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Airlines that fly from Kuala Lumpur to Taipei

The Kuala Lumpur to Taipei route is served Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Taipei Taiwan Taoyuan Airport. The non-stop flights are provided by airlines such as AirAsia X, China Airlines, EVA Air, and Malaysia Airlines. Five direct flights from these airlines go from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Taipei, Taiwan daily.

From Kuala Lumpur, Taipei can also be reached with connecting flights via Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore, Hong Kong, or Bangkok. Some of the airlines with connecting flights on this route include Silkair, Cathay Pacific, and Tigerair, to name a few.

Terminal Information

The terminals that operate the flights from Kuala Lumpur to Taipei are Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s Main Terminal Building, Satellite terminal A, and the klia2 terminal. Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s Main Terminal Building has a floor area of around 390,000 square metres or 4.2 million square feet. The terminal can handle up to five million annual passengers, and operates with 216 check-in counters within its six islands from A to M, excluding I. The Main Terminal Building’s gates are labelled with A or B for domestic, and G or H for international flights. The klia2 terminal, the low cost terminal of the airport, has a floor area of 257,845 square metres with a large enough space for 220 retail outlets. It can handle up to 45 million annual passengers and serves with check-in counters are labelled S to Z, with gates labelled J or K for domestic, and L, P, or Q for international flights. Lastly, the airport’s Satellite terminal A has a floor area of 176,000 square metres or 1.9 million square feet. It has numerous shops including duty-free shops and brand boutiques of brands such as Burberry, Montblanc, and Salvatore Ferragamo, to name a few. The gates that serve the Satellite terminal A are labelled C, with a total of 27 boarding gates.

Flights from Kuala Lumpur arrive at both Terminals 1 and 2 of Taipei Taoyuan International Airport. Terminal 1 has five storeys and measures around 169,500 square metres, while Terminal 2 measures at 318,000 square metres. There are 18 gates within Terminal 1 with ten gates within Terminal 2. The airport’s Terminal 1 has been recently upgraded which doubled the terminal’s floor area, including additional check-in counters, with an increased shopping area and car park. The airport’s Terminal 2 can handle 17 million annual passengers and is currently still undergoing an expansion upgrade to enable the terminal to handle additional five million passengers in a year’s period.

Practical Information

When checking in within Kuala Lumpur International Airport, it is recommended to check-in early as possible, with some airlines allowing for check-in around eight hours, and even 48 hours, before the scheduled departure time. The options for checking in include advance check-in, return check-in, one-shot check-in, telephone check-in, no baggage check-in, and self-service check-in. For international flights such as the Kuala Lumpur—Taipei route, you may be required of a passport and visa, aside from usual travel documents such as your ticket and boarding pass, as well as valid IDs.

What to expect in Taipei

When in Taipei, Taiwan expect the city to have a humid subtropical climate, with occasional monsoons or heavy rainstorms and typhoons. The city experiences temperatures that record an average high of 26.6 degrees Celsius or 79.9 degrees Fahrenheit, average low of 20.4 degrees Celsius or 68.7 degrees Fahrenheit, with a daily mean of 23 degrees Celsius or 73.41 degrees Fahrenheit, annually. The humidity rate in Taipei is lower than in Kuala Lumpur (76.6% versus 80%) and the former also tends to have cooler temperatures than the latter.

There is no time difference between Taipei, Taiwan and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Prices in Taipei, on the other hand, are just a bit more expensive than the prices in Kuala Lumpur.

This information is correct as of August 2015.