There are 5 ways to get from Freetown to George Town by taxi, plane, ferry, train, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Freetown-Lungi International Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
best- 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 3,769–12,201Ferry to Conakry, fly to Penang International Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Kaloumferry
- Fly from Conakry (CKY) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane CKY - PEN
31h 48mRM 2,717–9,540Taxi 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
35h 50mRM 3,680–12,214Taxi to Freetown-Lungi International Airport, fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train, car ferry
- Take the taxi from Freetown to Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA)taxi
- Fly from Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane FNA - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T1 to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Butterworthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
31h 10mRM 3,833–9,375Drive to Roberts International Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Drive from Freetown to Roberts International Airport (ROB)car
- Fly from Roberts International Airport (ROB) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane ROB - PEN
33h 51mRM 4,217–9,958
Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) 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 10000 and takes 31h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Freetown to George Town is to taxi and fly which takes 28h 15m and costs RM 3700 - RM 13000.
The distance between Freetown and George Town is 12683 km.
It takes approximately 28h 15m to get from Freetown to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 8h ahead of Freetown. It is currently 1:04 PM in Freetown and 9:04 PM in George Town.
There are 2571+ 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 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. Alternatively, 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.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Penang International Airport via Accra, Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,600–12,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Penang International Airport via Casablanca, Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,900–14,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Alor Setar via Casablanca, Doha, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,900–14,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Roberts International Airport, Addis Ababa, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,700–9,000
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Penang International Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,000–10,000
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Penang International Airport via Addis Ababa, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,900–9,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Penang International Airport via Accra, Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,600–12,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Penang International Airport via Casablanca, Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,900–14,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Alor Setar via Casablanca, Doha, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,900–14,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Accra, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–10,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Roberts International Airport, Addis Ababa, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,700–9,000
- 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 3,600–12,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Penang International Airport via Casablanca, Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,900–14,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Alor Setar via Casablanca, Doha, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,900–14,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Roberts International Airport, Addis Ababa, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,700–9,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Conakry to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–8,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Alor Setar via Ouagadougou, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,500–12,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Alor Setar via Casablanca, Doha, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,900–14,000
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Penang International Airport via Addis Ababa, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,900–9,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Alor Setar via Casablanca, Doha, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,900–14,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Roberts International Airport, Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,600–9,000
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Penang International Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 47m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,000–10,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Penang International Airport via Casablanca, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 4,300–14,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Accra, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,500–12,000
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Penang International Airport via Casablanca, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,200–14,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Penang International Airport via Casablanca, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 4,300–14,000
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Penang International Airport via Casablanca, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,200–14,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Alor Setar via Ouagadougou, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,500–12,000
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Penang International Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,000–10,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Roberts International Airport, Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,600–9,000
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Penang International Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,000–10,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Roberts International Airport, Addis Ababa, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,700–9,000
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Penang International Airport via Addis Ababa, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,900–9,500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Roberts International Airport, Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,600–9,000
- 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
- +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 40–55
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Kl Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 24–120
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 24–35
- Shuttle
- RM 40–120
- Express First
- RM 55–75
- Phone
- +23276551155
- info@seacoachferry.com
- Website
- seacoachexpress.com
Ferry from Aberdeen to Kaloum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 400–1,600
- Schedules at
- seacoachexpress.com
- Economy
- RM 408
- Business
- RM 489
- 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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