How far in advance should I book a flight from South Africa to Malaysia?

Travellers have found it’s best to book a flight 26 days in advance to save up to 4% compared to booking the same week of travel. As your travel date approaches, the cost of this flight route may potentially increase. While opting to book 26 days out may not be an option for all, there are still additional ways to secure a deal in the near future. You might find a flight from South Africa to Malaysia 1-2 weeks in advance for as low as R14 227, or R15 010 for flights within the next 24 hours.

What is the cheapest month to fly from South Africa to Malaysia?

The best pricing can be found in the month of March. Prices to Malaysia from South Africa average R14 738. You can even find prices in March for less than R14 738, as users have found deals to Malaysia from as low as R12 203. The month of December appears to be one of the more expensive times to travel to Malaysia from South Africa. Flying in the targeted month can save you up to 25%.

Can I find deals for flights from South Africa to Malaysia that include hotel bookings?

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

How can I find direct flights from South Africa to Malaysia?

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

Can I find deals for business class flights from South Africa to Malaysia?

Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from South Africa 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.

R17 460+ Flights from South Africa to Malaysia

Cheap flight deals from South Africa to Malaysia

Round-trip from	R12 661
One-way from	R9 357
Popular in	December
Cheapest in	March
Average price	R14 590

Singapore Airlines
6/6-20/6
2 total stops
27h 55m total
South Africa to Malaysia

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Turkish Airlines
3/9
1 total stop
34h 35m total
South Africa to Malaysia

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Highest demand for flights based on searches. 5% potential increase in price (R16 850 potential increase over avg. return price).

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Cheapest flight prices on average. 2% potential price decrease (R6 562 potential savings vs. average return price).

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Cheapest flights from South Africa to Malaysia
Explore the most affordable flight options available from South Africa to Malaysia. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 6 April 2025.

