Cheap flights from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur from $358

If you don’t want to visit Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport in August, then you should wait until February to fly from Sydney, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $707.

The cheapest day to depart from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport is on a Saturday when prices can be found for as low as $1,187. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Thursday because tickets tend to average around $1,299. 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 $1,216. Flights to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport are more costly in the evening, with an average ticket price of $1,381. Departure times in the evening fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Kuala Lumpur Intl for the best Sydney Kingsford Smith - Kuala Lumpur Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport from Sydney when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport for around $817 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 Sydney for as low as $743 on momondo.

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

Batik Air and XiamenAir are the most popular carriers operating from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Kuala Lumpur Intl

Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia X and Batik Air are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport from Sydney according to our data. Malaysia Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 39% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport. Keep in mind that there are 10 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 21% of flights between Sydney and Kuala Lumpur have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 123 minutes.

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

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

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

Singapore (SIN) was the most common stop: 74% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) offer the lowest average return price of $632.

Flights connecting via Denpasar (DPS) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 10h 55m.

Denpasar (DPS) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 15m.

As of October 2026, 8 flights take off from Sydney and land in Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 13:00, with 39% of daily flights taking off in the afternoon.

As of October 2026, 58 flights take off from Sydney and land in Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Sat, with 50% of weekly flights taking off on this day.