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Cheapest round-trip
$1,003
Typical prices: $874-$1,056
Cathay Pacific
Sun 10/18Sun 11/8
ORD - KUL • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$427
Typical prices: $511-$676
Cathay Pacific
Mon 8/31
ORD - KUL • 1 stop
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Cheap Flights from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur (CHI-KUL)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur

Sun, Oct 18 - Sun, Nov 8
Cathay Pacific Logo
4:15 pm - 12:05 pm
ORD
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KUL
30h 50m
1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
5:50 pm - 12:55 pm
KUL
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ORD
33h 05m
1 stop
$1,003Cathay Pacific
Fri, Nov 27 - Fri, Dec 11
Oman Air Logo
6:50 pm - 8:20 am
ORD
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KUL
47h 30m
2 stops
Oman Air Logo
9:25 pm - 3:05 pm
KUL
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ORD
55h 40m
2 stops
$1,003Oman Air
Sun, Oct 18 - Sun, Nov 8
Cathay Pacific Logo
4:15 pm - 12:05 pm
ORD
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KUL
30h 50m
1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
5:50 pm - 12:55 pm
KUL
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ORD
33h 05m
1 stop
$1,004Cathay Pacific
Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 16
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:00 pm - 8:55 pm
ORD
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KUL
39h 55m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:45 pm - 8:12 pm
KUL
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ORD
34h 27m
3 stops
$1,005Multiple Airlines
Mon, Jan 18 - Tue, Feb 23
Turkish Airlines Logo
11:45 am - 8:30 am
ORD
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KUL
30h 45m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
4:45 am - 6:20 pm
KUL
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ORD
27h 35m
1 stop
$1,007Turkish Airlines
Thu, Oct 15 - Thu, Oct 22
Turkish Airlines Logo
8:10 pm - 8:10 am
ORD
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KUL
23h 00m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
9:50 am - 9:40 am
KUL
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ORD
36h 50m
1 stop
$1,022Turkish Airlines
Wed, Sep 30 - Wed, Oct 7
Qatar Airways Logo
7:20 pm - 3:00 pm
ORD
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KUL
30h 40m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
7:20 pm - 3:05 pm
KUL
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ORD
32h 45m
1 stop
$1,048Qatar Airways
Tue, Sep 29 - Wed, Oct 7
EVA Air Logo
12:30 am - 2:15 pm
ORD
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KUL
24h 45m
1 stop
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12:50 pm - 8:45 pm
KUL
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ORD
20h 55m
1 stop
$1,049EVA Air
Tue, Sep 29 - Wed, Oct 7
EVA Air Logo
12:30 am - 2:15 pm
ORD
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KUL
24h 45m
1 stop
EVA Air Logo
12:50 pm - 8:45 pm
KUL
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ORD
20h 55m
1 stop
$1,051EVA Air
Wed, Oct 14 - Wed, Oct 21
Qatar Airways Logo
7:20 pm - 5:45 pm
ORD
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KUL
33h 25m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
2:40 am - 3:05 pm
KUL
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ORD
25h 25m
1 stop
$1,088Qatar Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Chicago to Kuala Lumpur flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur departing in October.

Flight prices are typical for this route right now.

Flights to Kuala Lumpur from Chicago usually cost between $911 and $1,219 in October.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $1,003 on Cathay Pacific (Oct 18-Nov 8).

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur is February, where tickets cost $875 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,465 and $1,338 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 21% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight

$427
Flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Kuala Lumpur

When to book flights from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur

  • What is the cheapest flight from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur was $427 for a one-way ticket and $1,003 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Chicago and Kuala Lumpur?

    Yes

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Chicago and Kuala Lumpur, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Kuala Lumpur from Chicago?