Fri 6/619:50JNB - KUL

1 stop14h 20mSingapore Airlines

Fri 20/611:00KUL - JNB

1 stop13h 35mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 5/4R12 661

Thu 5/613:10JNB - KUL

1 stop15h 05mAir Mauritius

Fri 13/612:50KUL - JNB

1 stop28h 35mAir Mauritius

Deal found 5/4R12 852

Mon 5/513:55JNB - KUL

1 stop18h 50mQatar Airways

Mon 12/521:00KUL - JNB

1 stop25h 10mQatar Airways

Deal found 5/4R13 406

Tue 20/513:55JNB - KUL

1 stop25h 00mMultiple Airlines

Tue 27/58:50KUL - JNB

2 stops31h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 5/4R13 959

Sat 3/58:20JNB - KUL

2 stops26h 50mEthiopian Air

Tue 13/523:15KUL - JNB

2 stops19h 50mEthiopian Air

Deal found 5/4R14 131

Tue 20/513:00CPT - KUL

2 stops24h 25mQatar Airways

Sat 31/520:20KUL - CPT

1 stop20h 30mQatar Airways

Deal found 5/4R14 380

Tue 24/613:25JNB - KUL

1 stop26h 25mEmirates

Mon 30/62:15KUL - JNB

1 stop20h 00mEmirates

Deal found 4/4R14 628

Fri 6/69:50JNB - KUL

1 stop28h 00mEtihad Airways

Thu 19/621:40KUL - JNB

1 stop16h 40mEtihad Airways

Deal found 5/4R14 857

Tue 20/516:35CPT - KUL

1 stop32h 30mTurkish Airlines

Sat 31/510:50KUL - CPT

1 stop31h 00mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 5/4R14 991

Mon 3/1119:10DUR - KUL

1 stop31h 20mEmirates

Mon 17/1119:05KUL - DUR

1 stop28h 05mEmirates

Deal found 5/4R15 067

Mon 3/1111:55DUR - KUL

2 stops20h 00mQatar Airways

Mon 17/1119:25KUL - DUR

3 stops45h 10mQatar Airways

Deal found 5/4R15 506

Thu 1/513:50CPT - KUL

2 stops21h 20mEthiopian Air

Thu 15/523:15KUL - CPT

2 stops20h 30mEthiopian Air

Deal found 5/4R15 984

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Fri 6/619:50JNB - KUL

1 stop14h 20mSingapore Airlines

Fri 20/611:00KUL - JNB

1 stop13h 35mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 5/4R12 661

Thu 5/613:10JNB - KUL

1 stop15h 05mAir Mauritius

Fri 13/612:50KUL - JNB

1 stop28h 35mAir Mauritius

Deal found 5/4R12 852

Mon 5/513:55JNB - KUL

1 stop18h 50mQatar Airways

Mon 12/521:00KUL - JNB

1 stop25h 10mQatar Airways

Deal found 5/4R13 406

Tue 20/513:55JNB - KUL

1 stop25h 00mMultiple Airlines

Tue 27/58:50KUL - JNB

2 stops31h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 5/4R13 959

Sat 3/58:20JNB - KUL

2 stops26h 50mEthiopian Air

Tue 13/523:15KUL - JNB

2 stops19h 50mEthiopian Air

Deal found 5/4R14 131

Tue 24/613:25JNB - KUL

1 stop26h 25mEmirates

Mon 30/62:15KUL - JNB

1 stop20h 00mEmirates

Deal found 4/4R14 628

Fri 6/69:50JNB - KUL

1 stop28h 00mEtihad Airways

Thu 19/621:40KUL - JNB

1 stop16h 40mEtihad Airways

Deal found 5/4R14 857

Tue 20/516:35CPT - KUL

1 stop32h 30mTurkish Airlines

Sat 31/510:50KUL - CPT

1 stop31h 00mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 5/4R14 991

Tue 20/513:00CPT - KUL

1 stop20h 10mMalaysia Airlines

Fri 30/52:55KUL - CPT

1 stop37h 55mMalaysia Airlines

Deal found 5/4R17 626

Tue 20/513:00CPT - KUL

2 stops24h 25mQatar Airways

Sat 31/520:20KUL - CPT

1 stop20h 30mQatar Airways

Deal found 5/4R14 380

Thu 1/513:50CPT - KUL

2 stops21h 20mEthiopian Air

Thu 15/523:15KUL - CPT

2 stops20h 30mEthiopian Air

Deal found 5/4R15 984

Sun 7/918:40DUR - KUL

1 stop21h 10mEmirates

Sat 20/98:50KUL - DUR

2 stops37h 45mEmirates

Deal found 5/4R16 156

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Thu 10/414:30JNB - KUL

2 stops20h 40mEthiopian Air

Tue 22/423:15KUL - JNB

2 stops34h 40mEthiopian Air

Deal found 5/4R14 876

Thu 10/413:55JNB - KUL

1 stop25h 00mQatar Airways

Tue 22/423:05KUL - JNB

2 stops23h 05mQatar Airways

Deal found 5/4R20 911

Thu 10/422:20JNB - KUL

1 stop17h 30mEmirates

Tue 22/419:10KUL - JNB

1 stop31h 40mEmirates

Deal found 5/4R21 617

Fri 11/410:10JNB - KUL

1 stop27h 05mAir China

Sat 3/520:30KUL - JNB

1 stop41h 10mAir China

Deal found 5/4R18 657

Fri 11/413:55JNB - KUL

1 stop25h 00mMalaysia Airlines

Fri 2/52:55KUL - JNB

1 stop19h 15mMalaysia Airlines

Deal found 5/4R21 522

Fri 11/413:25JNB - KUL

2 stops26h 30mMultiple Airlines

Fri 2/52:00KUL - JNB

2 stops23h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 5/4R81 637

Tue 15/413:00CPT - KUL

2 stops24h 25mMultiple Airlines

Tue 22/421:20KUL - CPT

2 stops43h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 5/4R17 779

