There are 7 ways to get from Sendai to Kuala Lumpur by plane, train, car, car ferry, 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 Sendai Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
best- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane SDJ - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatantrain
14h 32mRM 866–2,686Bus to Shonai Airport, fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Sendai eki mae to S-mall Bus terminalbus
- Fly from Shonai Airport (SYO) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane SYO - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatantrain
19h 36mRM 717–2,161Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sendai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the carferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Drive from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpurcar
4d 21hRM 3,350–4,956Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
- Take the train from Sendai to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane HND - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatantrain
13h 33mRM 938–2,047Train, train to Narita International Airport, fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Take the train from Sendai to Omiya Stationtrain
- Take the train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane NRT - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatantrain
14h 1mRM 846–3,096Fly Sendai Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB)plane SDJ - SZB
14h 32mRM 1,315–3,623Bus to Yamagata Airport, fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-maebus
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane GAJ - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T2 to Bandar Tasik Selatantrain
18h 4mRM 1,150–4,222
Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sendai to Kuala Lumpur is to train and fly which costs RM 800 - RM 3100 and takes 14h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Sendai to Kuala Lumpur is to train and fly which takes 13h 33m and costs RM 900 - RM 2100.
The distance between Sendai and Kuala Lumpur is 5672 km.
It takes approximately 14h 32m to get from Sendai to Kuala Lumpur, including transfers.
Kuala Lumpur is 1h behind Sendai. It is currently 10:39 PM in Sendai and 9:39 PM in Kuala Lumpur.
There are 8270+ hotels available in Kuala Lumpur.
What companies run services between Sendai, Japan and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?
Thai AirAsia X, Malindo Airways, and four other airlines fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) once daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–3,900
Flights from Shonai Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–4,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–3,400
Flights from Sendai Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Taiwan Taoyuan, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,600
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–5,000
- 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
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
- Website
- Shonai Kotsu
Bus from Sendai eki mae to S-mall Bus terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 40–90
- Schedules at
- Shonai Kotsu
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- RM 519–648
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- RM 519
- 1st Class
- RM 648
- Special Class
- RM 1,037
- VIP
- RM 2,592
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