First-class award flights from Houston (IAH) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 4 programs for IAH→KUL. Lowest: 299,300 points + $1,254.00 with Qantas Frequent Flyer, which showed first-class award space on 13 dates. No nonstop first-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
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Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 299,300 points + $1,254.00
- Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Programs with space
- 4 of 14
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 90 of 239
- dates checked · Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on IAH→KUL, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent FlyerLowest observed | 299,300 pts + $1,254.00 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 1 | 13 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 300,000 pts + $48.80 | 2 stops | Alaska Airlines (AS), STARLUX Airlines (JX) | 2 | 90 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 301,999 pts + $764.60 | 2 stops | Etihad Airways (EY), KLM (KL) | 2 | 3 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 370,000 pts + $37.20Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Delta Air Lines (DL), Korean Air (KE), KLM (KL) | 2 | 78 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles, Emirates Skywards, GOL Smiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qatar Airways Privilege Club, Turkish Miles & Smiles, United MileagePlus 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 | 299,300 pts + $1,254.00 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 299,300 pts + $1,254.00 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 300,000 pts + $54.70 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 300,000 pts + $49.20 | 1 | 2 stops | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 13 of 256 | 5% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 90 of 239 | 37% | |
| Etihad Guest | 3 of 255 | 1% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 78 of 257 | 30% |
Best months for first class from Houston (IAH) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 4 | |
| 299,300 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 3 | |
| 300,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 4 | |
| 300,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 2 | |
| 300,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 2 | |
| 300,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 21 | |
| 299,300 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 6 | |
| 299,300 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 4 | |
| 300,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 4 | |
| 300,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 1 | |
| 300,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 10 |
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 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | 299,300 | — | — | — | — | 299,300 | 299,300 | — | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| Etihad Guestmiles | — | — | — | — | — | 301,999 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | — | — | — | — | 370,000Mixed cabin | 370,000Mixed cabin | 370,000Mixed cabin | 370,000Mixed cabin | 370,200 | 372,500 | 370,000Mixed cabin |
Airlines seen in first class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- Emirates (EK): Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- STARLUX Airlines (JX): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Korean Air (KE): Delta SkyMiles
- KLM (KL): Etihad Guest and 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 Houston (IAH) 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 Houston (IAH)Return direction | 299,300 points | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 2 |
| Houston (IAH) to Atlanta (ATL)Also from IAH | 14,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 325 |
| Houston (IAH) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from IAH | 15,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 327 |
| Houston (IAH) to Seattle (SEA)Also from IAH | 25,000 milesNonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 318 |
| Houston (IAH) to San Diego (SAN)Also from IAH | 20,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 324 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| 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 Houston (IAH) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
What's the lowest first-class award from Houston (IAH) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)?
299,300 points + $1,254.00 with Qantas Frequent Flyer. Seen Oct 9, 2026, 19:17 UTC for a Nov 3, 2026 departure. Qantas Frequent Flyer showed first-class award space on 13 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 9, 2026, 19:17 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from Houston (IAH) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)?
Qantas Frequent Flyer (13 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (90 dates), Etihad Guest (3 dates) and Delta SkyMiles (78 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop first-class award space from Houston (IAH) 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 Houston (IAH) 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 Apr 2027 departures: 299,300 points with Qantas (6 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.