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Flight from Cebu City to Kuala Lumpur Airport

Flights from Southeast Asia to Malaysia: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Southeast Asia to Malaysia 
MIAFlew with Batik Air
KUL
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JHB
Feb 2025
I wouldn’t recommend Batik Air based on my experience. If you’re flying from Kuala Lumpur to Johor Bahru, I suggest choosing another airline for better service and reliability. Also, always arrive at the gate early, as some airlines might refuse boarding even when there’s still time before departure.
HOUAFlew with AirAsia
LGK
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KUL
Dec 2024
Be careful, get a flight way early for your connection flight. I noticed a lot of delay in my day traveling back from Langkawi
AndrewFlew with Firefly
JHB
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SZB
Oct 2024
Short hop, so no need to prepare too much. They provide water, some snacks on board the flight. Not much space for on board baggage, so bring as little as you need on board.
TananyaFlew with Malaysia Airlines
BKK
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KUL
Jul 2024
Malaysian Airlines is a good option. They don't have a screen but you can connect to onboard wifi and watch onboard entertainment, movies, and music on your smartphone or tablet. Bring your headphones. Some people didn't put on headphones and disturbed others with the sound from their phones.
JanFlew with AirAsia
BKI
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KUL
Jun 2024
There is little food once you're past the emigration counter. If you want to eat, do so in the main airport hall.
Edo EmolengkoFlew with Malaysia Airlines
KUL
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PEN
Jun 2024
remember to bring your own earphone/headphone for the IFE
Eng HongFlew with AirAsia
KUL
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KCH
Dec 2023
Check which flight time always suffers delay and don't book that flight.
HFlew with Malaysia Airlines
MNL
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KUL
Feb 2024
Arrival card in Malaysia. Expect long queue in immigration

FAQs for booking flights from Southeast Asia to Malaysia

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Southeast Asia to Malaysia?

    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 from Southeast Asia to Malaysia.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Southeast Asia to Malaysia?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Southeast Asia to Malaysia is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Southeast Asia to Malaysia?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Southeast Asia to Malaysia 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 from Southeast Asia to Malaysia?

    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 from Southeast Asia to Malaysia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines fly most frequently to Malaysia?

    Southeast Asia and Malaysia are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are AirAsia (1,170 flights per week), Malaysia Airlines (960 flights per week), and Firefly (761 flights per week).

  • How many airports are there in Malaysia?

    There are 31 airports in Malaysia. The busiest airport is Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL), with 57% of all flights arriving there.

  • Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Malaysia?

    Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Malaysia is Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI), with an average flight price of ₱3,070.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Malaysia?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Malaysia is Thursday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as ₱4,489. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Thursday, where round-trip prices are ₱4,489 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Malaysia?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Malaysia is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost ₱7,608 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Malaysia is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is ₱12,633.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Malaysia?

    The cheapest ticket to Malaysia from Southeast Asia found in the last 72 hours was to Miri, at ₱2,218 round-trip. The most popular route is Kota Kinabalu (BKI) to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport (KUL) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was ₱4,222.

  • What is the cheapest month to fly from Southeast Asia to Malaysia?

    The cheapest month for flights from Southeast Asia to Malaysia is March, when tickets cost ₱7,852 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is ₱11,158 and ₱9,446 respectively.

  • How far in advance should I book a flight from Southeast Asia to Malaysia?

    To get a below average price on the flight from Southeast Asia to Malaysia, you should book around 6 weeks before departure, which saves you about 32% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 weeks before departure.

  • How many cities have direct flights to Malaysia?

    From Southeast Asia, there are direct flights to Malaysia from 8 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Kuala Lumpur, with 5,153 direct flights each week.

  • How many direct flights to Malaysia are there each day?

    There are around 1,168 direct flights from within Southeast Asia to Malaysia every day. Most flights (38%) depart in the morning.

  • How many direct flights to Malaysia are there each week?

    Each week there are around 8,170 direct flights from within Southeast Asia to Malaysia. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

  • How long is the flight to Malaysia?

    An average nonstop flight from Southeast Asia to Malaysia takes 11h 57m, covering a distance of 3045 km. The shortest route is Manila (MNL) to Kota Kinabalu (BKI) with an average flight time of 2h 15m.

