RM 1,543 Find Cheap Flights from California to Malaysia

KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from California to Malaysia.

KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from California to Malaysia is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from California to Malaysia with an airline and back with another airline.

Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from California to Malaysia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Malaysia is Thursday when return tickets can be as cheap as RM 2,778. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, when return prices are RM 5,325 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Malaysia is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost RM 903 on average. Morning departures are around 18% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Malaysia is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is RM 1,145.

The cheapest month for flights from California to Malaysia is February, when tickets cost RM 3,523 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is RM 6,037 and RM 5,768 respectively.

To get a below-average price on the flight from California to Malaysia, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

An average direct flight from California to Malaysia takes 30h 29m, covering a distance of 21690 km. The shortest route is San Francisco (SFO) to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport (KUL) with an average flight time of 18h 40m.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Kuala Lumpur (88% of total searches to Malaysia). The next most popular destinations are Penang (8%) and Kota Kinabalu (2%). Searches for flights to Lahad Datu (0%), to Langkawi (0%), and to Kuching (0%) are also popular.