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RM 2,703 Find cheap flights from South Africa to Kuala Lumpur Airport

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight to Kuala Lumpur Intl departing on 20/3. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Flights to Kuala Lumpur Intl - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Kuala Lumpur Intl to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Kuala Lumpur?

The average price of all flights to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Kuala Lumpur is Monday where tickets can be as cheap as RM 3,262. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Tuesday, where prices are RM 3,841 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport is February, where tickets cost RM 3,333 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is RM 4,334 and RM 4,169 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is February with an average price of RM 3,119.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport?

The average price for all flights to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport is generally in the afternoon, when flights cost RM 3,320 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is RM 3,363.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 95 days before departure.

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Low season

August

High season

December

Cheapest flight

RM 2,703
Best time to beat the crowds (2% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (17% more expensive on average)
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FAQs - booking Kuala Lumpur Airport flights

  • How far is Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport from central Kuala Lumpur?

    The city centre of Kuala Lumpur is 45 km from Kuala Lumpur.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Kuala Lumpur Airport?

    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 to Kuala Lumpur Airport.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Kuala Lumpur Airport?

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Kuala Lumpur Airport?

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

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Kuala Lumpur Airport?

    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 to Kuala Lumpur Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • How many direct flights to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport are there each week?

    Each week there are around 1,117 direct flights from within South Africa to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Kuala Lumpur Airport

  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be January, November and December. The cheapest month to fly from South Africa is February.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Kuala Lumpur Airport flight deals.

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Find which airlines fly direct to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

South Africa to Kuala Lumpur Intl

Monday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +81 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +82 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +84 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +85 more

Wednesday

9 Air, ANA, Air Arabia, +81 more

9 Air, ANA, +82 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +88 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +89 more

Friday

9 Air, ANA, Air Arabia, +80 more

9 Air, ANA, +81 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +81 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +82 more

Sunday

9 Air, ANA, Air Arabia, +83 more

9 Air, ANA, +84 more

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Direct returns

Kuala Lumpur Intl to South Africa

Monday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +81 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +82 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +84 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +85 more

Wednesday

9 Air, ANA, Air Arabia, +81 more

9 Air, ANA, +82 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +88 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +89 more

Friday

9 Air, ANA, Air Arabia, +80 more

9 Air, ANA, +81 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +81 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +82 more

Sunday

9 Air, ANA, Air Arabia, +83 more

9 Air, ANA, +84 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from South Africa to Kuala Lumpur Intl

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Kuala Lumpur. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Kuala Lumpur. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Kuala Lumpur Intl? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3494 reviews
8.2Entertainment
8.3Crew
8.0Comfort
7.9Food
8.1Boarding
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Business class on this plane was adequate, service, amenities, swag, and crew was amazing!

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct 2024EWR - ATH
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Business class on this plane was adequate, service, amenities, swag, and crew was amazing!

The flight was nice and on time. The comfort can be slightly better in business class

My favorite airline when traveling to the UAE. Great food and great service.

Fresh energetic and friendly crew, great food, brand new plane and non stop entertainment

We waited over an hour to check our bags in and get boarding passes. We arrived 2 and 1/2 hours before the flight, and it was still very slow. That crew was very friendly and very helpful

Meals were delicious, however I got hungry between dinner and breakfast.

Most aspects of the flight were great! The entertainment was mediocre, though, which made such a long flight less enjoyable.

No Vegetarian options onboard, made to wait for a long time for boarding

It was economy plus. That is all. I literally felt like traveling in economy class with a little extra leg room. Poor food. V restricted options. Worst of all POOR CREW ATTITUDE.

Plane was old and seats uncomfortable but staff were friendly and helpful

Flight was delayed by baggage loading onto the plane. This was attributed to "inclement weather" (some moderate rain) which could be said to be beyond the airline's control, but the problematic part was that the plane was boarded and doors shut so that passengers sat in a cramped plane with rising temperature (full flight) for an hour. The airline was aware of the status of baggage loading, they could have deferred boarding to keep passengers comfortable.

