There are 5 ways to get from Kuwait City to Kuala Lumpur by car, plane, train, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Basra International Airport, fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
best- Drive from Kuwait City to Basra International Airport (BSR)car
- Fly from Basra International Airport (BSR) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane BSR - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatantrain
14h 27mRM 1,340–3,422Fly Kuwait International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Kuwait International Airport (KWI) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane KWI - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatantrain
14h 50mRM 656–1,972Fly Kuwait International Airport to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport, bus
- Fly from Kuwait International Airport (KWI) to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport (KUA)plane KWI - KUA
- Take the bus from Terminal Sentral Kuantan to Terminal Bersepadu Selatanbus
19h 26mRM 1,367–3,604Fly Kuwait International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Fly from Kuwait International Airport (KWI) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB)plane KWI - SZB
15h 50mRM 905–2,509Fly Kuwait International Airport to Penang International Airport, car ferry, train
- Fly from Kuwait International Airport (KWI) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane KWI - PEN
- Take the carferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Butterworth to Kuala Lumpurtrain
19h 20mRM 717–2,061
Basra International Airport (BSR) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kuwait City to Kuala Lumpur is to fly and train which costs RM 650 - RM 2000 and takes 14h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Kuwait City to Kuala Lumpur is to drive and fly and train which takes 14h 27m and costs RM 1300 - RM 3500.
The distance between Kuwait City and Kuala Lumpur is 6692 km.
It takes approximately 14h 27m to get from Kuwait City to Kuala Lumpur, including transfers.
Kuala Lumpur is 5h ahead of Kuwait City. It is currently 3:46 AM in Kuwait City and 8:46 AM in Kuala Lumpur.
There are 8248+ hotels available in Kuala Lumpur.
What companies run services between Kuwait City, Kuwait and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?
Kuwait Airways, Qatar Airways, and three other airlines fly from Kuwait International Airport (KWI) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) once daily.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,400
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,900
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,500
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–3,800
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Phuket, Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,500
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Penang International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,000
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,200
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,100
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Penang International Airport via Sharjah, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Basra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,400
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,900
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport via Doha, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,500
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–3,800
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Penang International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,000
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,100
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,900
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,500
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport via Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–3,800
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,200
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,100
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Penang International Airport via Sharjah, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,300
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,000
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,900
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,100
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,900
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport via Muscat, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,400
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,500
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,200
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Manama, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–2,900
- Website
- biman-airlines.com
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–3,200
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Basra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Basra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,600
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,600
- Website
- usbair.com
Flights from Kuwait International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,200
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 1–65
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 1–65
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Butterworth to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 9–50
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 9–14
- Express
- RM 30–50
- Phone
- +606 952 0642
- [email protected]
- Website
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
Bus from Terminal Sentral Kuantan to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 35–55
- Schedules at
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +60165217775
- [email protected]
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Terminal Sentral Kuantan to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 40–65
- Schedules at
- kesatuanexpress.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- [email protected]
- Website
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 1–2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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