Sepang to Tawau (KUL–TWU) — Airlines, Schedules & Connections

KUL Airport Page →
1,137 mi airlines charter/private 158/wk
On-time Some delays Frequent delays
Flight Schedule 49 flights Verified 48m ago
Nonstop Charter / private 1-Stop 2-Stop Hide separate tickets Hide overnight Hide codeshares
  Flight Airline AC Dep Arr Dur OTP Sched  
✈ Nonstop
AK5744
AK AirAsia
32N
6:00 AM
+08 T2
8:50 AM
+08
2h 50m
79%
M T W T F S S
Prices
QR5460cs
QR Qatar
73H
7:15 AM
+08 T1
10:10 AM
+08
2h 55m
56%
M T W T F S S
Prices
MH2660+6
MH Malaysia
73H
7:15 AM
+08 T1
10:10 AM
+08
2h 55m
58%
M T W T F S S
Prices
TK7937cs
TK Turkish
73H
7:15 AM
+08 T1
10:10 AM
+08
2h 55m
57%
M T W T F S S
Prices
FY7690cs
FY Northwest Regional Airlines
73H
7:15 AM
+08 T1
10:10 AM
+08
2h 55m
60%
M T W T F S S
Prices
PR3544cs
PR Philippine
73H
7:15 AM
+08 T1
10:10 AM
+08
2h 55m
65%
M T W T F S S
Prices
JL7971cs
JL Japan
73H
7:15 AM
+08 T1
10:10 AM
+08
2h 55m
48%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AK5742
AK AirAsia
320
8:00 AM
+08 T2
10:55 AM
+08
2h 55m
79%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AK5746
AK AirAsia
32A
9:00 AM
+08 T2
11:50 AM
+08
2h 50m
79%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AK9476
AK AirAsia
320
9:00 AM
+08 T2
11:50 AM
+08
2h 50m
79%
M T W T F S S
Prices
OD1900+1
OD Batik Air Malaysia
738
9:30 AM
+08 T1
12:30 PM
+08
3h
30%
M T W T F S S
Prices
EY5654cs
EY Etihad
738
9:30 AM
+08 T1
12:30 PM
+08
3h
47%
M T W T F S S
Prices
PR3546cs
PR Philippine
73H
2:35 PM
+08 T1
5:30 PM
+08
2h 55m
65%
M T W T F S S
Prices
SQ5636cs
SQ Singapore Airlines
73H
2:35 PM
+08 T1
5:30 PM
+08
2h 55m
57%
M T W T F S S
Prices
FY7692cs
FY Northwest Regional Airlines
7M8
2:35 PM
+08 T1
5:30 PM
+08
2h 55m
60%
M T W T F S S
Prices
MH2664+7
MH Malaysia
7M8
2:35 PM
+08 T1
5:30 PM
+08
2h 55m
58%
M T W T F S S
Prices
TK7912cs
TK Turkish
73H
2:35 PM
+08 T1
5:30 PM
+08
2h 55m
57%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WY5670cs
WY Oman
73H
2:35 PM
+08 T1
5:30 PM
+08
2h 55m
59%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AK5748
AK AirAsia
320
3:00 PM
+08 T2
5:55 PM
+08
2h 55m
79%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AK9574
AK AirAsia
320
4:24 PM
+08 T2
7:16 PM
+08
2h 52m
79%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AK5754
AK AirAsia
320
4:25 PM
+08 T2
7:15 PM
+08
2h 50m
79%
M T W T F S S
Prices
FY2574+1
FY Northwest Regional Airlines
738
4:30 PM
+08 T1
7:25 PM
+08
2h 55m
60%
M T W T F S S
Prices
MH4462cs
MH Malaysia
738
4:30 PM
+08 T1
7:25 PM
+08
2h 55m
58%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AK5751
AK AirAsia
320
6:05 PM
+08 T2
8:55 PM
+08
2h 50m
79%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AK9575
AK AirAsia
320
6:05 PM
+08 T2
8:55 PM
+08
2h 50m
79%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AK5745
AK AirAsia
320
9:15 AM
+08
12:00 PM
+08
2h 45m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WY5671cs
WY Oman
73H
11:00 AM
+08
1:50 PM
+08
2h 50m
M T W T F S S
Prices
MH2661+6
MH Malaysia
73H
11:00 AM
+08
1:50 PM
+08
2h 50m
M T W T F S S
Prices
SQ5635cs
SQ Singapore Airlines
73H
11:00 AM
+08
1:50 PM
+08
2h 50m
M T W T F S S
Prices
TK7944cs
TK Turkish
73H
11:00 AM
+08
1:50 PM
+08
2h 50m
M T W T F S S
Prices
FY7691cs
FY Northwest Regional Airlines
73H
11:00 AM
+08
1:50 PM
+08
2h 50m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AK5743
AK AirAsia
32A
11:30 AM
+08
2:20 PM
+08
2h 50m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AK9477
AK AirAsia
320
12:15 PM
+08
2:55 PM
+08
2h 40m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AK5741
AK AirAsia
32Q
1:30 PM
+08
4:15 PM
+08
2h 45m
M T W T F S S
Prices
EY5655cs
EY Etihad
738
5:00 PM
+08
7:55 PM
+08
2h 55m
M T W T F S S
Prices
OD1901+1
OD Batik Air Malaysia
738
5:00 PM
+08
7:55 PM
+08
2h 55m
M T W T F S S
Prices
PR3547cs
PR Philippine
73H
6:15 PM
+08
9:05 PM
+08
2h 50m
M T W T F S S
Prices
TK7936cs
TK Turkish
73H
6:15 PM
+08
9:05 PM
+08
2h 50m
M T W T F S S
Prices
MH2665+7
MH Malaysia
73H
6:15 PM
+08
9:05 PM
+08
2h 50m
M T W T F S S
Prices
WY5695cs
WY Oman
73H
6:15 PM
+08
9:05 PM
+08
2h 50m
M T W T F S S
Prices
FY7693cs
FY Northwest Regional Airlines
73H
6:15 PM
+08
9:05 PM
+08
2h 50m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AK5749
AK AirAsia
320
6:30 PM
+08
9:15 PM
+08
2h 45m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AK9573
AK AirAsia
320
7:50 PM
+08
10:35 PM
+08
2h 45m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AK5753
AK AirAsia
320
7:50 PM
+08
10:35 PM
+08
2h 45m
M T W T F S S
Prices
MH4463cs
MH Malaysia
738
8:05 PM
+08
11:00 PM
+08
2h 55m
M T W T F S S
Prices
FY2575+1
FY Northwest Regional Airlines
738
8:05 PM
+08
11:00 PM
+08
2h 55m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AK5747
AK AirAsia
32A
8:20 PM
+08
11:10 PM
+08
2h 50m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AK9576
AK AirAsia
320
9:20 PM
+08
12:10 AM+1
+08
2h 50m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AK5752
AK AirAsia
320
9:20 PM
+08
12:10 AM+1
+08
2h 50m
M T W T F S S
Prices