The seats were more narrow than at other lines. Food was mediocre (economy class)

This flight was 16 hours and they made it very tolerable. Seats were comfortable and the staff very accommodating. I had plenty of inflight entertainment. Food was very good.

The booking experience was bad. Our six character booking ID number disappeared the day before the flight, We could not find out what happened or what was the status of our flight, scheduled for the next day. We finally found the right number to contact Singapore Airlines on the matter (not easy). The Singapore agent worked through the issue in a little over thirty minutes on the phone, the day before the flight. That was great. I'm very happy with Singapore Airlines and their performance. Contact with a competent person on the matter was near impossible. It seems no one in business these days wants to deal with customers once they've pocketed the money. There were resellers, including Kayak, involved in the chain. When we finally got through to Underpricer, we did get a return call that could have proved helpful. But by that time the matter had been resolved by the Singapore agent. Majestic Vacations, the reseller who received the payment was less than worthless. That's just a fast buck operation. Ugh.

Fantastic patience when one of the passengers behind me was an absolute horrible, horrible person and the girls just kept smiling and doing their job with patience and kindness. Well, done to the crew.

My daughter and I had a pleasant trip to Singapore. Reliable and on time.

Didn't like much at all Nowhere near enough legroom, narrow seats. Aisles not wide enough for safe food trolley access and husband had his knee hit cos not enough leg room. Would take a lot to convince us to fly Singapore Airlines again which is a pity cos it was always our go-to airline

Once again the meal served was delicious - we got chicken rice

Good airlines, travelled 🧳 n Singapore multiple times and experience is consistent

Singapore Airlines from Mumbai was late, we were rerouted to Copenhagen and then to Los Angeles. As senior citizens, we should have been given a hotel voucher for a night and fly out the next day. I hope Singapore Airlines should give us a credit in good faith if they want us to fly with them. I doubt it, but you never know.

There was not enough food for everybody. Some dishes were missing.

The overall flight experience between Doha and Kolkata was satisfactory. The staff onboard were notably engaged, responsive, and enthusiastic, providing a level of service that stood out, especially when compared to the less attentive crew on the earlier leg from Heathrow to Doha. Their eagerness to assist made the journey more pleasant. Additionally, the time spent at the Silver Lounge in Doha contributed positively to the experience. The lounge offered a comfortable and relaxing environment, with adequate amenities and attentive staff. Overall, both the flight and the lounge experience in Doha met expectations, making for a smooth and satisfactory travel experience.

Do I need to repeat my complaints about my lost carry on bag?

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

Besides the flight cancellation, everything else was prefect. Kudos to Malaysian Airlines.

No towels or tissue and chocolate and mint provided before arrival

For a short flight, Qatar Airways offers very good onboard service.

Suddenly Flight has been change by Qatar and there’s no information is there of us from Bom to Doha and counter person is behaving like Qatar owner next I will not buy Qatar and I will not suggest anyone to fly in Qatar

There’s lots of problem I faced from Bom to Doha that experience was worst I never faced before like this

Online check-in doesn't work. That's why I couldn't give it full Star.

we were delayed from Athens to Abu Dhabi by an hour and a half, so I had trouble connecting the flight from there to Bali. It could have been done had they waited even 15 mins. There was another lady who was in the same boat. By the time we were half way across the terminal, they have actually already issued different flights for us to go Jakarta then to Bali. Not to mention the inconvenience of waiting over 4 hrs at the airport and the subsequent inconvenience, we did not arrive to Bali till after 800pm the next day, which means I paid for the hotel for nothing when I could have been there before noon the next day! There was little explanation. It was just as well I needed some assistance getting around, otherwise the 2 of us would have been completely lost! Not going to fly with them again!

In never flown this flight, because my flight coning from Barcelona was delayed.

The flight was delayed which cause me to miss my connecting flight in AbuDhsbi airport.

