There are 8 ways to get from Batu Caves to George Town by train, car ferry, bus, car, subway, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, car ferry
best- Take the train from Putra to Butterworthtrain Ets
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
5h 31mRM 28–115Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from KL Sentral to Butterworthbus KL Sentral
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
7hRM 33–45Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Batu Caves to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
4h 1mRM 56–80Subway to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the subway from Kampung Batu to Kwasa Damansarasubway
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane SZB - PEN
4h 17mRM 128–324Bus
- Take the bus from Bandar Sunway to Queensbay Mallbus
7h 28mRM 63–74Drive 342.8 km
- Drive from Batu Caves to George Towncar 342.8 km
3h 50mRM 56–81Train, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Batu Caves to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane KUL - PEN
4h 22mRM 116–271Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Alor Setar, train, car ferry
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane KUL - AOR
- Take the train from Anak Bukit to Butterworthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
6h 9mRM 157–499
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Batu Caves to George Town is to bus and car ferry which costs RM 30 - RM 45 and takes 7h.
The fastest way to get from Batu Caves to George Town is to drive which takes 3h 50m and costs RM 55 - RM 85.
No, there is no direct bus from Batu Caves to George Town. However, there are services departing from Sl486 Nissan and arriving at Jalan Magazine via (M) Kl2213 Pasar Seni, Bandar Sunway and Persiaran Bayan Indah. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 28m.
The distance between Batu Caves and George Town is 367 km. The road distance is 342.8 km.
The best way to get from Batu Caves to George Town without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 5h 31m and costs RM 28 - RM 120.
It takes approximately 5h 31m to get from Batu Caves to George Town, including transfers.
Batu Caves to George Town bus services, operated by Aeroline, depart from Bandar Sunway station.
Batu Caves to George Town bus services, operated by Aeroline, arrive at Queensbay Mall station.
Yes, the driving distance between Batu Caves to George Town is 343 km. It takes approximately 3h 50m to drive from Batu Caves to George Town.
There are 2566+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Batu Caves, Malaysia and George Town, Malaysia?
Aeroline operates a bus from Bandar Sunway to Queensbay Mall twice daily. Tickets cost RM 60 and the journey takes 4h.
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 130–350
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport via Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 130–350
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 90–270
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 100–410
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 130–350
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport via Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 130–350
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 90–270
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 100–410
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 70–190
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 95–370
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 120–280
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 90–220
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 100–420
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Putra to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 24–110
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 24–35
- Shuttle
- RM 40–110
- Express First
- RM 55–70
- Phone
- +60 3 7885 2585
- suggest@rapidkl.com.my
- Website
- myrapid.com.my
Subway from Kampung Batu to Kwasa Damansara
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 3–8
- Schedules at
- myrapid.com.my
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Batu Caves to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–4
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
Train from Anak Bukit to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 12–15
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- CustomerEnquiry@KLIAekspres.com
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from KL Sentral to Klia T1
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 21–45
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- Phone
- 03 5569 9999
- suasana_edaran@yahoo.com
- Website
- suasanaedaran.com
Bus from KL Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 28–40
- Book at
- suasanaedaran.com
- Phone
- +65 625 888 00
- enquiry@aeroline.com.my
- Website
- aeroline.com.my
Bus from Bandar Sunway to Queensbay Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 60
- Schedules at
- aeroline.com.my
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- info@penangport.com.my
- Website
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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