    Istanbul is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Kuala Lumpur from Chicago is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Kuala Lumpur with an airline and back to Chicago with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Kuala Lumpur from Chicago up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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Korean AirOverall score based on 1221 reviews
8.3Comfort
8.2Entertainment
8.5Boarding
8.7Crew
8.1Food
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AAAAHHHH... It was shocking in a very positive way, the attention to detail, the courtesy, the manners of all personnel on board, the constant honest smiling. You can see and feel they take pride in all they do no matter how trivial. The plane in general was very comfortable. I can't wait to do it again

8.0 ExcellentCarlos J, Apr 2026
TPA - ATL
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AAAAHHHH... It was shocking in a very positive way, the attention to detail, the courtesy, the manners of all personnel on board, the constant honest smiling. You can see and feel they take pride in all they do no matter how trivial. The plane in general was very comfortable. I can't wait to do it again

The boarding process was efficient and quick. The seats were comfortable. The food was good. The service was excellent. We had a lovely flight from Seattle on Korean air

Flight crew was fantastic. The aircraft was meticulously cleaned at all times. The crew was continuously checking to see if the passengers were ok.

They were trying to get people to check luggage because the over head compartments were full but when we boarded there were lots of empty places that people could have put the luggage.

It was good, I liked the self-serve snacks but it was a little difficult to get the alcohol, which is understandable since I wouldn't want kids sneaking it.

Friendly flight attendants and gate agents. Very clean plane and food was good!

I was unable to select decent seats, and so I was stuck in the middle seat because it was selected for me

There was a lot of partial tv shows but not enough to last the flight. The food was incredible! The crew were so helpful and patient. Lots more space than what I usually get on an international flight. Very comfortable!

Unlimited drinks and snacks on this long flight. Very courteous Korean staff !!!

Great crew, decent food Charging plugs were broken on both seats next to me. Only the USB port was available, and that charges, very, very slowly. Seat was also broken, it would not lock into position when reclining.

Flight was late boarding. United crew were not friendly and cordial unlike the ANA crew.

Cabin Crew was excellent. They took care of everything requested. Flight was good

The ROOM was great. We would love to have it on all of our flights. LOL

The pilot was kept warning about the weather terrifying us. The flight attendants were not warm or pleasant.

Flight was good and comfortable, even for long haul economy. No complaints.

Almost 6 hours of delay with over 12 gate changes. Flight was supposed to depart around 6 and instead depart after 12am. No accommodations were offered than some snacks closer to midnight when the crew was planning to throw away some snacks.

Everything was good may improve some alcohol drinks and amenities during fly

Wonderfully pleasant experience. Good meal and beverage selections. Professional air staff.

Wonderful. I love ANA airlines. It's the best so far. My first pick when I travel now.

Loved that leg room was great for economy, and food was definitely better than other American airlines, great selection of movies. My mom is happy.

Really impressed with the Airline and much with the Crew. The crew was amazingggg, changed seats very easily, provided a lot of snacks on demand, the plane is nice and clean, the menu is well presented; unfortunately, the food is not fantastic, but it's not bad either but nothing to rave about. I am still rating it as excellent because I loved everything else; food improvement will be great!

My flight was delayed by 8 hours I arrived at airport 4hrs earlier but to see if they can reroute me to get my connecting flt to Hong Kong. They auto rebooked my flt. With no chance. Which I missed this entire reservation through kayak. My next flt they got me on was at 6 am. Misses an entire day of my trip abroad all my accommodations seat assignments were missed and missed adding my TSA precheck to my ticket as well as my vegan meal request so I didnt have meals on any of the flight....so not a comfortable experience. Please help me with accommodations upon my return.

Previous flight with Cathay from LAX was delayed thus missing this flight to KL by 12 hours. This in turn missed other travel arrangements from KL. They did provide overnight accommodation in Hong Kong.

Good service and food. However, we paid over $400 for aisle seats for my disabled husband and me, and we were given window and middle seats. This was dangerous for our health condition on such a long flight. We needed to stand up and walk around frequently, but we were stuck in our seats. Please give us a refund of our seat payment since you chose not to honor our request.

Everything was fine and I have no complaints or things to note.

The economy seats are much indeed roomier. Meals needs improvement.

Food was hood for airline food with good poftion and variety in meals. Frequency of beverage service was very low and amount of soda with meals was inadequate.

From Chicago to Hong Kong was great., but from Hong Kong to manila we had hard time looking for the gate of our connecting flight. There wasn’t hardly any sign.

The flight crew was exceptionally good. Personal needs were well met. The food choices were very nice.

