How long is the flight from San Francisco to Malaysia?

There are many flights that can get you from San Francisco to Malaysia in 31h 40m. Fly via Singapore Airlines, Korean Air, or United Airlines to get the fastest option. San Francisco and Malaysia are separated by a distance of 13509 km. This flight may include one or multiple stops. Find deals

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Malaysia ranges from 120.0 - 280.0 inches per month. November is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 280.0 mm. June is typically the driest time to visit Malaysia when rainfall is around 120.0 mm. Find deals

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Malaysia, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, April is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 28.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 27.0 C). Find deals

What are the most popular routes from San Francisco to Malaysia?

While some choose either San Francisco - Penang Intl or San Francisco - Kuala Lumpur Subang, San Francisco - Kuala Lumpur Intl is the most popular route from San Francisco to Malaysia.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco to Malaysia?

To save on the cost of your flight from San Francisco to Malaysia, book at least 13 days before your planned departure. Booking around this time can save you about 27% on the cost of this flight compared to booking a flight leaving this week. We have found prices from RM 2,852 if you need a flight within two weeks. For flights within the next 72 hours, you can find tickets from as low as RM 3,637.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Malaysia?

Our data shows that October tends to be the cheapest month to fly to Malaysia from San Francisco. Users have commonly found prices around RM 4,108 for the month, but tickets can be as low as RM 2,603. Due to multiple factors, prepare for potentially higher prices in December.

What airport do you fly from for flights from San Francisco to Malaysia?

Located just 19.0 km from the city centre, San Francisco (SFO) is the airport most travellers will use when flying to Malaysia from San Francisco.

Can I find deals for flights from San Francisco to Malaysia that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on San Francisco to Malaysia flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from San Francisco to Malaysia?

After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from San Francisco to Malaysia.

Can I find deals for business class flights from San Francisco to Malaysia?

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RM 1,232+ Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Malaysia

Cheap flight deals from San Francisco to Malaysia

Round-trip from	RM 2,692
One-way from	RM 1,232
Popular in	December
Cheapest in	October
Average price	RM 3,244

Singapore Airlines
23/2-30/3
2 total stops
62h 10m total
San Francisco to Malaysia

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China Southern
22/9
2 total stops
33h 35m total
San Francisco to Malaysia

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Cheapest flight prices on average. 5% potential price decrease (RM 930 potential savings vs. average return price).

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Cheapest flights from San Francisco to Malaysia
Explore the most affordable flight options available from San Francisco to Malaysia. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 12 September 2025.

