2 stops

LAX

$624

Flights to Penang

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Singapore Airlines

Apr 16

SEA

19h 20m

1 stop

PEN

Apr 23

PEN

29h 30m

1 stop

SEA

$500

Singapore Airlines

May 20

SFO

36h 25m

1 stop

PEN

Jun 18

PEN

36h 55m

1 stop

SFO

$571

Cathay Pacific

Mar 4

LAX

28h 30m

1 stop

PEN

Mar 24

PEN

36h 15m

1 stop

LAX

$592

Singapore Airlines

Jul 31

LAX

23h 10m

1 stop

PEN

Aug 21

PEN

19h 40m

1 stop

LAX

$612

Singapore Airlines

Jul 31

LAX

29h 20m

1 stop

PEN

Aug 21

PEN

30h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$625

Cathay Pacific

Mar 16

SFO

39h 40m

1 stop

PEN

Mar 31

PEN

36h 55m

1 stop

SFO

$629

United Airlines

Mar 30

LAX

32h 58m

2 stops

PEN

Sep 5

PEN

34h 45m

2 stops

LAX

$632

Cathay Pacific

Mar 30

LAX

39h 45m

1 stop

PEN

Sep 5

PEN

30h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$642

Cathay Pacific

Mar 4

LAX

29h 50m

1 stop

PEN

Mar 24

PEN

36h 15m

1 stop

LAX

$646

Singapore Airlines

May 10

LAX

20h 35m

1 stop

PEN

May 30

PEN

36h 45m

1 stop

LAX

$656

Singapore Airlines

Apr 23

LAX

28h 05m

2 stops

PEN

Apr 27

PEN

24h 25m

1 stop

LAX

$669

Cathay Pacific

Mar 5

SFO

39h 40m

1 stop

PEN

Mar 19

PEN

24h 15m

1 stop

SFO

$679

Flights to Langkawi

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Multiple Airlines

Mar 18

LAX

34h 40m

2 stops

LGK

Mar 25

LGK

28h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$922

Multiple Airlines

Mar 23

SFO

27h 25m

2 stops

LGK

Apr 1

LGK

38h 55m

2 stops

SFO

$1,028

Singapore Airlines

Mar 24

SFO

36h 30m

2 stops

LGK

Apr 1

LGK

36h 55m

2 stops

SFO

$1,063

Multiple Airlines

Mar 19

JFK

35h 35m

3 stops

LGK

Mar 26

LGK

33h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$1,081

Multiple Airlines

Mar 19

JFK

35h 35m

3 stops

LGK

Mar 26

LGK

33h 40m

3 stops

JFK

$1,093

Multiple Airlines

Mar 19

JFK

35h 35m

2 stops

LGK

Mar 26

LGK

33h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$1,108

Multiple Airlines

Mar 19

IAD

31h 05m

3 stops

LGK

Mar 26

LGK

34h 25m

3 stops

IAD

$1,127

Multiple Airlines

Mar 19

IAD

31h 05m

3 stops

LGK

Mar 26

LGK

34h 25m

2 stops

IAD

$1,140

Singapore Airlines

Feb 22

LAX

26h 20m

2 stops

LGK

Mar 1

LGK

40h 10m

3 stops

LAX

$1,192

Multiple Airlines

Mar 18

LAX

21h 50m

1 stop

LGK

Mar 25

LGK

37h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$1,196

Multiple Airlines

Mar 18

LAX

22h 10m

1 stop

LGK

Mar 25

LGK

21h 30m

1 stop

LAX

$1,199

Malaysia Airlines

Apr 9

ATL

52h 35m

2 stops

LGK

Apr 13

LGK

40h 45m

2 stops

ATL

$1,210

Flights to Kota Kinabalu

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China Eastern

Mar 19

SFO

20h 30m

1 stop

BKI

Mar 25

BKI

23h 30m

1 stop

SFO

$740

China Eastern

Mar 5

LAX

21h 00m

1 stop

BKI

Mar 8

BKI

23h 35m

1 stop

LAX

$756

China Eastern

Apr 17

LAX

21h 00m

1 stop

BKI

Apr 30

BKI

23h 35m

1 stop

LAX

$764

Multiple Airlines

Mar 2

SEA

28h 30m

2 stops

BKI

Mar 9

BKI

46h 00m

2 stops

SEA

$772

Multiple Airlines

Jul 27

SEA

27h 15m

2 stops

BKI

Aug 10

BKI

46h 35m

2 stops

SEA

$779

China Eastern

Feb 27

LAX

40h 15m

1 stop

BKI

Mar 13

BKI

23h 35m

1 stop

LAX

$811

China Eastern

Apr 17

LAX

21h 00m

1 stop

BKI

Apr 30

BKI

23h 35m

1 stop

LAX

$821

Singapore Airlines

May 2

LAX

29h 00m

1 stop

BKI

May 16

BKI

43h 10m

2 stops

LAX

$852

Singapore Airlines

May 2

LAX

49h 05m

2 stops

BKI

May 16

BKI

43h 10m

2 stops

LAX

$853

China Eastern

Mar 19

SFO

20h 30m

1 stop