No flights match your filters.

No scheduled airline flights on this route — it's flown by charter / private operators (). No nonstop flights on this route. connecting options below.

✦ 1-Stop connections via 6 hubs
BKI Kota Kinabalu 4h 15m 6E8MAK AKOD Kota Kinabalu (BKI) to Tawau flights
JHB Johor Bahru 5h 15m 6E8MAK AK Johor Bahru (JHB) to Tawau flights
CAN Guangzhou (Huadu) 9h 34m 9CAKAQ AK Guangzhou (Huadu) (CAN) to Tawau flights
MFM Nossa Senhora do Carmo ~8h 45m AKNX Nossa Senhora do Carmo (MFM) to Tawau flights
HKG Hong Kong ~9h 20m AKAYCX Hong Kong (HKG) to Tawau flights
PVG Shanghai (Pudong) ~11h 53m 9CCZD7 Shanghai (Pudong) (PVG) to Tawau flights
1-STOP More options, longer trips
2-STOP Loading... Reach the hardest destinations
Sepang to Tawau
4 carriers, 158 flights/week nonstop.
4 Airlines 1,137 mi 2h 55m nonstop

KUL–TWU is served by 4 airlines with nonstop service. AirAsia, Northwest Regional Airlines and Malaysia Airlines lead the route. The flight covers 1,137 miles in approximately 2h 55m. Beyond nonstop, 1-stop connecting options are also available.

Airline Landscape

All carriers operating nonstop KUL–TWU service, compared side by side.
Airline Freq/wk Aircraft Duration Dep OTP Alliance Codeshares
AK AirAsia 46 320, 32A, 32N 2h50-2h55
FY Northwest Regional Airlines 21 738, 73H, 7M8 2h55
MH Malaysia Airlines Also: JL, PR, QR, SQ, TK, WY 21 738, 73H, 7M8 2h55 Oneworld JL, PR, QR, SQ, TK, WY
OD Batik Air Malaysia Also: EY 7 738 3h EY
Aircraft on this route
320 Airbus A320 – AK
32A Airbus A320 – AK
32N Airbus A320neo – AK
738 Boeing 737-800 – EY, FY, MH, OD
73H Boeing 737-800 (Winglets) – FY, JL, MH, PR, QR, SQ, TK, WY
7M8 Boeing 737 MAX 8 – FY, MH
Alliance coverage
Unaffiliated: AK + FY + OD (74 flights/wk, 78%)
Oneworld: MH (21 flights/wk, 22%)
OTP based on airport-level delay snapshots. Duration ranges reflect seasonal/directional variation.