  • How many long-haul flights are there to Malaysia each week?

    Each week, there are 69 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration) and 8,101 short-haul flights (up to 3 hour flight duration) to Malaysia. There aren't any long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration).

  • What are the most popular destinations in Malaysia?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Kuala Lumpur (84% of total searches to Malaysia). The next most popular destinations are Kota Kinabalu (7%) and Penang (3%). Searches for flights to Johor Bahru (2%), to Kuching (1%) and to Bintulu (1%) are also popular.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Southeast Asia to Malaysia

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Southeast Asia to Malaysia? 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.
7.3
Philippine AirlinesOverall score based on 942 reviews
7.0Food
8.0Crew
6.7Entertainment
7.1Comfort
7.3Boarding
Airline reviews

A shameful national carrier. Service has gone down from the highs of a decade before. You don’t feel the Filipino hospitality. It’s an aging fleet. Nil comfort, and I flew premium economy.

6.0 GoodDennis, Nov 2025
MNL - MEL
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A shameful national carrier. Service has gone down from the highs of a decade before. You don’t feel the Filipino hospitality. It’s an aging fleet. Nil comfort, and I flew premium economy.

Many movies do not have captions, which would have been helpful when you have to live with the flight engine noise.

Great. Always great service and their pilots know how to land planes properly

Short flight with limited entertainment wasn't that bad. Staff was friendly and plane was clean. Meal was good.

You have to pay $25 to get access to smoking lounge. One coffee and small bottle of water coupon provided. Max time 2 hrs for two entries total.

Everything was very good but seats are small for a big man!

reach the standard, crew tried to fix up issues fast.

Overall the flight was a good experience. It is different from American Airlines because they board the back of the plane first rather than the front first. Food was decent. They gave out pillows ,blankets , and face masks. I did find this airline had faster flights back home than others. Less travel and layover time.

The flight was fantastic and the crew was absolutely excellent, but the entertainment system on the B777 was not working. That's a long time to spend with no electronics. The crew offered I-Pads but I had brought my own. I am only pointing this out because this is the second flight on Philippines Air where the entertainment system was down. FJM

The checking in agent tried to give me a different seat. She tried to give me an economy seat even though I had already checked in with a seat assigned and paid an extra $300 for those seats. She also separated our seating assignment. Very unprofessional and seriously a bad example for an agent. She was rude when I showed her my receipts and she made us wait more than 15 minutes before we were able to get the right boarding passes and correct seats (seats that we paid for in advance)!!!

Most passengers going to Dumaguete early are tourists who are some booked thier ferry online. Mine was wasted because of delays cause by waiting on runway before taking off and too long before they let us go down...I could still make it in time if they let us go down early. We are just there waiting to go down the plane for 10-15mins.

We were allowed to board early, seats were spacious and we arrived early.

The seats were dirty. Food on tray table. Late on my first flight and almost an hour early on the return. My driver was unable to adjust and I had to pay for different ground transportation.

I had excellent experienced flying with Cebu Pacific on my domestic flight. However, no food and beverage serve might be due to short travel time of 40 minutes.

No entertainment and not expected. Cabin was very cold which brought the comfort score down

Your check in lines were terrible everything else was great!

flight cancelled.. booked through orbitz, yet orbitz won't handle refunds.. never use them again..

It arrived 18 minutes early. Attendant are good. For baording , they should improve especially carrying thru bus.

Super delayed. Delayed to get the bus, delayed to get off the bus, delayed to take off.

exceptionally good with the particular flight because no delay. hope that happens for every flight

Flight was delayed from 8pm to near midnight. They made us board then sit in the cabin and wait for even longer for take-off. No compensation whatsoever - not even in a free drink or meal

Fast Pass but delay at Check-In Counter. Limited Counter when there are alot of ppls Check-In

We were told that flight was delayed by 20 mins, but it left close to an hour late. But they did make it up and arrived early; it's just very difficult to keep waiting when it's a late flight. Food was mediocre.

The flight has been delayed for nearly an hour, yet neither the captain nor the chief steward made an effort to explain the reason for the delay or offer any apologies to the passengers.