BKI

Mar 25

BKI

28h 33m

2 stops

SFO

$855

China Eastern

Mar 5

LAX

21h 00m

1 stop

BKI

Mar 8

BKI

23h 35m

1 stop

LAX

$871

Singapore Airlines

May 2

LAX

29h 00m

1 stop

BKI

May 16

BKI

37h 40m

1 stop

LAX

$879

Flights to Kuching

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Singapore Airlines

Apr 23

LAX

25h 05m

2 stops

KCH

May 5

KCH

26h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$806

Multiple Airlines

Apr 23

LAX

30h 25m

2 stops

KCH

May 5

KCH

38h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$866

Singapore Airlines

Apr 23

LAX

25h 05m

2 stops

KCH

May 7

KCH

35h 55m

1 stop

LAX

$875

Singapore Airlines

Apr 23

LAX

25h 05m

2 stops

KCH

May 7

KCH

26h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$890

Singapore Airlines

Apr 13

LAX

31h 00m

1 stop

KCH

Apr 23

KCH

26h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$895

Singapore Airlines

Apr 13

LAX

25h 05m

2 stops

KCH

Apr 23

KCH

26h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$911

Singapore Airlines

Apr 13

LAX

34h 15m

3 stops

KCH

Apr 23

KCH

26h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$924

Singapore Airlines

May 4

LAX

34h 15m

3 stops

KCH

Jul 1

KCH

27h 15m

2 stops

LAX

$945

Singapore Airlines

Apr 23

LAX

31h 00m

1 stop

KCH

May 7

KCH

35h 55m

1 stop

LAX

$964

Singapore Airlines

May 4

LAX

31h 00m

1 stop

KCH

Jul 1

KCH

25h 00m

2 stops

LAX

$980

Multiple Airlines

Apr 13

LAX

29h 35m

2 stops

KCH

Apr 24

KCH

24h 30m

2 stops

LAX

$984

Singapore Airlines

Jul 22

LAX

24h 20m

2 stops

KCH

Aug 5

KCH

25h 00m

2 stops

LAX

$1,003

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10:15 am - 7:45 pm

SEA

KUL

18h 30m

1 stop

6:40 pm - 8:45 am

KUL

SEA

29h 05m

1 stop

$559Singapore Airlines

Thu, Apr 16 - Fri, Apr 24

10:15 am - 7:45 pm

SEA

KUL

18h 30m

1 stop

10:00 pm - 8:45 am

KUL

SEA

25h 45m

1 stop

$583Singapore Airlines

Sat, Apr 18 - Sat, Apr 25

10:15 pm - 4:50 pm

LAX

KUL

27h 35m

1 stop

5:50 pm - 10:15 am

KUL

LAX

31h 25m

1 stop

$610Cathay Pacific

Mon, Mar 9 - Mon, Mar 16

10:55 am - 12:35 pm

LAX

KUL

33h 40m

1 stop

8:15 am - 5:20 pm

KUL

LAX

24h 05m

1 stop

$614Cathay Pacific

Mon, Mar 2 - Mon, Mar 9

5:20 pm - 1:55 pm

LAX

KUL

28h 35m

2 stops

2:15 pm - 3:05 pm

KUL

LAX

39h 50m

1 stop

$618United Airlines

Tue, Feb 24 - Mon, Mar 9

11:30 am - 12:15 am

LAX

KUL

20h 45m

1 stop

8:30 pm - 8:00 pm

KUL

LAX

38h 30m

2 stops

$627United Airlines

Sun, Mar 1 - Tue, Mar 10

12:25 am - 5:20 pm

EWR

KUL

27h 55m

1 stop

4:25 am - 11:30 pm

KUL

EWR

31h 05m

1 stop

$831Turkish Airlines

Wed, Mar 4 - Thu, Mar 12

12:25 am - 5:15 pm

EWR

KUL

28h 50m

1 stop

9:50 am - 10:30 pm

KUL

EWR

24h 40m

1 stop

$852Turkish Airlines

Mon, Apr 27 - Thu, May 7

7:30 am - 12:15 am

DFW

KUL

26h 45m

2 stops

2:15 pm - 12:16 pm

KUL

DFW

36h 01m

2 stops

$898ANA

Thu, Feb 26 - Wed, Mar 4

7:13 am - 6:45 am

LGA

KUL

34h 32m

2 stops

8:30 pm - 9:29 pm

KUL

LGA

60h 59m

2 stops

$1,048ANA

Sun, Mar 1 - Sun, Mar 8

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

SeattleKuala Lumpur

SEA - KUL

SEAKUL

Seattle/Tacoma Intl

Thu 4/16

10:15 am-7:45 pm

1 stop18h 30m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Fri 4/24

6:40 pm-8:45 am

1 stop29h 05m

$559

SeattleKuala Lumpur

SEA - KUL

SEAKUL

Seattle/Tacoma Intl

Sat 4/18

10:15 am-7:45 pm

1 stop18h 30m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Sat 4/25

10:00 pm-8:45 am

1 stop25h 45m

$583

Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX - KUL