Weekly Schedule Pattern

Nonstop flight frequency by day of week, KUL to TWU direction.
Mon
23
flights
Tue
23
flights
Wed
22
flights
Thu
23
flights
Fri
22
flights
Sat
23
flights
Sun
22
flights
Departure time distribution
12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM
Morning departures
Afternoon/evening departures
25
Nonstop flights
158
Outbound / wk
148
Return / wk

Connection Landscape

Beyond nonstop. 1-stop and 2-stop options for KUL to TWU.
1-STOP
One-Stop Connections
6
Hubs
~4h
Fastest
~11h
Longest
Verified with published schedule alignment and minimum connection time.
2-STOP
Two-Stop Connections
108
Candidates
Two-stop connections loaded in the connections tab above.
Connections computed from published schedules with minimum connection time verification. Use the interactive explorer above the fold to filter by airline, tier, and layover time.

Other ways to reach Tawau from Sepang

Nearby airports with service to Tawau Airport.
Metric KUL→TWU JHB→TWU
Distance from KUL 155 mi
Nonstop airlines 4 1
Weekly flights 158 4
Flight time 2h 55m 2h 35m
Airports within 200 miles of KUL with service to Tawau Airport.

Travel Essentials

Practical planning for this route.
Time Difference
0h
Tawau is 0 hours the same as Sepang.
KUL: +08 · TWU: +08

When it's 6:00 PM in Sepang, it's 6:00 PM in Tawau.
Distance & Flight Time
1,137 mi / 1,830 km
Nonstop flight time is approximately 2h 55m gate to gate.
Getting to KUL

KLIA Ekspres train runs non-stop from KL Sentral to KLIA in 28 minutes (RM55 one-way). KLIA Transit (slightly slower, RM55, stops at three intermediate stations) also serves the airport. Both run from 5am to midnight, every 15–20 minutes. Road from central KL takes 45–90 minutes depending on traffic.

The airport is 50km south of central KL. Taxis and Grab from the city cost RM50–80. Budget Terminal KLIA2 (AirAsia hub) is a separate building served by the same rail link.

KUL–TWU Quick Facts

Key statistics for the Sepang to Tawau route.
Route details
Distance1,137 mi / 1,830 km
Flight time2h 55m
Time difference0 hours
Airlines (nonstop)4
Weekly flights158 out / 148 return
1-stop connectionsAvailable
Origin: KUL
IATA / ICAOKUL / WMKK
TimezoneAsia/Kuala_Lumpur
Passengers/yr57.1M
Elevation69 ft / 21 m
Destination: TWU
Full nameTawau Airport
IATA / ICAOTWU / WBKW
TimezoneAsia/Kuching
Elevation57 ft / 17 m

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about KUL to TWU flights.
Nonstop flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau Airport take about 2h 55m gate to gate. The route covers 1,137 miles.
4 airlines operate flights from KUL to TWU: AirAsia, Northwest Regional Airlines, Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air Malaysia.
This route has frequent daily service. Check the schedule above for departure days and times in each direction.
Yes, 1-stop connections are available, ranked by layover time. Common connecting points include Kota Kinabalu, Senai and Guangzhou Baiyun.
Yes, return flights from TWU to KUL are available. Use the direction toggle at the top to view the return schedule.
Nearby alternatives include JHB. See the Alternatives section for a full comparison.
Click the 'Search Flights' button to check availability and prices on Google Flights. You can also compare airlines and schedules on this page to find the best option.
Route data is updated regularly from official airline schedules. On-time performance data comes from recent airport delay snapshots.

Flights from KUL to TWU

Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) and Tawau Airport (TWU) are connected by nonstop service from AirAsia, Northwest Regional Airlines, Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air Malaysia. With 158 weekly departures, this is a heavily served route.

KUL to TWU Flight Duration and Schedule

Nonstop flight time from KUL to TWU is about 2 hours 55 minutes gate to gate. The route covers a distance of 1,137 miles (1,830 km). There are approximately 158 weekly flights outbound and 148 return, totaling 306 flights per week in both directions.

Connecting Options and Alternatives

1-stop connecting options are also available, commonly via Kota Kinabalu, Senai and Guangzhou Baiyun. Two-stop connections are also available via intermediate hubs. Nearby alternative airports include Johor Bahru (JHB).