There are 8 ways to get from Kuala Lumpur to California by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SZB - SFO
21h 26m$442–1,515Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane KUL - SFO
22h 49m$333–1,130Fly Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SZB - LAX
22h 26m$478–1,614Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane KUL - LAX
23h 9m$339–1,229Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane KUL - SJC
25h 56m$418–1,422Train, bus to Singapore Changi Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentraltrain
- Take the bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stnbus
- Fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SIN - SFO
24h 44m$507–898Train, bus to Singapore Changi Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentraltrain
- Take the bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stnbus
- Fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SIN - LAX
25h 19m$403–897Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane KUL - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
29h 45m$462–1,630
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to California is to train and bus and fly which costs $500 - $900 and takes 24h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to California is to fly which takes 21h 26m and costs $440 - $1,600.
The distance between Kuala Lumpur and California is 8550 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 26m to get from Kuala Lumpur to California, including transfers.
California is 15h behind Kuala Lumpur. It is currently 3:48 AM in Kuala Lumpur and 12:48 PM in California.
There are 3378+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and California, USA?
Scoot Tigerair, Singapore Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to San Francisco International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–2,000
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Los Angeles International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–2,100
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–2,100
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Tokyo Narita, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,800
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Incheon, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Ontario International Airport via New Chitose, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 52m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Osaka Kansai, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–16
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–16
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–16
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–16
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- Phone
- +65 6295 9009
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtar.travel
Bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–18
- Schedules at
- transtar.travel
Bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–18
- Schedules at
- transtar.travel
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