There are 8 ways to get from Kuala Lumpur to Japan by plane, car, car ferry, or train
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Fly Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Fukuoka Airport
best- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane SZB - FUK
16h 31m¥41,342–95,382Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane KUL - KMJ
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuokatrain
14h 16m¥26,665–79,723Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kuala Lumpur to Shanghaicar
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Drive from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Tokyocar
4d 16h¥128,392–182,288Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane KUL - FUK
10h 17m¥37,495–62,883Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Kansai International Airport
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane KUL - KIX
11h 15m¥28,325–50,983Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane KUL - HND
11h 20m¥31,855–53,443Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane KUL - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain
12h 5m¥33,365–79,223Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane KUL - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
12h 9m¥46,265–79,023
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Japan is to train and fly which costs ¥28000 - ¥55000 and takes 11h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Japan is to train and fly which takes 10h 17m and costs ¥37000 - ¥65000.
The distance between Kuala Lumpur and Japan is 4555 km.
It takes approximately 16h 31m to get from Kuala Lumpur to Japan, including transfers.
Japan is 1h ahead of Kuala Lumpur. It is currently 11:50 PM in Kuala Lumpur and 12:50 AM in Japan.
There are 12701+ hotels available in Japan.
What companies run services between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Japan?
Scoot Tigerair, Singapore Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–90,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–120,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–130,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–120,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–290,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–95,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–90,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–90,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–120,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–120,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Fukuoka Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–240,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–260,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–220,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–260,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Fukuoka Airport, Amakusa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–100,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–90,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–110,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–95,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–95,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–130,000
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–70,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–70,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–48,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–65,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–90,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–80,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–95,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–120,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–50,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–46,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–75,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Fukuoka Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–240,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Fukuoka Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–100,000
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Fukuoka Airport via Penang, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–100,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–65,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Narita International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–70,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–95,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–130,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–70,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–80,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Fukuoka Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–95,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Kaohsiung
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–65,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–130,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Kaohsiung
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–75,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–90,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–290,000
- Website
- amx.co.jp
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Fukuoka Airport, Amakusa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–100,000
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥230–2,600
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥230–2,600
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥230–2,600
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥230–2,600
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥230–2,600
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥230–2,600
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥20,000
- 1st Class
- ¥25,000
- Special Class
- ¥40,000
- VIP
- ¥100,000
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