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Flights and Visa Information

Kuching International Airport (KIA)

Kuching International Airport (KIA) is only 15 minutes to Kuching city centre. It boasts various facilities and amenities with comprehensive supporting airline carriers that will basically make your trip to Cat City a breeze!

Facilities and Amenities

  • Shop and Dine
  • Charging Station
  • ATM
  • E-hailing and Taxi Services
  • Prayer Room
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Connective Hubs and Flight Code Sharing

The main flight hubs that connects to Kuching International Airport (KIA) is the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA); serviced by more than 60 airlines and accessible to over 80 scheduled global destinations.

There are more than 26 flights taking off daily from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching alone; with Kuching city enjoying more than 40 direct flights daily from other major cities in Malaysia such as Kota Kinabalu, Penang and Johor Bahru.

Visa Information

Malaysia offers visa-free entry to more than 150 countries. For delegates with no reciprocal arrangements for visa exemptions, kindly apply for entry visas and ICOMOS Malaysia and the Malaysian Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MYCEB) will provide the necessary assistance and referrals.

The application process will take approximately 4-6 months from time of application submission to the relevant Ministries/government agencies. Once feedback from all Ministries have been obtained, delegates can then approach the nearest Malaysia Embassy/Consulate office for visa processing. All documents submitted must be valid for more than six (6) months from the date of entry.

For further information regarding visas, please visit Official Malaysia Visa website at https://www.imi.gov.my/

Flights From International Destinations

From

Singapore

1h 25m
Duration of the flight
17 flights
Number offlights weekly
Air Asia Scoot
Airlines
2 flights
Number offlights daily
From

Brunei Darussalam

1h 25m
Duration of the flight
2 flights
Number offlights weekly
Royal Brunei
Airlines
From

Pontianak (Indonesia)

0h 45m
Duration of the flight
10 flights
Number offlights weekly
Air Asia Express Air
Airlines
2 flights
Number offlights daily

Flights From Major Cities in Malaysia

From

Kuala Lumpur

1h 25m
Duration of the flight
179 flights
Number offlights weekly
Malaysia Airlines Air Asia Batik Air
Airlines
26 fliahts
Number offlights daily
From

Kota Kinabalu

1h 25m
Duration of the flight
42 flights
Number offlights weekly
Malaysia Airlines Air Asia
Airlines
6 flights
Number of flights daily
From

Penang

2h 5m
Duration of the flight
35 flights
Number offlights weekly
Malaysia Airlines Air Asia Firefly
5 flights
Number offlights daily
From

Johor Bahru

1h 25m
Duration of the flight
28 flights
Number offlights weekly
Air Asia
4 flights
Number offlights daily
From

Kota Bahru

1h 50m
Duration of the flight
14 flights
Number offlights weekly
Air Asia
Airlines
2 flights +
Number of flights daily

Note:
As Malaysia has opened its borders as of 1st April 2022, more direct flight routes and frequencies to Kuching are currently being increased from all airlines