There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to George Town by plane, train, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane EDI - PEN
29h 27mRM 1,453–4,354Train to Newcastle, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane NCL - PEN
23h 33mRM 1,663–5,405Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane ABZ - PEN
25h 3mRM 1,780–7,071Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane GLA - PEN
22h 35mRM 1,531–4,722Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MAN - PEN
22h 36mRM 1,945–5,451Fly Edinburgh Airport to Hat Yai, train, car ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane EDI - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Butterworthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
25h 18mRM 1,779–5,692
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to George Town is to fly which costs RM 1400 - RM 4400 and takes 29h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to George Town is to train and fly which takes 22h 35m and costs RM 1500 - RM 4800.
The distance between Edinburgh and George Town is 10391 km.
It takes approximately 29h 27m to get from Edinburgh to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:46 PM in Edinburgh and 10:46 PM in George Town.
There are 504+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and George Town, Malaysia?
Emirates, Flydubai, and six other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Penang International Airport (PEN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,500
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,700
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,300
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,900
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Stockholm, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hat Yai via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hat Yai via Stockholm, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,300
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hat Yai via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Penang International Airport via Manchester Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–11,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–9,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,300
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–6,000
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 180–290
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 190–300
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 340–490
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 350–550
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 230–400
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 440–750
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 140–240
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 150–250
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 300–550
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 110–200
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 1–110
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 75–110
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- RM 12–15
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 1–3
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 31–34
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Padang Besar to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 17–21
- 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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