RM 1,726 Find Cheap Flights from South Africa to Kuala Lumpur Airport

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Cheap Flights from South Africa to Kuala Lumpur Intl

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from South Africa to Kuala Lumpur Intl that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from South Africa to Kuala Lumpur Intl

Wed, 4 Mar - Tue, 17 Mar
Singapore Airlines Logo
19:50 - 16:15JNB-KUL
14h 25m1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
11:05 - 18:35KUL-JNB
13h 30m1 stop
RM 2,915Singapore Airlines
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Fri, 7 Nov - Fri, 14 Nov
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 17:15JNB-KUL
20h 45m2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
23:05 - 13:05KUL-JNB
20h 00m2 stops
RM 2,936Ethiopian Air
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Tue, 21 Oct - Wed, 5 Nov
Etihad Airways Logo
09:50 - 08:10JNB-KUL
16h 20m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
21:40 - 08:20KUL-JNB
16h 40m1 stop
RM 2,945Etihad Airways
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Mon, 3 Nov - Thu, 6 Nov
Etihad Airways Logo
09:50 - 19:35JNB-KUL
27h 45m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
21:40 - 08:20KUL-JNB
16h 40m1 stop
RM 2,953Etihad Airways
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Thu, 6 Nov - Mon, 17 Nov
Qatar Airways Logo
13:45 - 14:40JNB-KUL
18h 55m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
19:55 - 08:40KUL-JNB
18h 45m1 stop
RM 3,118Qatar Airways
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Mon, 27 Oct - Fri, 23 Jan
Qatar Airways Logo
12:35 - 20:40CPT-KUL
26h 05m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
02:40 - 17:25KUL-CPT
20h 45m1 stop
RM 3,147Qatar Airways
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Wed, 19 Nov - Mon, 24 Nov
Air China Logo
10:10 - 19:30JNB-KUL
27h 20m1 stop
Air China Logo
04:20 - 07:40KUL-JNB
33h 20m1 stop
RM 3,202Air China
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Wed, 22 Oct - Sat, 1 Nov
Air China Logo
10:10 - 19:15JNB-KUL
27h 05m1 stop
Air China Logo
20:30 - 07:40KUL-JNB
41h 10m1 stop
RM 3,514Air China
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Wed, 15 Oct - Mon, 27 Oct
Emirates Logo
18:40 - 08:40DUR-KUL
32h 00m1 stop
Emirates Logo
10:15 - 17:10KUL-DUR
36h 55m1 stop
RM 3,890Emirates
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Sun, 12 Oct - Thu, 30 Oct
Emirates Logo
18:40 - 21:50DUR-KUL
21h 10m1 stop
Emirates Logo
18:25 - 17:10KUL-DUR
28h 45m1 stop
RM 4,578Emirates
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When to book
3 weeks
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 3 weeks in advance save around 7% compared to booking last minute.
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March
Cheapest • 9% price drop
December
Most popular
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Cheapest return fare
RM 2,915
Typical prices: RM 2,852-3177
Singapore Airlines
Wed 4/3Tue 17/3
JNB - KUL • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
RM 1,726
Typical prices: RM 1,764-2181
Qatar Airways
Sat 15/11
CPT - KUL • 1 stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Kuala Lumpur Intl

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 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 March, where tickets cost RM 2,983 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is RM 4,286 and RM 3,502 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is March with an average price of RM 3,223.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip 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 week.

To get a below average price, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 7% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flightRM 1,726
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (26% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cape Town to Kuala Lumpur

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.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Kuala Lumpur?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Kuala Lumpur is Thursday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as RM 3,155. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where round-trip prices are RM 4,022 on average.

  • 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.

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost RM 714 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is RM 817.

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

    Each week there are around 1,257 direct flights from within South Africa to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

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Prefer to fly direct to Kuala Lumpur Intl?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop to Kuala Lumpur Intl.
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Direct departures

South Africa to Kuala Lumpur Intl

Monday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +90 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +91 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +92 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +93 more

Wednesday

9 Air, ANA, Air Arabia, +92 more

9 Air, ANA, +93 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +94 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +95 more

Friday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +91 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +92 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +91 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +92 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +93 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +94 more

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Direct returns

Kuala Lumpur Intl to South Africa

Monday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +90 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +91 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +92 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +93 more

Wednesday

9 Air, ANA, Air Arabia, +92 more

9 Air, ANA, +93 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +94 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +95 more

Friday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +91 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +92 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +91 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +92 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +93 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +94 more

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying 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 3334 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.2Entertainment
8.0Comfort
7.9Food
8.3Crew
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This was my first time flying with Emirates. Overall, the experience was very good. I thought the seats in economy would have been a bit more comfortable, but, they seem to be on par with other airlines. The food was excellent and very satisfying. If you can afford it, I would definitely suggest upgrading to at lest premium economy seats for long haul flights.

