There are 7 ways to get from George Town to Batam by plane, bus, ferry, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Hang Nadim International Airport
best- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH)plane PEN - BTH
6h 18mRp 1,799,810–2,822,688Bus, ferry via Johor Bahru
cheapest- Take the bus from Penang Komtar to Larkin Bus Terminalbus Penang Komtar
- Take the ferry from Harbourfront Centre to Harbour Bayferry
13h 41mRp 481,836–1,056,969Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Penang Komtar to Boon Lay Shop Ctrbus
- Take the ferry from Harbourfront Centre to Harbour Bayferry
13h 26mRp 567,373–1,393,653Car ferry, train, bus, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Butterworth to Kl Sentraltrain Ets
- Take the bus from Corus Hotel Kuala Lumpur to HarbourFrontbus
- Take the ferry from Harbourfront Centre to Harbour Bayferry
13h 57mRp 751,081–1,504,581Fly to Senai International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Senai International Airport (JHB)plane PEN - JHB
- Take the ferry from Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahru to Batam Centreferry
7h 23mRp 1,112,820–1,868,028Fly to Singapore Changi Airport, ferry
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)plane PEN - SIN
- Take the ferry from Tanah Merah to Batam Centreferry
7h 14mRp 1,442,176–3,045,054Fly to Seletar Airport, ferry
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Seletar Airport (XSP)plane PEN - XSP
- Take the ferry from Harbourfront Centre to Harbour Bayferry
9h 30mRp 2,183,810–6,177,688
Penang International Airport (PEN) to Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from George Town to Batam is to bus and ferry via Johor Bahru which costs Rp480000 - Rp1100000 and takes 13h 41m.
The fastest way to get from George Town to Batam is to fly which takes 6h 18m and costs Rp1800000 - Rp2900000.
The distance between George Town and Batam is 671 km.
The best way to get from George Town to Batam without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 13h 26m and costs Rp550000 - Rp1400000.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from George Town to Batam, including transfers.
Batam is 1h behind George Town. It is currently 7:21 AM in George Town and 6:21 AM in Batam.
There are 1000+ hotels available in Batam.
What companies run services between George Town, Malaysia and Batam, Indonesia?
Malindo Airways, Lion Mentari Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Senai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 550,000–1,500,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Senai International Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 650,000–2,100,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 850,000–1,700,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–2,600,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Seletar Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–5,500,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Seletar Airport via Sultan Ismail Petra, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–5,500,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Senai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 700,000–1,400,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 900,000–2,200,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport via Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 900,000–2,200,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 900,000–2,200,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Penang International Airport to Senai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 550,000–1,500,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Senai International Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 650,000–2,100,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–2,600,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Seletar Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–5,500,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Seletar Airport via Sultan Ismail Petra, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–5,500,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Senai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 550,000–1,500,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 600,000–2,600,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Hang Nadim International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 600,000–3,100,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Senai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 650,000–1,400,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 850,000–1,800,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 600,000–2,600,000
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Penang International Airport to Hang Nadim International Airport via Kuala Namu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,800,000–5,000,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Hang Nadim International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–6,500,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Penang International Airport to Hang Nadim International Airport via Kuala Namu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,700,000–4,700,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Hang Nadim International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,400,000–5,500,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Butterworth to Kl Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 100,000–490,000
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- Rp 100,000–150,000
- Shuttle
- Rp 180,000–490,000
- Express First
- Rp 240,000–310,000
- Phone
- 04-3312966
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Penang Komtar to Boon Lay Shop Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 300,000–750,000
- Website
- https://www.easybook.com/en-sg/bus/operator/supernice-grassland
- Book at
- https://www.easybook.com/bus/booking/malaccanovotelmelaka-to-goldenmilecomplex
- Phone
- +65 625 888 00
- enquiry@aeroline.com.my
- Website
- aeroline.com.my
Bus from Corus Hotel Kuala Lumpur to HarbourFront
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rp 395,684
- Schedules at
- aeroline.com.my
- Phone
- +60 111 066 1111
- billionstarsexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- billionstarsexpress.com
Bus from Penang Komtar to Larkin Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 210,000–400,000
- Website
- http://www.billionstarsexpress.com/
- Phone
- +65 6270 2228
- reservations@batamfast.com
- Website
- batamfast.com
Ferry from Harbourfront Centre to Harbour Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 240,000–600,000
- Schedules at
- batamfast.com
- Book at
- batamfast.com
Ferry from Tanah Merah to Batam Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 530,000–570,000
- Schedules at
- batamfast.com
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- info@penangport.com.my
- Website
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 7,898
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
- Phone
- +607 221 8000
- Website
- berjayawaterfront.com
Ferry from Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahru to Batam Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 416,510
- Schedules at
- berjayawaterfront.com.my
- Phone
- +65 6278 9688
- rsv@majesticfastferry.com.sg
- Website
- majesticfastferry.com.sg
Ferry from Tanah Merah to Batam Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 540,000–580,000
- Schedules at
- majesticfastferry.com.sg
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