Flights from Riyadh to Kuala Lumpur – Direct & connecting routes
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RUH to KUL – All flight route options from King Khaled International, Saudi Arabia to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia. These flights are operated by 23 airlines. Fly non-stop with Saudia or choose from 15 different transit flights. The shortest flight time is 8 hours and 10 minutes. See the full flight schedule and time table, including departure times, airlines and stopover details to find the best option for you.
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Riyadh to Kuala Lumpur flights
There are over 16 airlines and as many as 289 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to Kuala Lumpur (KUL) from Riyadh (RUH) with Saudia but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Abu Dhabi, Muscat or any other of the 15 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Riyadh to Kuala Lumpur with Saudia
You can fly non-stop every Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Sunday with departure times at 22:10. You can also take a connecting flight via Madinah or Jeddah. Saudia is a member of SkyTeam.
Note Non-stop flights with Saudia will begin in Jul 2025.
With Etihad Airways
If you fly from Riyadh with Etihad Airways you will do a stopover in Abu Dhabi, AUH before reaching Kuala Lumpur. This flight trip will take 10 hours and 25 minutes and you can fly every weekday with departures at 04 in the early morning or 16 in the afternoon.
Distance & flight times: Riyadh Airport to KLIA
The shortest flight time between RUH and KUL is 8 hours and 10 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 8h 10m | - | 3984 miles (6410 km) |
AUH Abu Dhabi | 10h 25m | 1h 15m | 3994 miles (6426 km) |
MCT Muscat | 10h 30m | 1h 20m | 3993 miles (6425 km) |
CMB Colombo | 10h 40m | 1h 20m | 4065 miles (6541 km) |
SHJ Sharjah | 11h 10m | 1h 45m | 4014 miles (6459 km) |
HYD Hyderabad | 11h 15m | 1h 50m | 4000 miles (6436 km) |
DOH Doha | 11h 55m | 2h 20m | 4001 miles (6438 km) |
KWI Kuwait | 12h 40m | 3h 5m | 4292 miles (6906 km) |
BOM Mumbai | 12h 45m | 3h 0m | 3994 miles (6426 km) |
DAC Dhaka | 13h 0m | 3h 10m | 4403 miles (7084 km) |
DXB Dubai | 13h 5m | 3h 25m | 4011 miles (6454 km) |
BKK Bangkok | 13h 20m | 3h 30m | 4367 miles (7027 km) |
MED Madinah | 13h 25m | 2h 25m | 4853 miles (7808 km) |
JED Jeddah | 14h 15m | 1h 35m | 4947 miles (7960 km) |
ISB Islamabad | 16h 30m | 3h 35m | 4530 miles (7289 km) |
LHE Lahore | 16h 45m | 3h 40m | 4431 miles (7129 km) |


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