✈ SCL → KUL
20H 25M, 10,264 MILES. YOUR ANCESTORS WALKED LESS THAN THIS.
Flight from Santiago to Kuala Lumpur
From Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL), Chile South America → KLIA (KUL), Malaysia Asia
How long is the flight from Santiago to Kuala Lumpur?
A nonstop flight from Santiago (SCL) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL) 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
Santiago timezone
UTC-4
America/Santiago
Kuala Lumpur timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Time difference
+12h
12 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~12d
Eastward — worse
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.