Colombo (CMB) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL): 1,533 miles (2,467 km) great-circle, about 3h 35m nonstop by our estimate. Cheapest fare observed: $328 round-trip on Batik Air Malaysia, nonstop, departing May 2, 2026.
$328 round-trip, Batik Air Malaysia OD298, departing 2026-05-02 at 02:05, returning 2026-05-04. The recorded itinerary left on a Saturday, returning on a Monday 2 nights later; the fare was observed 7 days before departure. "Book this flight" opens Kiwi.com with the same airline and dates.
At $328, it ranked 7th of the 30 round-trip fares we recorded from CMB (median $495). That is 21.4 cents per great-circle mile (round-trip price over one-way distance), close to the CMB median of 22.4 cents across 30 round-trip routes.
Routes from CMB of similar length: Delhi (1,488 mi) at $335 and Bangkok (1,486 mi) at $317.
CMB to KUL is the only one of 30 CMB routes where Batik Air Malaysia priced cheapest. It is the 24th longest of the 30 routes we track from CMB.
Of 18 departure airports with a fare to Kuala Lumpur, Colombo (CMB) ranked 13th at $328. Lowest: $94 from Singapore (SIN); highest: $579 from Shanghai (PVG); 11 nonstop. Cheapest-fare airlines (routes): AirAsia (7), Scoot (4), VietJet Air (2), Batik Air Malaysia (1), HK Express (1) and Spring Airlines (1), plus 2 more.
The reverse, Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Colombo (CMB), was $293 round-trip on Batik Air Malaysia, nonstop, departing May 30, 2026. Kuala Lumpur to Colombo flights.
Travelpayouts fares (cheapest per route, observed April 25, 2026); OurAirports coordinates and elevations; IANA zones Asia/Colombo, Asia/Kuala_Lumpur; flight time is our estimate.