There are 8 ways to get from Newark to Kuala Lumpur by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB)plane EWR - SZB
27h 21mRM 2,707–6,525Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane JFK - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatantrain
26h 11mRM 1,471–3,987Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB)plane JFK - SZB
26h 26mRM 2,770–8,124Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane EWR - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatantrain
26hRM 1,608–4,588Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane PHL - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatantrain
28h 8mRM 2,989–10,486Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ipoh, train
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ipoh (IPH)plane JFK - IPH
- Take the train from Ipoh to Kuala Lumpurtrain
28h 26mRM 4,075–12,157Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport, bus, train
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)plane JFK - SIN
- Take the bus from Changi Airport Terminal 1 to Johor Bahru CIQbus
- Take the train from Jb Sentral to Bdr Tasek Selatantrain
29h 26mRM 1,892–4,149Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)plane EWR - SIN
- Take the bus from Changi Airport Terminal 1 to Johor Bahru CIQbus
- Take the train from Jb Sentral to Bdr Tasek Selatantrain
29h 6mRM 3,129–4,150
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Newark to Kuala Lumpur is to fly and train which costs RM 1400 - RM 4000 and takes 26h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Newark to Kuala Lumpur is to fly and train which takes 26h and costs RM 1600 - RM 4600.
The distance between Newark and Kuala Lumpur is 15157 km.
It takes approximately 27h 21m to get from Newark to Kuala Lumpur, including transfers.
Kuala Lumpur is 12h ahead of Newark. It is currently 11:57 PM in Newark and 11:57 AM in Kuala Lumpur.
There are 8279+ hotels available in Kuala Lumpur.
What companies run services between Newark, NJ, USA and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and five other airlines fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–16,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Istanbul, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–11,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Vienna, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–6,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–14,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–10,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–12,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,600–20,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ipoh via Hong Kong, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 4,000–12,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ipoh via Dubai, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,800–15,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–10,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–12,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Hong Kong, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–8,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–8,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–16,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Munich, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–17,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–17,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–14,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Doha, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–8,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Istanbul, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–11,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Vienna, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–6,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ipoh via Hong Kong, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 4,000–12,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ipoh via Dubai, Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,800–15,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–8,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–8,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,400
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–3,900
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–8,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
- 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
Train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 1–65
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 90–230
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 75–2,400
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- RM 75–1,900
- First Class
- RM 500–2,400
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Ipoh to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 5–35
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 5–8
- Express
- RM 22–35
Train from Jb Sentral to Bdr Tasek Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 8–45
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 8–13
- Express
- RM 30–45
Train from Jb Sentral to Bdr Tasek Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 8–45
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 8–13
- Express
- RM 30–45
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM
Train from Jb Sentral to Bdr Tasek Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 56
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 35–38
- Gold
- RM 56
- Platinum
- RM 72–77
Train from Jb Sentral to Bdr Tasek Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 56
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 35–38
- Gold
- RM 56
- Platinum
- RM 72–77
- Phone
- +65 6295 9009
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtar.travel
Bus from Changi Airport Terminal 1 to Johor Bahru CIQ
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 15–70
- Schedules at
- transtar.travel
Bus from Changi Airport Terminal 1 to Johor Bahru CIQ
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 15–70
- Schedules at
- transtar.travel
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