Sun 14/923:55SFO - KUL

1 stop24h 30mPhilippine Airlines

Tue 23/916:15KUL - SFO

1 stop19h 35mPhilippine Airlines

Deal found 10/9RM 2,746

Wed 8/1023:55SFO - KUL

1 stop34h 20mPhilippine Airlines

Mon 27/1011:45KUL - SFO

1 stop23h 45mPhilippine Airlines

Deal found 10/9RM 2,751

Sun 14/923:55SFO - KUL

1 stop24h 30mPhilippine Airlines

Mon 22/912:25KUL - SFO

1 stop23h 25mPhilippine Airlines

Deal found 10/9RM 2,755

Sun 12/1023:55SFO - KUL

1 stop24h 30mPhilippine Airlines

Sun 2/1102:25KUL - SFO

1 stop33h 05mPhilippine Airlines

Deal found 11/9RM 2,768

Mon 3/1112:00SFO - KUL

1 stop25h 40mChina Eastern

Fri 21/1116:00KUL - SFO

1 stop33h 00mChina Eastern

Deal found 11/9RM 2,780

Sun 2/1110:15SFO - KUL

1 stop42h 40mAir India

Thu 13/1108:05KUL - SFO

1 stop37h 55mAir India

Deal found 10/9RM 2,810

Wed 8/1023:55SFO - KUL

1 stop34h 20mPhilippine Airlines

Mon 13/1012:25KUL - SFO

1 stop23h 25mPhilippine Airlines

Deal found 10/9RM 2,822

Sat 13/923:55SFO - KUL

1 stop20h 25mPhilippine Airlines

Sun 21/912:25KUL - SFO

1 stop23h 25mPhilippine Airlines

Deal found 11/9RM 2,835

Mon 22/900:35SFO - KUL

2 stops33h 35mMultiple Airlines

Wed 19/1118:30KUL - SFO

1 stop29h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9RM 2,877

Sun 14/923:55SFO - KUL

1 stop24h 30mPhilippine Airlines

Fri 19/902:15KUL - SFO

1 stop33h 35mPhilippine Airlines

Deal found 10/9RM 2,907

Fri 31/1010:40SFO - PEN

1 stop31h 40mSingapore Airlines

Thu 20/1117:45PEN - SFO

1 stop30h 05mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 10/9RM 2,962

Thu 2/1011:30SFO - PEN

1 stop35h 55mSingapore Airlines

Thu 9/1021:25PEN - SFO

1 stop27h 15mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 11/9RM 3,337

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Mon 23/209:40SFO - PEN

1 stop31h 40mSingapore Airlines

Mon 30/318:10PEN - SFO

1 stop30h 30mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 10/9RM 2,692

Thu 6/1111:40SFO - KUL

1 stop42h 45mKorean Air

Tue 25/1123:55KUL - SFO

1 stop25h 35mKorean Air

Deal found 10/9RM 2,932

Wed 25/210:35SFO - KUL

1 stop31h 45mUnited Airlines

Mon 9/317:00KUL - SFO

1 stop32h 05mUnited Airlines

Deal found 10/9RM 3,223

Wed 11/211:00SFO - PEN

2 stops30h 20mMultiple Airlines

Wed 25/206:00PEN - SFO

2 stops19h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9RM 3,329

Thu 5/223:40SFO - PEN

1 stop22h 40mChina Airlines

Wed 25/215:20PEN - SFO

1 stop19h 25mChina Airlines

Deal found 12/9RM 3,573

Thu 9/1015:55SFO - TGG

2 stops53h 35mMalaysia Airlines

Mon 13/1008:45TGG - SFO

2 stops43h 50mMalaysia Airlines

Deal found 9/9RM 5,354

Sun 8/312:25SFO - BKI

1 stop21h 05mCathay Pacific

Wed 11/301:30BKI - SFO

1 stop30h 50mCathay Pacific

Deal found 9/9RM 5,759

Sun 9/1113:58SFO - KUL

2 stops40h 27mKorean Air

Tue 25/1123:55KUL - SFO

1 stop25h 35mKorean Air

Deal found 10/9RM 3,000

Thu 16/1023:55SFO - LGK

2 stops28h 40mPhilippine Airlines

Mon 20/1020:15LGK - SFO

2 stops39h 35mPhilippine Airlines

Deal found 9/9RM 6,096

Thu 26/212:05SFO - KUL

2 stops26h 40mUnited Airlines

Tue 10/320:30KUL - SFO

1 stop28h 35mUnited Airlines

Deal found 10/9RM 3,244

Sun 23/1112:30SFO - KUL

2 stops65h 55mKorean Air

Tue 9/1223:55KUL - SFO

1 stop25h 35mKorean Air

Deal found 11/9RM 3,000

Sun 30/1109:40SFO - PEN

1 stop37h 00mSingapore Airlines

Mon 15/1221:15PEN - SFO

1 stop26h 35mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 10/9RM 3,337

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Discover last-minute flight deals from San Francisco to Malaysia. Data last updated 12 September 2025 and is based on user searches.

