There are 2 ways to get from Colombo to George Town by plane, train, or car ferry
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Fly to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane CMB - PEN
7h 16mRM 664–1,835Fly to Alor Setar, train, car ferry
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane CMB - 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
9h 13mRM 895–3,273
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to George Town is to fly which costs RM 650 - RM 1900 and takes 7h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to George Town is to fly which takes 7h 16m and costs RM 650 - RM 1900.
The distance between Colombo and George Town is 2316 km.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Colombo to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 2h 30m ahead of Colombo. It is currently 12:22 PM in Colombo and 2:52 PM in George Town.
There are 2550+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and George Town, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Penang International Airport (PEN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–4,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–5,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–3,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–6,500
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Penang International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
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
- 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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