8.0 ExcellentCarlton, Sept 2025CPT - DXB
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This was my first time flying with Emirates. Overall, the experience was very good. I thought the seats in economy would have been a bit more comfortable, but, they seem to be on par with other airlines. The food was excellent and very satisfying. If you can afford it, I would definitely suggest upgrading to at lest premium economy seats for long haul flights.

Three meals on a single flight is disgusting. Even if I reject them all, sleeping is impossible and all that food (especially wasted food) is just antithetical to a pleasant flight experience. People were chucking multiple abandoned trays on the floor in front of my seat.

We loved flying with Emirates in business class, the staff were fabulous, going above & beyond

Delayed and missed connecting flight. But Emirates took care until next day flight. Thank you

Premium Economy is not worth the extra money you pay. You are neither economy nor business. The seat doesn’t recline enough to relax your legs. Maneuvering while seated is cumbersome. Don’t recommend Premium Economy at all.

Everything was great but the food portions and quality was awful

First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

Good flight overall. Good options of food on NY-Dubai-Mumbai leg. Not that good reversing back. The flight crew is courteous and professional as always. The seating was much more comfortable going into Mumbai than coming back. Cheers!

Amazing and great experience, crew was available and took great care of my parents. Food was nice and so was the service. Aircraft from Dubai to Mumbai was not so great and was a big showdown of the aircraft service

Flight attendants were great. Comfort of seat and lie down bed pretty good. Food was very mediocre. Wine was good (red French wine) although I should have taken advantage of having more! :-) it was too late on the flight From znz—I was tired…then too early from Dubai. Woman sitting behind me dropped a full bag of garbage on my head while I was sleeping…orange peels, wet partially eaten food and very smelly food garbage which I literally had to pick out of my hair, off my face and away from my pillow. Not the airlines fault but still a very unpleasant experience.

The business class seats were very uncomfortable. When in lie flat position my legs were very restricted.

The staff on the plane were attentive and friendly. The frustration with the cabin crew was that we were served second to special diet people. And, we were in economy section. The boarding staff was mediocre. Got scolded for requesting to sit with spouse on 14 hours long flight home. Was told they cannot break up families for us. Didn’t understand how we were denied sitting together as we are husband and wife. After many words of exchange, we were accommodated. Cleaning crew did a horrible job! Bathrooms were unsanitary or dirty from beginning of flight! Didn’t expect sparkling as its economy, but did except decent.

Food from Surabaya was below average but from Singapore is much better

The usual excellent experience with Singapore Airlines. The airplane was on time and actually early to Haneda Airport. The onboarding experience was pleasant with no delays, perhaps owing to the fact that the flight was not full. Nevertheless, the air crew were their usual outstanding standards in serving the passengers.

Good service and food. For buying items on flight should be preordered as they don’t keep much stock on board.

Both the staff at check-in counter and on board were pleasant and helpful. My chicken and mashed potato was good, sauce was tasty, but the zucchini, carrot n other accompanying vegetables were over-cooked a little. (I understand the meal has to be prepared earlier). Yet I would fly on Singapore Airlines again and recommend it to family and friends.

Horrendous. We upgraded and they took the money but cancelled one of our tickets. The recline action didn’t work on the seats for the flight from Singapore to London, pre booked meals but they seemed to have disappeared as well.. Phone customer service was horrendous. Took 5 phone calls and no fix. Craig at the airport was the only one who seemed to be able to get the ticket back.

Very good flight from Boarding to landing -efficient and comfortable with decent entertainment options

Construction at PDX resulting in very lung walk from the rental car to the gate. SFO, extremely long walk between terminals to get to connecting Singapore airlines flight. My smart watch recorded a total of 3 miles.

Loved the airline with the exception of their carry on limitations. They enforce a strict 7 kilo limit for carry on baggage which is ridiculous. We traveled from SFO to SIN with carry on with no difficulty yet when we checked in Delhi they forced us to check the carry on bags. The weight of our carry on bags were 11 and 12 kilos and while they exceeded the limitations set by Singapore Airlines they were well under weight limitations set by may other carriers. Interestingly my wife and I were each allowed two 22 KG bags to check in addition to the 7 kg carry on for a total weight of 102 KG's. Our total weight with the one bag we planned to check and our two carry ons was 46 kgs.

My flight was with American Airlines 120. The flight was delayed 3 hours and I missed my connection. When I arrived in Doha, the AA staff told me to call an 800 number to rebook a different flight, which was unacceptable. Eventually a Qatar Air staff member helped rebook me on a flight to Manila, that was 12 hours later. They offered me a hotel and meal voucher which I declined, because I didn’t want to leave the airport. Long story short, I spent 12 hours in the Doha airport waiting for my next flight.

