There are 5 ways to get from Europe to Penang by train, plane, or tram
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Penang International Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane FRA - PEN
20h 34mRM 2,154–4,605Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MUC - PEN
22h 48mRM 1,792–6,474Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane HAJ - PEN
24h 51mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Ipoh, tram
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ipoh (IPH)plane FRA - IPH
- Take the tram from Ipoh to Nibong Tebaltram
25h 7mRM 2,568–6,848Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hat Yai, train, tram
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane FRA - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
- Take the tram from Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugortram
26h 20mRM 1,984–4,478
Frankfurt (FRA) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Penang is to train and fly and tram which costs RM 1900 - RM 4500 and takes 26h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Penang is to train and fly which takes 20h 34m and costs RM 2100 - RM 4700.
The distance between Europe and Penang is 9880 km.
It takes approximately 20h 34m to get from Europe to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 7h ahead of Europe. It is currently 9:37 AM in Europe and 4:37 PM in Penang.
There are 2572+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Europe and Penang, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Penang. However, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, then fly to Penang International Airport (PEN). Alternatively, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, then fly to Penang International Airport (PEN).
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–9,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–9,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–19,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Ipoh via Munich International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–19,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Ipoh via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Ipoh via Suvarnabhumi, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–8,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–11,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–9,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Penang International Airport via Munich International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–6,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ipoh via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Ipoh via Suvarnabhumi, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–8,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Penang International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Hannover Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hat Yai via Abu Dhabi, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,900
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 110–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 45–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 290–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 100–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 55–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 120–180
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Ipoh to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 13–40
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 17–24
- Shuttle
- RM 13–40
- Express First
- RM 24–30
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
- 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
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