I did not have a good experience in both flights of Etihad. First of all, when I was booking the flight, there were two options. The first option was a cheaper flight with longer layover (9 hrs), or a more expensive flight with shorter layover (2 hrs). I booked the expensive flight with shorter layover because I wanted a more comfortable trip. A few days before the trip, Etihad informed me that the departure time of my first flight will change 7 hours earlier, leading to an 9 hour layover, without giving me another option nor reimbursing me for the extra cost. They didn’t even send me an apologetic email for this change. Regarding the flight experience, I would rate it as mediocre. This is mostly because the pilots of both flights did their best to give us the worst approach to airports that I have ever experienced. In the case of the first flight they had to aboard the landing and took off again right before touching the landing strip. The captain said that it was due to wind conditions but the second time the pilot followed the same direction as the first time to land the plane.

Only 1 time food and drinks together was offered, for total 5 hours duration drinks and snacks was never offered. For some people food choice was not available, only veg was available. No entertainment option was there. Crew members were mostly back of the flight asking each other for KitKat and chips to share between them.

Etihad flight sector is a local . .give the same quality upto destination

Online was good boarding also but a child was crying all the way with no intervention from crew member.

Good range of movies but lacking decent tv shows. Wifi was really expensive on this flight, considering flights under 7 hours have a $9.99 USD charge for streaming, to jump up to $24.99 for a 7 hour 40 flight seemed a little bit of a rip off. Staff are inattentive, and really need to improve on the customer experience.

Crew were very polite and quicker in service. Excellent cooling, comfortable seats and tasty food served

One thing is very important is you people not giving seat arrangement together to couple, senior citizen. You have to take care of senior citizen. Do not look about money. Money is not important everywhere. Make relationship strong is very very important. I like Etiyad air line out of all air line. Food was hot and delicious. Air hostess gave very good service, nice attitude, very good behaviour. I gave 10 out of 10 marks. Thanks Jivraj

The use of a domestic carrier without entertainment was disappointing and a let down

Plane was late with no information or announcement … had to walk up n downstairs.., had not communicated this … and ppl had suitcase to carry .

Like: It arrived, Dislike: Boarding was a separate corridor with no counter announcements at the passenger waiting area. Very dirty airplane and toilets, food options were terrible - everything even the vegetarian option was a curry spice. Many other passengers using the toilets would not lock the door and kept door partially open during use - flight attendants would not enforce or direct them to lock it and light turns on, no entertainment options at all, other passengers would be singing and not peaceful. Atrocious flight experience.

Like: Plane made it to the destination. Dislike: Food is terrible, no entertainment, very dirty airplane.

The food needs to improve especially the fish as there where only 3 fish cubes in my plate.

I have been flew with ET since 2013 and I wish the service can be reach standard airlines as Star Alliance member please ET you need to improve many thing on the services learn from SQ and other member

Flight was delayed resulting in a series of unfortunate events. I ran the airport as people were yelling my flight anyone who can’t run wouldn’t have made it! Then the luggage is missing. Good company, execution needs fine tuning.

I had a full row so can't imagine how this could be better

Boarding was delayed and people were just sitting there like lost.