I felt that when I was rerouted it should have been to business class.

Liked some flight attendants. 1 was rude I'll not say her name I don't want to get her jn trouble on my flight back to Dallas from Doha. Very rude to some races of people clearly. She needs a better attitude and bedside manners. Asking her questions and she responds "WHAT" twice rudely like I was bothering her and "is it going to be cranberry or mango juice with an attitude".

I had to stay in the airport 15 even with a hotel reservation..i was refused to inter to qatar cuz the hotel was outside the airport. They could have offered a solution. It was really exhausting for me and my family.

All the crew members were too slow and rude. Most of the times the registers were empty, while hundreds of customers were waiting in line, and it was impossible to get a supervisor. Despite being in line on time, I missed my freight, plus a some customers who were ahead and behind me.

They didn't board by zones and it was a free for all. The 16 hour flight was the most excruciating experience of my life and the seats were TINY... with no leg space and my feet were swollen immediately. The food was so bad it was inedible.

The space was tight, hardly any leg room and the crew surprisingly were busy and did not take the time to attend to passengers, felt rushed. There was a delay for check in since the systems were down the airport staffs were accommodating

Worst air experience in whole life . Boarding and checking was hassle as they did 3 times. Crew team was clueless about passengers need. Despite of passengers raising hand , they were resetting the program

The food is not good and also if you ask crew to bring something they say ok I will bring but you will never get it. Please they should listen good to passengers

Fly Qatar Airways is always amazing. Their service and care for details is really very good.

Boarding was excellent except they did last call 30 minutes earlier .

i was not allowed to use lounge, although i had business class ticket, and nobody told me my ticket was not eligible to use lounge

It was OK as the seat which we paid for doesn’t have any window. We paid $120 for 3 seats but it’s for nothing. Crew could not help. None of the ports worked so all our phones went dry

second leg was more comfortable. Customer service in Abu Dhabi is okay.

Etihad seems to have a very strict luggage enforcement. I am a very light passenger compared to other passengers which are mainly heavier. I do not understood why airlines enforce the weight restriction so strictly. I was overweight luggage of 1.5kg, but am probably 10+kg lighter than the average passenger. Other airlines are far more accommodating. Poor customer service as far as I am concerned. If weight is such an important issue to an airline they should charge passengers by total amount of body weight plus luggage. To me just ridiculous.

Crew Check-In – Kolkata (CCU) The crew handling check-in in Kolkata was outstanding—efficient, courteous, and highly organized. Flight Segment – CCU to Abu Dhabi (AUH) A standard flight overall. Notably, only one in-flight meal option—a vegetarian curry—was available, which seemed unsuitable for a red-eye journey. The crew offered no alternatives, which was unexpected. Flight Segment – Abu Dhabi to Rome (AUH-FCO) Comfort improved on this leg, but service quality was average, falling short of Etihad’s premium standards. Crew attention was heavily absorbed by a difficult couple in Row 15 (port side), resulting in disproportionate focus. It was concerning that a steward had to personally return to apologize, a task better suited for supervisory staff. This highlights a development opportunity for supervisors Anna and Quashim in managing guest escalation professionally.

Took a long time for boarding. The flight was comfortable.

The flight take time was changed 23 times. The system kept sending messages it will be earlier at 4am and eventually the flight was at 9am I didn’t sleep all night because of that

This flight was a dreamliner so I think the space was ok for the legs, but the option for food was again limited and the crew was same.

Boarding was efficient, had to check in cabin luggage. Seats were narrow, food was more in quantity, received cabin luggage on the luggage belt which was fine.

The food was terrible and the seating was uncomfortable, but the airline did a great thing letting us board in Abbis Ababa on our connecting flight after our original flight was very delayed.

Food hardly ever changes Videos not often updated for often travel.

It was an old aircraft, stiff seats almost wooden chairs with thin cushions. Food was ok.

The hygiene was super bad. Smells bad and air refreshment is highly advisable. The crew made some one else sit in my spot and no one is checking seat number and people are jumping to sit on other people’s allocated seat.

worst was delayed luggage. could see luggage was still in Singapore but they insist I wait till all luggage are unloaded before filing a report. took 2 days to arrive and I had to collect it myself from the airport

It was wonderful best Air lines covert and all very happy with their service they have been very helpful and friendly

For Vegetarian Food was very poor. Though we had opted for Asian Vegetarian Food they didn’t serve but only what was available was served. We were offered Smoked Salmon!

Very bad experience flight was over 5 hours delayed 😑 not a chance to be put on another flight we had to stay at the hotel we lost 2 days on our vacation. Never again I will fligh with Ethiopian airlines.

Terrible customer service I lost my bag luggage and I still haven’t received any information

I liked nothing of Ethiopian airlines except the price of the fare.

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