There are 5 ways to get from Canberra to Penang by plane, bus, tram, or train
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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
15h 2mRM 1,307–4,615Fly Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane CBR - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T1 to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Nibong Tebaltrain
18h 10mRM 710–2,735Bus 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
16h 10mRM 738–1,849Fly Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar, tram
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane CBR - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugortram
17h 33mRM 1,328–4,560Fly 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
20h 34mRM 1,411–4,942
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 700 - RM 1900 and takes 16h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Penang is to fly which takes 15h 2m and costs RM 1300 - RM 4700.
The distance between Canberra and Penang is 6823 km.
It takes approximately 15h 2m to get from Canberra to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 2h behind Canberra. It is currently 2:38 PM in Canberra and 12:38 PM in Penang.
There are 2551+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and Penang, Malaysia?
Qantas, Malaysia Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Penang International Airport (PEN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–4,100
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–4,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–4,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–6,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–5,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Brisbane, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–13,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–11,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Perth, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–5,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–4,100
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Sydney International Airport, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–4,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–7,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–5,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–6,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Sydney International Airport, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Perth, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–4,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,900
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Sydney International Airport, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Perth, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–11,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Sydney International Airport, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–3,700
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,900
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,600
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–21
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 14–21
Tram from Ipoh to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 3–24
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 3–5
- Express
- RM 16–24
Train from Kl Sentral to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 8–45
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 8–12
- Express
- RM 30–45
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- customerenquiry@kliaekspres.com
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from Klia T1 to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 45–75
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- 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 150–220
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 85–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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