There are 5 ways to get from George Town to Low Head by plane, car, bus, car ferry, or tram
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Fly Penang International Airport to Devonport Airport, drive
best- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Devonport Airport (DPO)plane PEN - DPO
- Drive from Devonport Airport (DPO) to Low Headcar
16h 24m$379–1,128Fly Penang International Airport to Hobart, bus
cheapest- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Hobart (HBA)plane PEN - HBA
- Take the bus from Hobart Transit Centre, Liverpool St to Launceston Regional Transit Centre, Stop L2bus
- Take the bus from St Johns St opp Launceston Regional Transit Centre to Low Head, East Beach Tourist Park, East Beach Rdbus
21h 42m$351–1,324Fly Penang International Airport to Launceston, bus
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Launceston (LST)plane PEN - LST
- Take the bus from Launceston Interchange, St John St, Stop B1 to Low Head, East Beach Tourist Park, East Beach Rdbus
17h 16m$357–1,348Fly Penang International Airport to Burnie, bus, drive
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Burnie (BWT)plane PEN - BWT
- Take the bus from Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop D to Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop Bbus
- Drive from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B to Low Headcar
20h 7m$484–1,835Car ferry, tram to Ipoh, fly to Launceston, bus
- Take the car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the tram from Butterworth to Ipohtram
- Fly from Ipoh (IPH) to Launceston (LST)plane IPH - LST
- Take the bus from Launceston Interchange, St John St, Stop B1 to Low Head, East Beach Tourist Park, East Beach Rdbus
22h 58m$544–1,566
Penang International Airport (PEN) to Devonport Airport (DPO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from George Town to Low Head is to fly and drive which costs $370 - $1,200 and takes 16h 24m.
The fastest way to get from George Town to Low Head is to fly and drive which takes 16h 24m and costs $370 - $1,200.
The distance between George Town and Low Head is 7100 km.
It takes approximately 16h 24m to get from George Town to Low Head, including transfers.
Low Head is 3h ahead of George Town. It is currently 6:46 PM in George Town and 9:46 PM in Low Head.
There are 75+ hotels available in Low Head.
What companies run services between George Town, Malaysia and Low Head, TAS, Australia?
There is no direct connection from George Town to Low Head. However, you can take the bus to (M1) Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang, walk to Penang International Airport (PEN) airport, fly to Devonport Airport (DPO), then drive to Low Head. Alternatively, you can take the bus to (M1) Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang, walk to Penang International Airport (PEN) airport, fly to Launceston (LST), take the taxi to Launceston Interchange, St John St, Stop B1, then take the bus to Low Head, East Beach Tourist Park, East Beach Rd.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Devonport Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Penang International Airport to Devonport Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–2,600
Flights from Penang International Airport to Devonport Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Penang International Airport to Launceston via Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Penang International Airport to Launceston via Soekarno–Hatta, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Penang International Airport to Burnie via Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Penang International Airport to Burnie via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Penang International Airport to Burnie via Soekarno–Hatta, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Ipoh to Launceston via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Ipoh to Launceston via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Ipoh to Launceston via Senai, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Penang International Airport to Hobart via Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Penang International Airport to Hobart via Kuala Lumpur, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Penang International Airport to Hobart via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,900
Flights from Penang International Airport to Hobart via Soekarno–Hatta, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Launceston via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,900
Flights from Ipoh to Launceston via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,300
Flights from Ipoh to Launceston via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,300
Flights from Ipoh to Launceston via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Ipoh to Launceston via Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Penang International Airport to Hobart via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,900
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Penang International Airport to Devonport Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,600
Flights from Penang International Airport to Burnie via Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Launceston via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,900
Flights from Penang International Airport to Hobart via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Hobart via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,900
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Butterworth to Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- $6–9
- Shuttle
- $6–17
- Express First
- $10–14
- Phone
- +61 7 5552 2700
- info@wearekinetic.com
- Website
- wearekinetic.com
Bus from Launceston Interchange, St John St, Stop B1 to Low Head, East Beach Tourist Park, East Beach Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.wearekinetic.com/
Bus from Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop D to Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.wearekinetic.com/
Bus from Hobart Transit Centre, Liverpool St to Launceston Regional Transit Centre, Stop L2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.wearekinetic.com/
Bus from St Johns St opp Launceston Regional Transit Centre to Low Head, East Beach Tourist Park, East Beach Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.wearekinetic.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
- $1
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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