There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Penang by plane, train, or tram
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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
21h 2mRM 1,651–5,551Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane GLA - PEN
21h 1mRM 1,395–4,896Train 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
21h 43mRM 1,863–6,437Fly Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar, tram
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane EDI - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugortram
21h 38mRM 1,679–5,601Fly Edinburgh Airport to Hat Yai, train, tram
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane EDI - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
- Take the tram from Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugortram
25h 17mRM 1,981–5,724Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane EDI - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T1 to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Nibong Tebaltrain
23h 54mRM 1,614–3,616
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Penang is to fly and train which costs RM 1600 - RM 3700 and takes 23h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Penang is to train and fly which takes 21h 1m and costs RM 1300 - RM 4900.
The distance between Edinburgh and Penang is 10369 km.
It takes approximately 21h 2m to get from Edinburgh to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 8h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:14 PM in Edinburgh and 1:14 AM in Penang.
There are 2572+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Penang, Malaysia?
Qatar Airways and Firefly fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Penang International Airport (PEN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hat Yai via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,900
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,900
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hat Yai via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–6,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hat Yai via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Helsinki, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,800
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 94–96
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- 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 100–200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 110–220
- 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 45–95
- 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 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- RM 330–420
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- RM 1,100–1,250
- Sleeper Seat
- RM 330–420
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- RM 1,300–1,600
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 9–26
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 16–23
- Shuttle
- RM 9–26
- Express First
- RM 20–26
Tram from Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 16–45
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 18–25
- Shuttle
- RM 16–45
- Express First
- RM 28–35
Train from Kl Sentral to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- 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 6–120
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- RM 6–21
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 70–95
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 30–45
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 90–120
- 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 40–55
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
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