Tue 15/413:00CPT - KUL

3 stops27h 20mQatar Airways

Mon 21/42:55KUL - CPT

1 stop37h 55mQatar Airways

Deal found 5/4R19 937

Tue 15/416:35CPT - KUL

1 stop66h 30mTurkish Airlines

Tue 22/423:45KUL - CPT

1 stop66h 05mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 5/4R21 713

Tue 15/413:05CPT - KUL

1 stop26h 45mEmirates

Mon 21/42:00KUL - CPT

1 stop20h 50mEmirates

Deal found 5/4R21 942

Thu 1/513:50CPT - KUL

2 stops21h 20mEthiopian Air

Thu 15/523:15KUL - CPT

2 stops20h 30mEthiopian Air

Deal found 5/4R15 984

Sat 3/58:20JNB - KUL

2 stops26h 50mEthiopian Air

Tue 13/523:15KUL - JNB

2 stops19h 50mEthiopian Air

Deal found 5/4R14 131

One-way flights from South Africa to Malaysia
Search for one-way flight options from South Africa to Malaysia. Find affordable one-way fares based on user searches. Data last updated 6 April 2025.

Wed 3/916:35CPT - KUL

1 stop34h 35mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 5/4R9 357

Wed 3/910:40CPT - KUL

2 stops21h 10mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 5/4R9 491

Wed 3/910:40CPT - KUL

3 stops21h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 5/4R11 267

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JohannesburgKuala Lumpur

JNB - KUL

JNBKUL

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 6/6

19:50-16:10

1 stop14h 20m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Fri 20/6

11:00-18:35

1 stop13h 35m

R12 661

JohannesburgKuala Lumpur

JNB - KUL

JNBKUL

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 5/6

13:10-10:15

1 stop15h 05m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Fri 13/6

12:50-11:25

1 stop28h 35m

R12 852

JohannesburgKuala Lumpur

JNB - KUL

JNBKUL

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 5/5

13:55-14:45

1 stop18h 50m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Mon 12/5

21:00-16:10

1 stop25h 10m

R13 406

JohannesburgKuala Lumpur

JNB - KUL

JNBKUL

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 20/5

13:55-20:55

1 stop25h 00m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Tue 27/5

8:50-10:00

2 stops31h 10m

R13 959

JohannesburgKuala Lumpur

JNB - KUL

JNBKUL

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 3/5

8:20-17:10

2 stops26h 50m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Tue 13/5

23:15-13:05

2 stops19h 50m

R14 131

Cape TownKuala Lumpur

CPT - KUL

CPTKUL

Cape Town Intl

Tue 20/5

13:00-19:25

2 stops24h 25m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Sat 31/5

20:20-10:50

1 stop20h 30m

R14 380

JohannesburgKuala Lumpur

JNB - KUL

JNBKUL

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 24/6

13:25-21:50

1 stop26h 25m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Mon 30/6

2:15-16:15

1 stop20h 00m

R14 628

JohannesburgKuala Lumpur

JNB - KUL

JNBKUL

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 6/6

9:50-19:50

1 stop28h 00m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Thu 19/6

21:40-8:20

1 stop16h 40m

R14 857

Cape TownKuala Lumpur

CPT - KUL

CPTKUL

Cape Town Intl

Tue 20/5

16:35-7:05

1 stop32h 30m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Sat 31/5

10:50-11:50

1 stop31h 00m

R14 991

Cape TownKuala Lumpur

CPT - KUL

CPTKUL

Cape Town Intl

Thu 1/5

13:50-17:10

2 stops21h 20m

Kuala Lumpur Intl

Thu 15/5

23:15-13:45

2 stops20h 30m

R15 984

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Best time to book a flight from South Africa to Malaysia

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Estimated return price

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Everything you need to know about your flight from South Africa to Malaysia

What is the cheapest month to book a flight from South Africa to Malaysia?

Currently, February is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from South Africa to Malaysia (average of R703). Flying from South Africa to Malaysia in December is currently the most expensive (average of R965). 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 ZA to MY?

Regardless of the time of day you decide to fly, the ticket price will remain around the same. Book flights from South Africa to Malaysia as you normally would.

