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Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Tokyo (NRT) flights

There are direct flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tokyo Narita International Airport, sold by 4 airlines (including codeshares): American Airlines, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air Malaysia. The distance is 5,409 km, about 7h 5m in the air. There are also 31 one-stop options, via airports such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

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5,409 kmdistance
~7h 5mdirect flight time (estimate)
4direct airlines
31one-stop options

Direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
KUL → NRTAmerican Airlines, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Batik Air Malaysia5,409 km~7h 5m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
PEK BeijingAirAsia X and Malaysia Airlines then Air China and China Southern Airlines6,549 km~10h 40m
PVG ShanghaiChina Southern Airlines and AirAsia X then Air China and Jetstar Japan5,592 km~9h 30m
CAN GuangzhouAirAsia and China Southern Airlines then Air China and China Southern Airlines5,557 km~9h 25m
SIN SingaporeAmerican Airlines and Air India then American Airlines and Air India5,655 km~9h 35m
ICN SeoulAirAsia X and Korean Air then Jeju Air and American Airlines5,870 km~9h 50m
BKK BangkokAmerican Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines then American Airlines and Air Canada5,870 km~9h 50m
HKG Hong KongAirAsia and Cathay Pacific then American Airlines and Cathay Pacific5,505 km~9h 25m
TPE TaipeiEVA Air and China Airlines then American Airlines and EVA Air5,427 km~9h 15m
SZX ShenzhenAirAsia then Shenzhen Airlines5,517 km~9h 25m
CTU ChengduAirAsia X then Air China and All Nippon Airways6,524 km~10h 35m
MNL ManilaCebu Pacific and Malaysia Airlines then Cebu Pacific and Japan Airlines5,541 km~9h 25m
SGN Ho Chi Minh CityAirAsia and Malaysia Airlines then American Airlines and Japan Airlines5,434 km~9h 20m

More from Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.