There are 3 ways to get from Darwin to George Town by plane, train, car ferry, or tram
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Fly to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane DRW - PEN
11h 54mRM 652–2,103Fly to Alor Setar, train, car ferry
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane DRW - AOR
- Take the train from Alor Setar to Butterworthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
21h 24mRM 763–2,316Fly to Ipoh, tram, car ferry
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Ipoh (IPH)plane DRW - IPH
- Take the tram from Ipoh to Butterworthtram
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
20h 22mRM 1,520–4,555
Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Darwin to George Town is to fly which costs RM 650 - RM 2100 and takes 11h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to George Town is to fly which takes 11h 54m and costs RM 650 - RM 2100.
The distance between Darwin and George Town is 3957 km.
It takes approximately 11h 54m to get from Darwin to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 1h 30m behind Darwin. It is currently 5:46 AM in Darwin and 4:16 AM in George Town.
There are 2574+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and George Town, Malaysia?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and three other airlines fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Penang International Airport (PEN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–4,100
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–8,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,100
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Ipoh via Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Alor Setar via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Alor Setar via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Penang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,200
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Alor Setar via Dili, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,400
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Alor Setar to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 11–14
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Ipoh to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 17–50
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 18–25
- Shuttle
- RM 17–50
- Express First
- RM 28–40
- 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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