Sydneysiders and other Aussies will soon have another way to fly to Southeast Asia and beyond, thanks to a new nonstop service linking Sydney Airport and Kuala Lumpur.
As Australians increasingly look to East Asia for their next holiday, Batik Air Malaysia will launch new daily flights between Sydney and Kuala Lumpur, commencing on 1 July 2026.
Utilising its Airbus A330 aircraft on the route, the carrier will offer a combination of morning and evening departures.
Flight OD122 will depart at 9.50am on Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, arriving in KL at 4.55pm, while OD120 will leave Sydney at 10.15pm on the other days, landing in the Malaysian capital at 5.20am the next day.
Return flights will alternate between 9.40am (OD119) and 8.55pm (OD121) departures.
According to Sydney Airport, the new service is scheduled to align with onward connections via Kuala Lumpur, linking travellers to key destinations across Asia.
On sale now, the new service will add around 120,000 seats per year between the ports, joining Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia X and Turkish Airlines on the route.
Fares between the NSW capital and KL start from AU$359 (one-way) in economy and $1,179 (one-way) in business class.
A full-service airline owned by Indonesia’s Lion Air Group, Batik Air Malaysia already flies to Sydney, but with a layover in Bali Denpasar. The airline also flies to Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
In late March, Batik Air commenced the only nonstop service between Perth and the Malaysian island of Penang. Read more about that here.
Sydney Airport, meanwhile, is experiencing its own massive growth, closing its busiest international year on record in 2025, capped by the busiest international quarter the airport has ever handled in Q4 last year.
KARRYON UNPACKS: Another Southeast Asia link, another layer of opportunity. For travel advisors, Kuala Lumpur keeps strengthening as a smart hub play – competitive fares in, wide Asia access out. Connectivity is the real win.
