There are 3 ways to get from Freetown to George Town by ferry, plane, taxi, train, or car ferry
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Ferry to Conakry, fly to Penang International Airport
best- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Kaloumferry
- Fly from Conakry (CKY) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane CKY - PEN
34h 28mRM 2,704–10,991Taxi to Freetown-Lungi International Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the taxi from Freetown to Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA)taxi
- Fly from Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane FNA - PEN
28h 15mRM 3,464–10,195Taxi to Freetown-Lungi International Airport, fly to Alor Setar, train, car ferry
- Take the taxi from Freetown to Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA)taxi
- Fly from Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane FNA - AOR
- Take the train from Alor Setar to Butterworthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
33h 15mRM 4,575–14,208
Conakry (CKY) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Freetown to George Town is to ferry and fly which costs RM 2700 - RM 11000 and takes 34h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Freetown to George Town is to taxi and fly which takes 28h 15m and costs RM 3400 - RM 11000.
The distance between Freetown and George Town is 12666 km.
It takes approximately 34h 28m to get from Freetown to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 8h ahead of Freetown. It is currently 5:01 PM in Freetown and 1:01 AM in George Town.
There are 2563+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Freetown, Sierra Leone and George Town, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Freetown to George Town. However, you can take the ferry to Kaloum, take the taxi to Conakry (CKY) airport, fly to Penang International Airport (PEN), walk to (M1) Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang, then take the bus to Komtar Utara. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) airport, fly to Penang International Airport (PEN), walk to (M1) Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang, then take the bus to Komtar Utara.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Penang International Airport via Accra, Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–10,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Penang International Airport via Casablanca, Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,200–14,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Alor Setar via Accra, Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,400–14,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Conakry to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–9,500
Flights from Conakry to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–11,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Conakry to Penang International Airport via Casablanca, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–8,500
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Penang International Airport via Casablanca, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,600–12,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Conakry to Penang International Airport via Casablanca, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–8,500
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Penang International Airport via Casablanca, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,600–12,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Penang International Airport via Accra, Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–10,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Penang International Airport via Casablanca, Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,200–14,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Alor Setar via Casablanca, Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,500–21,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Alor Setar via Accra, Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,400–14,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Alor Setar via Casablanca, Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,700–15,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Alor Setar to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 11–14
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- +23276551155
- info@seacoachferry.com
- Website
- seacoachexpress.com
Ferry from Aberdeen to Kaloum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,500
- Schedules at
- seacoachexpress.com
- Economy
- RM 395
- Business
- RM 473
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- info@penangport.com.my
- Website
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Estimated price
- RM 160–200
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