There are 4 ways to get from Canberra to Penang by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane CBR - PEN
15h 7mRM 1,108–3,915Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane SYD - PEN
15h 44mRM 1,011–2,163Fly Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar, train
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane CBR - AOR
- Take the train from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugortrain
17h 19mRM 1,829–4,268Fly Canberra International Airport to Ipoh, train
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Ipoh (IPH)plane CBR - IPH
- Take the train from Ipoh to Nibong Tebaltrain
19h 25mRM 1,612–4,463
Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Canberra to Penang is to bus and fly which costs RM 1000 - RM 2200 and takes 15h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Penang is to fly which takes 15h 7m and costs RM 1100 - RM 4000.
The distance between Canberra and Penang is 6823 km.
It takes approximately 15h 7m to get from Canberra to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 3h behind Canberra. It is currently 5:01 AM in Canberra and 2:01 AM in Penang.
There are 2421+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and Penang, Malaysia?
Virgin Australia, Singapore Airlines, and three 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 Alor Setar via Sydney International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–4,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Brisbane, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–11,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Adelaide, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–9,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Sydney International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–9,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Adelaide, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Sydney International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,400
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–1,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Sydney International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–9,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,400
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,200
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–3,300
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 21–29
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Ipoh to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 30–45
- Website
- KTM Intercity
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 2–21
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 14–21
Train from Ipoh to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 3–24
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 3–5
- Express
- RM 16–24
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- KTM
Train from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 15–17
- Gold
- RM 20
- Platinum
- RM 23–25
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 110–170
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
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