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Sydney (SYD) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL) flights

There are direct flights from Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, sold by 3 airlines (including codeshares): AirAsia X, Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air Malaysia. The distance is 6,585 km, about 8h 30m in the air. There are also 11 one-stop options, via airports such as Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City and Jakarta.

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6,585 kmdistance
~8h 30mdirect flight time (estimate)
3direct airlines
11one-stop options

Direct flights from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
SYD → KULAirAsia X, Malaysia Airlines, Batik Air Malaysia6,585 km~8h 30m

Best one-stop connections

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

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
SIN SingaporeBritish Airways and Emirates then American Airlines and Air India6,591 km~10h 40m
SGN Ho Chi Minh CityQantas and Vietjet then AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines7,896 km~12h 20m
CGK JakartaGaruda Indonesia and Qantas then Air France and AirAsia6,648 km~10h 45m
DPS DenpasarGaruda Indonesia and Jetstar then AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines6,587 km~10h 40m
HKT PhuketJetstar then AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines7,972 km~12h 25m
MEL MelbourneAmerican Airlines and Air India then AirAsia X and Emirates7,020 km~11h 15m
BNE BrisbaneAmerican Airlines and Jetstar then Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air Malaysia7,192 km~11h 25m
PER PerthAmerican Airlines and Jetstar then AirAsia and AirAsia X7,417 km~11h 45m
ADL AdelaideAmerican Airlines and Jetstar then AirAsia X and Malaysia Airlines6,846 km~11h
DRW DarwinAmerican Airlines and Jetstar then Malaysia Airlines6,791 km~10h 55m
OOL CoolangattaJetstar and Qantas then AirAsia X7,189 km~11h 25m

More from Sydney and Kuala Lumpur

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.