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
29h 17mRM 1,550–4,450Train 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
21h 12mRM 1,728–5,118Train 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
22h 13mRM 1,957–5,988Fly Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar, tram
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane EDI - AOR
- Take the tram from Alor Star to Tasek Gelugortram
23h 55mRM 1,952–5,570Fly Edinburgh Airport to Ipoh, tram
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ipoh (IPH)plane EDI - IPH
- Take the tram from Ipoh to Nibong Tebaltram
24h 7mRM 2,954–8,577Fly 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
24h 32mRM 1,803–6,170
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Penang is to fly which costs RM 1500 - RM 4500 and takes 29h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Penang is to train and fly which takes 21h 12m and costs RM 1700 - RM 5500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Penang is 10369 km.
It takes approximately 29h 17m to get from Edinburgh to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:30 AM in Edinburgh and 4:30 PM in Penang.
There are 507+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Penang, Malaysia?
Emirates, Flydubai, and four other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Penang International Airport (PEN) twice daily.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,900
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–9,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–6,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–9,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ipoh via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–17,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ipoh via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–17,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ipoh via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–10,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ipoh via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–17,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ipoh via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–17,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ipoh via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–8,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,900
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–6,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,900
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–9,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–6,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,900
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–9,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,900
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,200
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,900
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–9,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Stockholm, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ipoh via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–10,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ipoh via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–8,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,500
- 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 110–200
- 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 180–280
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 330–470
- 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/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- RM 140–240
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Alor Star to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–20
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 2–3
- Express
- RM 13–20
Tram from Ipoh to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 3–24
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 3–5
- Express
- RM 16–24
Train from Kl Sentral to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 8–45
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 8–12
- Express
- RM 30–45
- 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 45–75
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
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