There are 5 ways to get from Canberra to Penang by plane, bus, tram, or train
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
14h 52mRM 807–2,514Bus 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 50mRM 803–2,009Fly 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
18h 9mRM 1,621–4,957Fly 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 1,315–5,038Fly Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
- 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
17h 55mRM 925–3,479
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 800 - RM 2100 and takes 15h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Penang is to fly which takes 14h 52m and costs RM 800 - 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 11:10 AM in Canberra and 8:10 AM in Penang.
There are 2566+ 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 4 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,100
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Adelaide, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–3,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–3,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–4,600
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 1,600–12,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Brisbane, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–13,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Adelaide, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–12,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Sydney International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–12,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Sydney International Airport, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Adelaide, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–3,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Sydney International Airport, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Adelaide, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–3,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Sydney International Airport, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Adelaide, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Alor Setar via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,600
- 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 Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–4,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–5,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Penang International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
- 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 650–1,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Sydney International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–12,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Ipoh via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–12,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,600
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Penang International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,200
- 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
Train from Kl Sentral to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 23–110
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 23–35
- Shuttle
- RM 35–110
- Express First
- RM 50–65
- 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 45–55
- 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 150–210
- 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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