Cheap flights from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur from $286

If you don’t want to visit Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport in October, then you should wait until August to fly from Melbourne, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $631.

The cheapest day to depart from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport is on a Wednesday when prices can be found for as low as $1,055. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Saturday because tickets tend to average around $1,120. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport is in the morning when flights can be purchased for as low as $1,040. Flights to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport are more costly in the afternoon, with an average ticket price of $1,232. Departure times in the afternoon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur Intl for the best Melbourne - Kuala Lumpur Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport from Melbourne when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport for around $751 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport from Melbourne for as low as $669 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur Intl flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

China Eastern and AirAsia X are the most popular carriers operating from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur Intl

AirAsia X, Malaysia Airlines and Scoot are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport from Melbourne according to our data. AirAsia X is the first choice among our users, with 41% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport. Keep in mind that there are 13 different airlines that fly to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 15% of flights between Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 137 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Sunday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Monday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Malaysia Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 14% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport is 26 per day as of April 2026. The most frequent departure time is 13:00, with 44% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

As of April 2026, 185 flights take off from Melbourne and land in Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Thu, with 15% of weekly flights taking off on this day.