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
20h 22mRM 1,551–4,651Train 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 20mRM 1,530–4,920Train 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 18mRM 1,747–6,002Fly 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
22h 38mRM 2,072–6,596Fly Edinburgh Airport to Ipoh, tram
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ipoh (IPH)plane EDI - IPH
- Take the tram from Ipoh to Nibong Tebaltram
23h 49mRM 2,855–9,078Fly 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
24h 12mRM 1,767–5,706
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 4700 and takes 20h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Penang is to fly which takes 20h 22m and costs RM 1500 - RM 4700.
The distance between Edinburgh and Penang is 10369 km.
It takes approximately 20h 22m to get from Edinburgh to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:43 AM in Edinburgh and 10:43 AM in Penang.
There are 509+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Penang, Malaysia?
Qatar Airways, Firefly, and AirAsia fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Penang International Airport (PEN) 6 times a week.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ipoh via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–16,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ipoh via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–16,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ipoh via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–10,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ipoh via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–9,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ipoh via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–16,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ipoh via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–9,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,600
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hat Yai via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,600
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- 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 1,400–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,600
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–8,500
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ipoh via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–9,500
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,600
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- 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 1,800–8,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ipoh via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–10,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ipoh via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–9,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ipoh via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–9,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
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, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hat Yai via Oslo, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,600
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Newcastle to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alor Setar via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–7,000
- 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 190–290
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 340–490
- 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 230–410
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 130–210
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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 2–21
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 14–21
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
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
- +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
- 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 5–120
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- RM 5–20
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 65–95
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 30–45
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 90–120
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