Cathay much better than other options Imigration was a total mess on arrival in KL but not Cathay s fault

Istanbul to Lahore flight was less than standard for international business class cabins. Seat did not were not flat and it did not operate easily. I had to push buttons hard repeatedly to operate the seat. I was in 5A seat

My, Syed Zawar Hussein Shirazi frequently flyer membership number was not included on my boarding pass from O’Hare to Istanbul despite my reminder to the attendant at check in. Further she forgot to give me my boarding pass form Istanbul to Lahore and she needs to improve her customer service, please 🙏

Chicago to Istanbul was a much better experience than I expected since I’m more accustomed to Qatar Airways business class. The business lounge in the Istanbul airport was amazing - loved the lockers and phone charging stations, and the bathroom was a spa experience in itself. The onward leg from Istanbul to Karachi was utterly disappointing. Terrible plane, and I felt like I was in economy - the seats don’t come near to lying flat and the food was mediocre. What a sad downgrade - it isn’t as though the ticket on that leg was cheaper. So, on that front, there’s no contest with Qatar airways.

Second leg of Turkish Airline with Indigo is disaster for following reason. 1) You have to carry your cabin bags through ladder to boeing 777 because it was parked somewhere in parking lot and was not given a gate to board passengers and this seems to be people traveling to and fro from those flights and is not issue with flight itself. 2) I choose non vegetarian food on Turkish portal way ahead of checkin to entire trip, However the Indigo flight gave me random veg food saying they code veg food code from Turkish. 3) Indigo did not served any alcoholic beverages stating some weird reason which is non nonsensical. 4)Indigo have TV screens in front of you but it displays nothing except "Welcome Onboard" with annoying white black ground in dark flight. This is the most stupidest and annoying part because you are held hostage for 7 hours and only thing you could do is stare back at white screen which does not have entertainment package or even flight tracker. Such a shame.

During mid flight, try to get a flight attendant to help I couldn’t find one Otherwise, everything was perfect

The 2 agents on the check in counter were super nice , helpful and very polite. Boarding was like a 1 2 3, I would recommend Turkish airlines for your next trip.

7 stars hospitality and an excellent service by the Turkish Airline entire team. Somehow, our membership numbers for mileage points were not indicated on our boarding passes issued at O’Hare Airport by the Turkish Airlines check in desk. During transit in Istanbul, I brought to attention of customer service Turkish Airlines. Please have our mileage points posted to our membership account from O’Hare Chicago to Lahore for both my wife Kaukab Shirazi Thank you

Terrible boarding process, no proper line maintained even for business class, crews are not very attentive, business class food quality / variety / quantity have gone down, everything has become cheap.

Food quality and the overall service of the staff and significantly decreased. The flight was delayed at the Istanbul airport and the passengers were kept onboard for more than 3 hours. The staff didn’t kept the passengers informed and everyone was upset.

Turkish Airlines apparently no longer gives you 2 checked bags allowance on international flights, so that pleasure cost me $165 for my second suitcase at the airport. On top of that, they damaged that very suitcase, which happens to be a designer one and part of a set - ripped one of the four wheels right off.

It was hot and not as comfortable as the flight to Chicago. Must have been a different plane that needs to be worked on or replaced.

The SFO lounge closes at 12 midnight. My flight took off at 2AM

It was extremely hot in the cabin the entire flight, vent air was worn

Have not had a flight out or returning to Norfolk that has not required maintenance, and a gate delay. Properly staff the crew so maintenance can be performed without last minute emergencies on each flight and there is enough staff to have gates prepared for inbound flights. Staff to ensure the safety and on time service vs. profit.

We were forced to eat vegetarian food because non veg food ran out. The breakfast was mediocre.

My original flight was cancelled and that affected my trip and my plans and I got no compensation and customer service was hard to reach as well

The kid in the middle seat kicked me almost the whole flight, almost kicked my hot tea off my tray. The flight was delayed due to the first plane not being able to be de-iced in July! We had to get a new plane. Now I drive 3 hours back to Edmonton because direct flights from PVR were way to expensive

The flight was delayed by a hour and I wish they had communicated it sooner. No issues on the plane, it did take a while for food to come.

Know that the movies that you are going to be offered are the oldest be rated movies they could possibly get. They may have one or two new movies that they keep advertising but when you’re flying 15 hours, there is nothing to see past the first new movie.

Agents at gate were not immediately available to solve problems and once they did they didn’t fix all the fight connections

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