Air Travel to Malaysia

It doesn't matter where you live, air travel to Malaysia is easy, I mean, real easy. Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia has a hyper modern airport with all the facilities you expect from a modern airport: Kuala Lumpur International Airport or KLIA as it is locally known.

Apart of Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Bangkok are popular entrance destinations for travelers to arrive in South East Asia. All three cities have connections with the major cities in Europe, America and Australia.

Flying from Europe

Malaysia airlines is well connected to Europe. There are direct flights available from London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Zurich, Rome, Paris and Istanbul. As I have been flying regular from Holland to Asia, I flew regular Malaysia Airlines and it was always a pleasure.

There are plenty of other airlines flying to Malaysia.

The America's

Air Travel to Malaysia from North America is also quite easy (though I speak from experience as I have never been in America). Malaysia Airlines has direct flights from New York and Los Angeles in the USA. From South America you can only fly Malaysia airlines through Buenos Aires.

Australia is a popular destination for many Malaysians. For people traveling from Europe to Australia, Malaysia (and Singapore) can be a good stop over to break the journey. It's this no wonder Malaysia Airlines flies direct to Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney on a daily base.

Asia

Kuala Lumpur, as said, is a central point in South East Asia. Together with Singapore and Bangkok Kuala Lumpur is the main transport hub to many destinations in Asia. For example, Kuala Lumpur is well connected with China: Beijing, Guangzhou, Xiamen, Kunming and Shanghai, plus two destinations in Taiwan. With the large population of Chinese this is hardly a surprise.

Most of the other international airports in Asia are served from Kuala Lumpur.

KLIA, Kuala Lumpur International Airport

I could write a website alone about KLIA, the pride and joy of Malaysia. And not for nothing. KLIA is an airport that can compete in service and style with any modern airport in the rest of the world. In 2005 (AETRA) and 2006 (ACI-ASQ) it was elected the best airport in the world with 15 to 25 million passengers every year.

Airasia flies cheap all over Asia

The usual shopping centers are available but really makes KLIA easy is the way the airport is build. It's a huge spacy building with easy to follow directions. Although I don't really fancy air travel and I don't consider airports are particular beautiful, I have to make an exception for KLIA.

Transport into KL is available by taxi, bus and train.

The bus goes direct to Hentian Duta Bus Terminal only. The KLIA Ekspress brings you in 28 minutes right in the heart of KL and is the preferred way to enter the city center. If you decide to come Pangkor direct from the airport, taxis will await you at the exit. Check for more bus information the bus to Lumut and Pangkor page and more about the bus stations in Kuala Lumpur.

Air travel to Malaysia is not complete with a visit to the website of KLIA Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Flights to Pulau Pangkor

Air travel to Pangkor, possible? Yes it is. However, flying from Kuala Lumpur goes through the domestic airport Subang Jaya, not from KLIA. It takes about 30 minutes to travel from KLIA, the international airport to Subang Jaya. The flights go three times a week and take about 45 minutes.

The question is if it is worth to fly to Pangkor as a taxi brings you for far less money to Pangkor in 3 hours. And so far I haven't been able to locate a possibility to book in advance on the internet.

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