Sat 13/923:55SFO - KUL

1 stop20h 25mPhilippine Airlines

Sun 21/912:25KUL - SFO

1 stop23h 25mPhilippine Airlines

Deal found 11/9RM 2,835

Sun 14/923:55SFO - KUL

1 stop24h 30mPhilippine Airlines

Tue 23/916:15KUL - SFO

1 stop19h 35mPhilippine Airlines

Deal found 10/9RM 2,746

Sun 14/923:55SFO - KUL

1 stop24h 30mPhilippine Airlines

Mon 22/912:25KUL - SFO

1 stop23h 25mPhilippine Airlines

Deal found 10/9RM 2,755

Sun 14/923:55SFO - KUL

1 stop24h 30mPhilippine Airlines

Fri 19/902:15KUL - SFO

1 stop33h 35mPhilippine Airlines

Deal found 10/9RM 2,907

Sun 21/909:10SFO - PEN

2 stops31h 20mChina Eastern

Fri 3/1008:30PEN - SFO

1 stop39h 35mChina Eastern

Deal found 12/9RM 3,497

Sun 21/923:10SFO - PEN

1 stop21h 50mCathay Pacific

Thu 2/1001:00PEN - SFO

1 stop36h 40mCathay Pacific

Deal found 12/9RM 3,907

Mon 22/900:35SFO - KUL

2 stops33h 35mMultiple Airlines

Wed 19/1118:30KUL - SFO

1 stop29h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9RM 2,877

Thu 25/923:55SFO - KUL

1 stop24h 30mPhilippine Airlines

Fri 3/1012:25KUL - SFO

1 stop23h 25mPhilippine Airlines

Deal found 12/9RM 2,882

Thu 25/923:55SFO - KUL

1 stop34h 20mPhilippine Airlines

Sun 5/1012:25KUL - SFO

1 stop23h 25mPhilippine Airlines

Deal found 12/9RM 2,903

Wed 8/1023:55SFO - KUL

1 stop34h 20mPhilippine Airlines

Mon 27/1011:45KUL - SFO

1 stop23h 45mPhilippine Airlines

Deal found 10/9RM 2,751

Wed 8/1023:55SFO - KUL

1 stop34h 20mPhilippine Airlines

Mon 13/1012:25KUL - SFO

1 stop23h 25mPhilippine Airlines

Deal found 10/9RM 2,822

Sun 12/1023:55SFO - KUL

1 stop24h 30mPhilippine Airlines

Sun 2/1102:25KUL - SFO

1 stop33h 05mPhilippine Airlines

Deal found 11/9RM 2,768

One-way flights from San Francisco to Malaysia
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Mon 22/900:35SFO - KUL