We recently flew with AirAsia and encountered several issues. Our flight was delayed by over an hour, and both boarding and takeoff were postponed without any prior notification. Although we eventually realized there was a delay on our own, the crew did inform us afterward. To make up for lost time, the pilot took off at high speed, resulting in some turbulent moments that were quite scary. Despite these challenges, the cabin crew did an excellent job managing the situation and easing the inconvenience. Overall, while the delays and turbulence made for a stressful experience, I appreciated the crew’s efforts to keep us as comfortable as possible.

I had a wonderful experience with this company. The staff were all very friendly and helpful. Our pilot was skilled and clearly experienced. The value for the price was excellent. I would definitely recommend them.

Very quick turn around, plane was in good condition, alles paletti.

My flight boarding was interrupted as gate staff said I needed visa in advance for Vietnam....

Instead of landing we had to go around and landed in Kuala Lumpur International Airport instead of Subang. Then we had to restart and arrived over 2.5 hrs late

As usual, poor communication on delays. No info, no updates, no apologies.

Uncoordinated boarding, seat comfort is terrible, even toilet is so small that overweight people wouldn't fit in. Baggage scam with additional fees. Stay away from this airline.

Forthright communication to the customers regarding services offered and any fees involved.

Scoot is a no frills budget airline. Do not expect a legacy airline experience.

I have taken more than 50 flights in the past year and this is the worst onboard experience that I've come across. There's always a risk with budget airlines and their creative views of customer service. Having bought a standard seat, we boarded at the assigned seat - we naturally couldn't choose ourselves as that would be extra cost. After take-off, the person in the row in front leans back their seat. As a frequent flyer, I believe this is their right, so I try to lean my seat back as well to have the same space available. However, my standard seat could not lean back, as the row behind was an exit row. As I had paid for a standard seat, not a less space than standard, I moved to the completely free row behind me. This was not allowed, as due to extra legroom, this would cost extra. Subsequently spent the next 30 mins discussing this scenario with the crew. I have no issues with budget airlines and additional charges, but if I pay for a standard seat, I want a standard seat, not one with less space. As you do not offer me a discount for the less space, do not try and charge me a premium, when I find a free seat with more space. It works both ways Scoot.

Finishes were quite worn, including our very scratched up seatback. No entertainment available, and the WiFi (even for “ScootHub”) was very slow. Crew were somewhat friendly.

Food & lower the prices. Look at Air Asia food look better & affordable

Not a frequent user of their website booking. Booked my check-in baggage and only realized that I did not book my check in baggage for return flight. The receipt was not clear in identifying that as well. Was charged exorbitantly at check in counter. Bad taste for sure when it is a business trip and not leisure trip. Baggage was delayed for more than an hour at belt back in SG.

Boarding took forever. It's also weird that we paid more (for preferred seats) to get on the plane last. Inflight WiFi never worked the entire trip. I want my money back.

The cosmetic condition was pretty run down. The carpets were badly worn out. Even the paint on the wings was chipped and peeled! Looks like they are running these 787s to the ground..

WiFi didn’t work on both sectors so made killing time harder - planes clean modern and good flight crew - would do again if WiFi works

Philippines AirAsia is never on-time flight, delayed 3 hours. Everything else was fine though.

Service it was good Lower airfare and discount for loyal customer

Not a good experience. They did not have the food I ordered in advance. The crew is not offer a second snack on a 5 hour flight. The WiFi was either not working or was very difficult to connect to.

The flight was delayed by an hour . Traveling with 75 year old father was difficult and then when he asked for water he was asked to purchase :-) . Overall just an ok experience.

Overall service is good, the only thing I would like airasia to improve is there seating. Their seat handles are broken as well as the back rest

Boarding with air asia is excellent via organized lines by zone except when there is only 1 gate agent and no scanner, only by tearing tickets??? Crazy

The flight was supposed to depart at 9:25. It departed at 9:00. Im glad we were early and did not miss it.

They wouldn't even allow us to bring water from the fountain on board the aircraft.

Premium seats should have legroom this one didn't have it. I had 2 free checked bag but I got charged for while it shows on my reservation

Terrible airline! This airline just ruined our family vacation due to a 12 hours delay as a result of their operational issues.

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