There are 6 ways to get from Palo Alto to Kuala Lumpur by plane, train, bus or night bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly San Francisco to Kuala Lumpur
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Fly from San Francisco (SFO) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
5 alternative options
Fly San Jose to Kuala Lumpur
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Fly from San Jose (SJC) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
Fly San Francisco to Ipoh, train
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Fly from San Francisco (SFO) to Ipoh (IPH)
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Take the train from Ipoh to Kuala Lumpur
Fly San Francisco to Singapore Changi, bus
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Fly from San Francisco (SFO) to Singapore Changi (SIN)
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Take the bus from Tampines MRT Station to 5 Element Hotel
Fly San Francisco to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
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Fly from San Francisco (SFO) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB)
Night bus to Monterey, fly to Kuala Lumpur
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Take the night bus from San Jose to Salinas
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Fly from Monterey (MRY) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
San Francisco (SFO) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL) flights
The flight time between San Francisco (SFO) and Kuala Lumpur (KUL) is around 21h and covers a distance of around 13635 km. This includes an average layover time of around 2h 51m. Services are operated by Singapore Airlines, All Nippon Airways, China Airlines and others. Typically 70 flights run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
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Weekly Planes
21h
Average Duration
RM 1877
Cheapest Price
Questions & Answers
What is the cheapest way to get from Palo Alto to Kuala Lumpur?
The cheapest way to get from Palo Alto to Kuala Lumpur is to fly and bus which costs $440 - $900 and takes 26h 23m.
What is the fastest way to get from Palo Alto to Kuala Lumpur?
The quickest way to get from Palo Alto to Kuala Lumpur is to fly which costs $410 - $1,100 and takes 24h 13m.
How far is it from Palo Alto to Kuala Lumpur?
The distance between Palo Alto and Kuala Lumpur is 13631 km.
How long does it take to get from Palo Alto to Kuala Lumpur?
It takes approximately 24h 13m to get from Palo Alto to Kuala Lumpur, including transfers.
How long is the flight from Palo Alto to Kuala Lumpur?
There is no direct flight from San Francisco Airport to Kuala Lumpur Airport. The quickest flight takes 19h 5m and has one stopover.
What is the time difference between Palo Alto and Kuala Lumpur?
Kuala Lumpur is 15h ahead of Palo Alto. It is currently 2:59 AM in Palo Alto and 5:59 PM in Kuala Lumpur.
Which airlines fly from San Francisco Airport to Kuala Lumpur Airport?
Malaysia Airlines, United Airlines, All Nippon Airways and five other airlines offer flights from San Francisco Airport to Kuala Lumpur Airport.
Where can I stay near Kuala Lumpur?
There are 1331+ hotels available in Kuala Lumpur. Prices start at RM 500 per night.
Launch map view
- Distance: 13630.8 km
- Duration: 24h 13m
What companies run services between Palo Alto, CA, USA and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?
Singapore Airlines, All Nippon Airways and 12 other airlines fly from Palo Alto to Kuala Lumpur every 3 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from San Francisco to Kuala Lumpur via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1900 - RM 6000
Flights from San Jose to Kuala Lumpur via Los Angeles, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2500 - RM 7500
Flights from San Jose to Kuala Lumpur via Seattle, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2400 - RM 7000
Flights from San Francisco to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3500 - RM 9500
Flights from San Francisco to Ipoh via Los Angeles, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3600 - RM 11000
Flights from San Francisco to Ipoh via Taiwan Taoyuan, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 4600 - RM 15000
Flights from San Francisco to Ipoh via Tan Son Nhat, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 4500 - RM 18000
Flights from San Francisco to Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3000 - RM 8500
Flights from Monterey to Kuala Lumpur via Los Angeles, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3000 - RM 8500
Flights from Monterey to Kuala Lumpur via San Francisco, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2800 - RM 8500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco to Kuala Lumpur via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2300 - RM 6000
Flights from San Francisco to Kuala Lumpur via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2100 - RM 5500
Flights from San Jose to Kuala Lumpur via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2800 - RM 7000
Flights from San Francisco to Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2200 - RM 7500
Flights from San Francisco to Singapore Changi via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2500 - RM 8500
Flights from Monterey to Kuala Lumpur via San Francisco, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3000 - RM 7500
Flights from Monterey to Kuala Lumpur via Los Angeles, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3200 - RM 8000
Flights from Monterey to Kuala Lumpur via San Francisco, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3100 - RM 7500
Flights from Monterey to Kuala Lumpur via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3000 - RM 7500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Taiwan Taoyuan, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2700 - RM 9000
Flights from San Francisco to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Singapore Changi, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2200 - RM 6000
Flights from San Francisco to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2100 - RM 6000
Flights from San Francisco to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2100 - RM 6000
Flights from Monterey to Kuala Lumpur via San Francisco, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3000 - RM 7500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco to Kuala Lumpur via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2600 - RM 8500
Flights from San Jose to Kuala Lumpur via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2600 - RM 4100
Flights from San Jose to Kuala Lumpur via Los Angeles, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3300 - RM 11000
Flights from San Francisco to Singapore Changi via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3000 - RM 9500
Flights from Monterey to Kuala Lumpur via San Francisco, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3000 - RM 7500
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from San Francisco to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Taiwan Taoyuan, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2700 - RM 9000
Flights from San Francisco to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Singapore Changi, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2200 - RM 6000
Flights from San Francisco to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2100 - RM 6000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from San Francisco to Kuala Lumpur via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2300 - RM 6000
Flights from San Jose to Kuala Lumpur via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2800 - RM 7000
Flights from San Francisco to Singapore Changi via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2500 - RM 8500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from San Jose to Kuala Lumpur via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2600 - RM 4100
Flights from San Francisco to Singapore Changi via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3000 - RM 9500
Flights from Monterey to Kuala Lumpur via San Francisco, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3000 - RM 7500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from San Francisco to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3700 - RM 9000
Flights from San Francisco to Ipoh via Taiwan Taoyuan, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 4600 - RM 15000
Flights from San Francisco to Ipoh via Tan Son Nhat, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 4500 - RM 18000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco to Kuala Lumpur via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2600 - RM 8500
Flights from San Francisco to Singapore Changi via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 5000 - RM 9500
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco to Kuala Lumpur via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2500 - RM 10000
Flights from San Francisco to Singapore Changi via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 4100 - RM 13000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from San Francisco to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Hong Kong, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2500 - RM 6000
Flights from San Francisco to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Tan Son Nhat, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2700 - RM 11000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco to Kuala Lumpur via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1800 - RM 4500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from San Francisco to Kuala Lumpur via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2400 - RM 6000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Jose to Kuala Lumpur via Vancouver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2800 - RM 7000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from San Francisco to Ipoh via Singapore Changi, Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3800 - RM 9000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Francisco to Singapore Changi via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2800 - RM 13000
Train operators
- Phone
- 03 2267 1200
- cllcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Ipoh to Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 32 - RM 37
- Website
- http://www.ktmb.com.my
- Silver
- RM 24 - RM 26
- Gold
- RM 32 - RM 37
- Platinum
- RM 40 - RM 50
Bus operators
- enquiry@kkkl.com.sg
- Website
- kkkl.com.sg
Bus from Tampines MRT Station to 5 Element Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 99
- Schedules at
- kkkl.com.sg
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
Rome2rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Night bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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