Rainfall in Malaysia by month

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.

Temperature in Malaysia by month

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).

Reviews of airlines servicing Malaysia

Read through reviews of airlines operating flights from South Africa to Malaysia, such as Singapore Airlines, Emirates and Qatar Airways. Users have also rated airlines in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Singapore Airlines

8,1

Very Good

1 287 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6,0

Good

Pierre,Apr 2025

MLE - SIN

3 boarding pass checkpoints at the gate. Long line before boarding. Poor leg room in economy.. Flight crew rounds practically non existent during flight.

Singapore Airlines

8,1

Very Good

1 287 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8,1

Very Good

1 287 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6,0

Good

Pierre,Apr 2025

MLE - SIN

3 boarding pass checkpoints at the gate. Long line before boarding. Poor leg room in economy.. Flight crew rounds practically non existent during flight.

Emirates

8,0

Very Good

3 192 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8,1

Very Good

1 287 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6,0

Good

Pierre,Apr 2025

MLE - SIN

3 boarding pass checkpoints at the gate. Long line before boarding. Poor leg room in economy.. Flight crew rounds practically non existent during flight.

Qatar Airways

7,4

Good

3 542 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8,1

Very Good

1 287 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6,0

Good

Pierre,Apr 2025

MLE - SIN

3 boarding pass checkpoints at the gate. Long line before boarding. Poor leg room in economy.. Flight crew rounds practically non existent during flight.

Etihad Airways

7,4

Good

1 186 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8,1

Very Good

1 287 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6,0

Good

Pierre,Apr 2025

MLE - SIN

3 boarding pass checkpoints at the gate. Long line before boarding. Poor leg room in economy.. Flight crew rounds practically non existent during flight.

Turkish Airlines

7,3

Good

3 751 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8,1

Very Good

1 287 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6,0

Good

Pierre,Apr 2025

MLE - SIN

3 boarding pass checkpoints at the gate. Long line before boarding. Poor leg room in economy.. Flight crew rounds practically non existent during flight.

Related info for your journey

Can I find deals for flights from South Africa to Malaysia that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on South Africa to Malaysia flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from South Africa to Malaysia?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from South Africa to Malaysia.
Can I find deals for business class flights from South Africa to Malaysia?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from South Africa 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 South Africa to Malaysia?
Currently, February is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from South Africa to Malaysia (average of R703). Flying from South Africa to Malaysia in December is currently the most expensive (average of R965). 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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Top 10 airlines flying from South Africa to Malaysia

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
SAUDIA	CheapestR10 276	AverageR11 895	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time86%	Search SAUDIA flights
Air Mauritius	CheapestR11 541	AverageR12 639	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time82%	Search Air Mauritius flights
Singapore Airlines	CheapestR11 718	AverageR17 270	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time81%	Search Singapore Airlines flights
Ethiopian Air	CheapestR11 902	AverageR14 560	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time72%	Search Ethiopian Air flights
Qatar Airways	CheapestR12 768	AverageR17 918	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time68%	Search Qatar Airways flights
Etihad Airways	CheapestR13 080	AverageR17 174	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search Etihad Airways flights
Emirates	CheapestR13 412	AverageR16 213	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search Emirates flights
Cathay Pacific	CheapestR13 554	AverageR17 337	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time72%	Search Cathay Pacific flights
Turkish Airlines	CheapestR14 299	AverageR17 973	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Air China	CheapestR16 626	AverageR21 043	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time67%	Search Air China flights

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from South Africa to Malaysia?

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Find hourly flight availability from South Africa to Malaysia. Discover flight options and departure times throughout the day, allowing you to choose a departure time that suits your schedule. Data last updated 6 April 2025.

Rainfall in Malaysia by month

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Temperature in Malaysia by month

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Reviews of airlines servicing Malaysia

Read through reviews of airlines operating flights from South Africa to Malaysia, such as Singapore Airlines, Emirates and Qatar Airways. Users have also rated airlines in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

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