LAXKUL

Los Angeles

Mon 3/9

10:15 pm-4:50 pm

1 stop27h 35m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Mon 3/16

5:50 pm-10:15 am

1 stop31h 25m

$610

Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX - KUL

LAXKUL

Los Angeles

Mon 3/2

10:55 am-12:35 pm

1 stop33h 40m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Mon 3/9

8:15 am-5:20 pm

1 stop24h 05m

$614

Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX - KUL

LAXKUL

Los Angeles

Tue 2/24

5:20 pm-1:55 pm

2 stops28h 35m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Mon 3/9

2:15 pm-3:05 pm

1 stop39h 50m

$618

Los AngelesKuala Lumpur

LAX - KUL

LAXKUL

Los Angeles

Sun 3/1

11:30 am-12:15 am

1 stop20h 45m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Tue 3/10

8:30 pm-8:00 pm

2 stops38h 30m

$627

NewarkKuala Lumpur

EWR - KUL

EWRKUL

Newark

Wed 3/4

12:25 am-5:20 pm

1 stop27h 55m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Thu 3/12

4:25 am-11:30 pm

1 stop31h 05m

$831

NewarkKuala Lumpur

EWR - KUL

EWRKUL

Newark

Mon 4/27

12:25 am-5:15 pm

1 stop28h 50m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Thu 5/7

9:50 am-10:30 pm

1 stop24h 40m

$852

DallasKuala Lumpur

DFW - KUL

DFWKUL

Dallas/Fort Worth

Thu 2/26

7:30 am-12:15 am

2 stops26h 45m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Wed 3/4

2:15 pm-12:16 pm

2 stops36h 01m

$898

New YorkKuala Lumpur

LGA - KUL

LGAKUL

New York LaGuardia

Sun 3/1

7:13 am-6:45 am

2 stops34h 32m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Sun 3/8

8:30 pm-9:29 pm

2 stops60h 59m

$1,048

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What airlines fly to Malaysia?

Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Turkish Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Malaysia from United States according to our data. Singapore Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 35% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Malaysia. Keep in mind that there are 23 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	$290
Best Round-Trip Price	$559
Fastest flight time	19h 45m
Popular in	January

The best one-way flight price to Malaysia from United States in the last 72 hours is $290 (Los Angeles to Kuala Lumpur Intl).

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The best round-trip flight price to Malaysia from United States in the last 72 hours is $559 (Seattle/Tacoma Intl to Kuala Lumpur Intl).

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The fastest flight to Malaysia from United States takes 19h 45m (Los Angeles to Kuala Lumpur Intl).

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January has the highest demand for flights to Malaysia, with a 32% price increase on average.

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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, Desaru Beach, Petronas Towers, and Cenang Beach, 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:
$10 per person with Malaysia Airlines
$13 per person with Firefly
$19 per person with AirAsia

What airlines fly to Malaysia?

There are 23 airlines that fly to Malaysia on a routine basis, but Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Turkish Airlines happen to be the most popular among our users. In the past year, 32% of those who searched for flights to Malaysia looked to travel with Singapore Airlines, 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 February 2026, there are 69 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.

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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.