First-class award flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 3 programs for ORD→KUL. Lowest: 206,000 miles + $739.50 with Etihad Guest on a mixed-cabin itinerary (part of the trip in a lower cabin), which showed first-class award space on 5 dates. No nonstop first-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed (mixed cabin)
- 206,000 miles + $739.50
- Etihad Guest · part of the trip in a lower cabin
- Programs with space
- 3 of 17
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 14 of 225
- dates checked · Delta SkyMiles
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on ORD→KUL, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad GuestLowest, mixed cabin | 206,000 pts + $739.50Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Etihad Airways (EY) | 2 | 5 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 260,200 pts + $943.00Mixed cabin | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 1 | 1 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 300,000 pts + $37.20Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Delta Air Lines (DL), Korean Air (KE), KLM (KL) | 2 | 14 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Air Canada Aeroplan, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Avianca LifeMiles, JetBlue TrueBlue, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, Emirates Skywards, GOL Smiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qatar Airways Privilege Club, Turkish Miles & Smiles, United MileagePlus, Virgin Australia Velocity and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
Not seen means AwardTool hasn't observed this cabin on this route in the last 30 days. It doesn't mean the airline has no seats. Dates seen counts departure dates with an open award in that cabin at any price; newest observation is the latest time AwardTool saw one of them. Seats is the count the program reported when we observed it; some programs report at most 9.
Observed first-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 260,200 pts + $943.00Mixed cabin | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date |
Prices are one-way per traveler: the program's points or miles plus taxes and carrier fees in USD, as AwardTool observed them in the observation window. Award space changes constantly. A seat we saw may be gone, and space we haven't seen may exist. Always confirm with a live search before transferring points; most transfers can't be reversed.
How often first-class award space showed up
Departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for each program in the last 30 days, how many had first-class award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guest | 5 of 228 | 2% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1 of 217 | under 1% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 14 of 225 | 6% |
Best months for first class from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 260,200 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1 | |
| 332,000 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 1 | |
| 332,000 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 3 | |
| 499,900 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 7 | |
| 206,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Etihad Guest | 1 | |
| 300,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Delta SkyMiles | 2 | |
| 300,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Delta SkyMiles | 2 |
Lowest first class award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way first-class award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no first-class space that month.
| Program | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guestmiles | — | 332,000 | 332,000 | — | 206,000Mixed cabin | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 260,200Mixed cabin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | — | — | 499,900 | 499,900 | 499,900 | 300,000Mixed cabin | 300,000Mixed cabin |
Airlines seen in first class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): Etihad Guest
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- Emirates (EK): Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- Korean Air (KE): Delta SkyMiles
- KLM (KL): Delta SkyMiles
First class on nearby routes
The lowest first-class award AwardTool observed on related routes, as each route's page shows it: the return direction, other airports in the same cities, and more routes from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) and to Kuala Lumpur (KUL). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Return direction | 300,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 43 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Boston (BOS)Also from ORD | 15,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 323 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to New York JFKAlso from ORD | 15,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 308 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Atlanta (ATL)Also from ORD | 9,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 294 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Seattle (SEA)Also from ORD | 25,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 326 |
| Austin (AUS) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)Also to KUL | 255,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 142 |
| Dubai (DXB) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)Also to KUL | 123,200 pointsNonstop | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 212 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)Also to KUL | 300,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 136 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
What's the lowest first-class award from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)?
206,000 miles + $739.50 with Etihad Guest on a mixed-cabin itinerary (part of the trip in a lower cabin). Etihad Guest showed first-class award space on 5 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 12, 2026, 18:14 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)?
Etihad Guest (5 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (1 date) and Delta SkyMiles (14 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop first-class award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop first-class award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest first-class award prices from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest first-class award AwardTool observed was for Feb 2027 departures: 332,000 miles with Etihad Guest (3 dates). A mixed-cabin itinerary was seen for Jun 2027 departures from 300,000 miles with SkyMiles. The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.