✈ KUL → SCL
20H 25M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Kuala Lumpur to Santiago
From KLIA (KUL), Malaysia Asia → Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL), Chile South America
How long is the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Santiago?
A nonstop flight from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Santiago (SCL) takes about 20 hours 25 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 10,264 miles (16,519 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
20h 25m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
10,264 mi
16,519 km · great-circle
Avg speed
809 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Kuala Lumpur timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Santiago timezone
UTC-4
America/Santiago
Time difference
-12h
12 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~8.4d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.