I like the leg room. I did not like the plane from Chicago to Addis. It was dirty and smelly and toilet area filthy. My screen was not working and kept saying loading. The plane from Addis to Harare was clean , more modern and food looked much fresher and tasted better. Boarding at Addis was a nightmare, long queues and lots of confusion,International space has no seating are and one is standing all the time.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Kuala Lumpur found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
11/2Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
17h 30mJNB-KUL
18/2Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
23h 35mKUL-JNB
RM 2,922
10/2Mon
1 stopAir Mauritius
15h 10mJNB-KUL
7/3Fri
1 stopAir Mauritius
28h 35mKUL-JNB
RM 2,940
1/5Thu
2 stopsEthiopian Air
19h 50mCPT-KUL
15/5Thu
2 stopsEthiopian Air
20h 25mKUL-CPT
RM 3,208
1/5Thu
2 stopsEthiopian Air
20h 40mJNB-KUL
11/5Sun
2 stopsEthiopian Air
19h 45mKUL-JNB
RM 3,347
28/2Fri
1 stopEmirates
21h 30mCPT-KUL
23/3Sun
1 stopEmirates
31h 25mKUL-CPT
RM 3,387
28/2Fri
1 stopEmirates
26h 15mCPT-KUL
23/3Sun
1 stopEmirates
22h 35mKUL-CPT
RM 3,396
3/5Sat
1 stopSingapore Airlines
12h 20mJNB-KUL
13/5Tue
1 stopSingapore Airlines
15h 30mKUL-JNB
RM 3,641
1/5Thu
1 stopSingapore Airlines
12h 20mJNB-KUL
11/5Sun
1 stopSingapore Airlines
15h 30mKUL-JNB
RM 3,771
13/12Fri
1 stopEtihad Airways
16h 00mJNB-KUL
29/12Sun
1 stopEtihad Airways
17h 10mKUL-JNB
RM 5,344
13/12Fri
1 stopEtihad Airways
16h 00mJNB-KUL
31/12Tue
1 stopEtihad Airways
17h 10mKUL-JNB
RM 5,732

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Kuala Lumpur found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
20/3Thu
2 stops
31h 15mDUR-KUL
RM 2,703
20/3Thu
3 stops
25h 30mDUR-KUL
RM 2,721
20/3Thu
3 stopsEthiopian Air
26h 10mDUR-KUL
RM 2,824
20/12Fri
1 stopQatar Airways
18h 55mJNB-KUL
RM 3,561
20/12Fri
2 stopsMalaysia Airlines
36h 15mJNB-KUL
RM 3,883
1/1Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
37h 30mCPT-KUL
RM 4,191
1/1Wed
2 stops
19h 55mCPT-KUL
RM 4,231
20/12Fri
2 stopsEmirates
28h 05mJNB-KUL
RM 5,152
27/3Thu
2 stopsEthiopian Air
20h 40mJNB-KUL
RM 7,198
20/12Fri
3 stopsEmirates
23h 45mJNB-KUL
RM 12,148

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Last minute flights to Kuala Lumpur Intl

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Kuala Lumpur that are departing in the next 10 days.
21/11Thu
multi-stopQatar Airways
19h 15mCPT-KUL
28/11Thu
multi-stopQatar Airways
27h 30mKUL-CPT
RM 3,262
21/11Thu
multi-stopEmirates
26h 30mJNB-KUL
27/11Wed
multi-stopEmirates
21h 10mKUL-JNB
RM 3,315
21/11Thu
multi-stopQatar Airways
26h 00mCPT-KUL
27/11Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
21h 00mKUL-CPT
RM 3,498
21/11Thu
multi-stopEmirates
17h 35mJNB-KUL
28/11Thu
multi-stopEmirates
25h 40mKUL-JNB
RM 3,530
22/11Fri
multi-stopQatar Airways
20h 15mCPT-KUL
29/11Fri
multi-stopQatar Airways
27h 30mKUL-CPT
RM 3,574
22/11Fri
multi-stopQatar Airways
26h 15mCPT-KUL
28/11Thu
multi-stopQatar Airways
21h 00mKUL-CPT
RM 3,874
21/11Thu
multi-stop
20h 00mCPT-KUL
28/11Thu
multi-stop
28h 10mKUL-CPT
RM 4,048
21/11Thu
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
19h 15mCPT-KUL
30/11Sat
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
21h 00mKUL-CPT
RM 5,799
21/11Thu
multi-stopEthiopian Air
21h 25mCPT-KUL
28/11Thu
multi-stopEthiopian Air
26h 15mKUL-CPT
RM 6,001
21/11Thu
multi-stopEthiopian Air
19h 55mCPT-KUL
1/12Sun
multi-stopEthiopian Air
39h 10mKUL-CPT
RM 6,470

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