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
28h 12mRM 1,652–4,852Fly Edinburgh Airport to Hat Yai, train, tram
cheapest- 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 12mRM 1,564–5,197Train 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 10mRM 1,771–5,236Train 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 2,107–6,536Train 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
23h 54mRM 1,827–6,114Fly 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
24h 10mRM 2,155–6,074
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 and tram which costs RM 1500 - RM 5500 and takes 25h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Penang is to train and fly which takes 21h 10m and costs RM 1700 - RM 5500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Penang is 10369 km.
It takes approximately 28h 12m to get from Edinburgh to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:56 AM in Edinburgh and 9:56 AM in Penang.
There are 2488+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Penang, Malaysia?
Emirates, Flydubai, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Penang International Airport (PEN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,000
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Penang International Airport via Copenhagen, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Penang International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hat Yai via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,000
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Penang International Airport via Copenhagen, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hat Yai via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
- 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 1,600–4,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,000
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,000
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Penang International Airport via Copenhagen, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Penang International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hat Yai via Stockholm, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hat Yai via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hat Yai via Oslo, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–6,000
- 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 1,600–4,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,000
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,000
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Penang International Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–17,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–17,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Penang International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hat Yai via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,000
- 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 2,200–7,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 110–210
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 310–600
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 50–90
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 70–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- RM 190–320
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 200–330
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 230–330
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 240–340
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 370–550
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 390–550
- 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 250–430
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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 Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 3–27
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 3–6
- Express
- RM 18–27
- 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
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