There are 4 ways to get from Canberra to Penang by plane, bus, or tram
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Fly Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane CBR - PEN
14h 52mRM 857–2,514Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane SYD - PEN
15h 50mRM 901–3,106Fly Canberra International Airport to Ipoh, tram
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Ipoh (IPH)plane CBR - IPH
- Take the tram from Ipoh to Nibong Tebaltram
19h 34mRM 1,721–5,057Fly Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar, tram
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane CBR - AOR
- Take the tram from Alor Star to Tasek Gelugortram
18h 25mRM 1,215–4,638
Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canberra to Penang is to bus and fly which costs RM 900 - RM 3200 and takes 15h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Penang is to fly which takes 14h 52m and costs RM 850 - RM 2600.
The distance between Canberra and Penang is 6823 km.
It takes approximately 14h 52m to get from Canberra to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 3h behind Canberra. It is currently 11:11 PM in Canberra and 8:11 PM in Penang.
There are 2574+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and Penang, Malaysia?
Virgin Australia, Malaysia Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Penang International Airport (PEN) every 3 hours.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–5,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–12,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Brisbane, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–15,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Adelaide, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–13,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Sydney International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–14,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Sydney International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Adelaide, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–6,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–5,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Adelaide, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–3,300
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–3,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Sydney International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Adelaide, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,600
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Sydney International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–14,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–12,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,900
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,300
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Ipoh to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 13–40
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 17–24
- Shuttle
- RM 13–40
- Express First
- RM 24–30
Tram from Alor Star to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 8–24
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 16–22
- Shuttle
- RM 8–24
- Express First
- RM 19–24
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 150–210
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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