2 stops33h 35mChina Southern

Deal found 11/9RM 1,232

Thu 5/209:40SFO - KUL

1 stop19h 25mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 10/9RM 1,388

Fri 28/1109:40SFO - KUL

1 stop30h 35mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 12/9RM 1,413

Sat 4/1012:00SFO - KUL

2 stops35h 40mChina Eastern

Deal found 11/9RM 1,489

Mon 22/900:35SFO - KUL

3 stops31h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9RM 1,493

Thu 27/1112:00SFO - KUL

1 stop25h 40mChina Eastern

Deal found 12/9RM 1,502

Mon 6/1014:12SFO - KUL

2 stops55h 18mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9RM 1,531

Sat 27/912:00SFO - KUL

1 stop21h 55mChina Eastern

Deal found 9/9RM 1,544

Wed 24/910:15SFO - KUL

2 stops48h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9RM 1,574

Thu 27/1112:00SFO - PEN

2 stops43h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/9RM 1,591

Mon 22/900:35SFO - SZB

3 stops55h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9RM 1,591

Sat 22/1120:53SFO - SZB

3 stops49h 52mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/9RM 1,823

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San FranciscoPenang

SFO - PEN

SFOPEN

San Francisco

Mon 23/2

09:40-09:20

1 stop31h 40m

Penang Intl

Mon 30/3

18:10-09:40

1 stop30h 30m

RM 2,692

San FranciscoKuala Lumpur

SFO - KUL

SFOKUL

San Francisco

Thu 6/11

11:40-22:25

1 stop42h 45m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Tue 25/11

23:55-09:30

1 stop25h 35m

RM 2,932

San FranciscoKuala Lumpur

SFO - KUL

SFOKUL

San Francisco

Sun 9/11

13:58-22:25

2 stops40h 27m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Tue 25/11

23:55-09:30

1 stop25h 35m

RM 3,000

San FranciscoKuala Lumpur

SFO - KUL

SFOKUL

San Francisco

Sun 23/11

12:30-22:25

2 stops65h 55m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Tue 9/12

23:55-09:30

1 stop25h 35m

RM 3,000

San FranciscoKuala Lumpur

SFO - KUL

SFOKUL

San Francisco

Mon 10/11

15:30-22:25

2 stops62h 55m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Tue 25/11

23:55-07:30

2 stops47h 35m

RM 3,046

San FranciscoKuala Lumpur

SFO - KUL

SFOKUL

San Francisco

Fri 14/11

11:40-22:25

1 stop42h 45m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Mon 1/12

23:55-09:30

1 stop25h 35m

RM 3,109

San FranciscoKuala Lumpur

SFO - KUL

SFOKUL

San Francisco

Fri 7/11

11:40-22:25

1 stop42h 45m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Tue 25/11

23:55-09:44

2 stops49h 49m

RM 3,177

San FranciscoKuala Lumpur

SFO - KUL

SFOKUL

San Francisco

Wed 25/2

10:35-10:20

1 stop31h 45m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Mon 9/3

17:00-10:05

1 stop32h 05m

RM 3,223

San FranciscoKuala Lumpur

SFO - KUL

SFOKUL

San Francisco

Tue 24/2

11:40-22:25

1 stop42h 45m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Mon 9/3

23:55-10:30

1 stop25h 35m

RM 3,223

San FranciscoKuala Lumpur

SFO - KUL

SFOKUL

San Francisco

Wed 25/2

11:40-22:25

1 stop42h 45m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Sun 8/3

23:55-10:30

1 stop25h 35m

RM 3,223

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from San Francisco to Malaysia?

Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San Francisco to Malaysia (average of RM 43). Flying from San Francisco to Malaysia in September is currently the most expensive (average of RM 75). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from SFO to MY?

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Reviews of airlines servicing Malaysia

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Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very Good

1,365 reviews

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1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Anonymous,Jul 2025

DAD - SIN

Person in front laid back his seat. I’m quite tall found it difficult to sit straight lucky seat next to me was empty was able to stretch my legs. Eating my meal was difficult also as seat remained lowered

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very Good

1,365 reviews

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8.1

Very Good

1,365 reviews

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1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Anonymous,Jul 2025

DAD - SIN

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What airport do you fly from for flights from San Francisco to Malaysia?
Located just 19.0 km from the city centre, San Francisco (SFO) is the airport most travellers will use when flying to Malaysia from San Francisco.
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Malaysia?
There are many flights that can get you from San Francisco to Malaysia in 31h 40m. Fly via Singapore Airlines, Korean Air, or United Airlines to get the fastest option. San Francisco and Malaysia are separated by a distance of 13509 km. This flight may include one or multiple stops.
What are the most popular routes from San Francisco to Malaysia?
While some choose either San Francisco - Penang Intl or San Francisco - Kuala Lumpur Subang, San Francisco - Kuala Lumpur Intl is the most popular route from San Francisco to Malaysia.
Can I find deals for flights from San Francisco to Malaysia that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on San Francisco to Malaysia flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from San Francisco to Malaysia?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from San Francisco to Malaysia.
Can I find deals for business class flights from San Francisco to Malaysia?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from San Francisco to Malaysia by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.
What is the cheapest month to book a flight from San Francisco to Malaysia?
Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San Francisco to Malaysia (average of RM 43). Flying from San Francisco to Malaysia in September is currently the most expensive (average of RM 75). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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