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There are 6 ways to get from George Town to Cayenne by plane, car ferry, tram, taxi, ferry, shuttle, train, or bus

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  1. Fly Penang International Airport to Cayenne

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    1. Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Cayenne (CAY)plane plane PEN - CAY
    32h 24m
    $1,957–4,257

  2. Fly Penang International Airport to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport, taxi, Boat, shuttle

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM)plane plane PEN - PBM
    2. Take the taxi from Zanderij Airport to Albina Customstaxi taxi
    3. Take the ferry from Albina to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroniferry ferry
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni to Cayenneshuttle bus
    37h 23m
    $1,135–3,531

  3. Car ferry, tram to Alor Setar, fly to Cayenne

    1. Take the carferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry car ferry
    2. Take the tram from Butterworth to Anak Bukittram tram
    3. Fly from Alor Setar (AOR) to Cayenne (CAY)plane plane AOR - CAY
    34h 32m
    $2,562–8,068

  4. Car ferry, train, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Cayenne

    1. Take the carferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry car ferry
    2. Take the train from Butterworth to Kl Sentraltrain train
    3. Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T2train train
    4. Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Cayenne (CAY)plane plane KUL - CAY
    36h 1m
    $1,260–4,490

  5. Car ferry, tram, bus to Hat Yai, fly to Cayenne

    1. Take the carferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry car ferry
    2. Take the tram from Butterworth to Padang Besartram tram
    3. Take the bus from KTM Malaysia Railaway Station side to Hat Yai Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Hat Yai (HDY) to Cayenne (CAY)plane plane HDY - CAY
    35h 8m
    $2,204–4,811

  6. Car ferry, tram, train, bus, ferry, bus to Phuket International Airport, fly to Cayenne

    1. Take the carferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry car ferry
    2. Take the tram from Butterworth to Padang Besartram tram
    3. Take the train from Padang Besar to Hat Yaitrain train
    4. Take the bus from Hat Yai station to Pak Bara Hotel Transferbus bus
    5. Take the ferry from Pak Bara to Krabi Town Hotel Transferferry ferry
    6. Take the bus from Krabi Sea Pearl Travel to Phuket international airport Domestic Terminalbus bus
    7. Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Cayenne (CAY)plane plane HKT - CAY
    45h 29m
    $1,499–5,044

Penang International Airport (PEN) to Cayenne (CAY) flights

Calendar22Weekly Planes
Duration32h 59mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,532Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 16,818.1 km
  • Duration: 32h 24m

What companies run services between George Town, Malaysia and Cayenne, French Guiana?

Malaysia Airlines, Air France, and three other airlines fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Cayenne (CAY) 3 times a day.

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