There are 7 ways to get from George Town to Manhattan by plane, car ferry, tram, train, or bus
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Fly Penang International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
best- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane PEN - JFK
29h 34m$274–1,019Car ferry, tram to Ipoh, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- 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 Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane IPH - EWR
32h 4m$875–3,041Fly Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane PEN - LGA
29h 45m$304–1,204Fly Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane PEN - EWR
31h 18m$621–929Fly Penang International Airport to Westchester County Airport
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Westchester County Airport (HPN)plane PEN - HPN
27h 39m$762–2,318Fly Penang International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane PEN - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
31h 35m$503–2,101Fly Penang International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport, bus
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)plane PEN - ABE
- Take the bus from Lehigh Valley International Airport Trans Bridge Bus Stop to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
28h 20m$616–1,776
Penang International Airport (PEN) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from George Town to Manhattan is to fly which costs $270 - $1,100 and takes 29h 34m.
The fastest way to get from George Town to Manhattan is to fly which takes 27h 39m and costs $750 - $2,400.
The distance between George Town and Manhattan is 9326 miles.
It takes approximately 29h 34m to get from George Town to Manhattan, including transfers.
Manhattan is 13h behind George Town. It is currently 5:51 AM in George Town and 4:51 PM in Manhattan.
There are 3769+ hotels available in Manhattan.
What companies run services between George Town, Malaysia and Manhattan, NY, USA?
China Southern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 4 times a week.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ipoh to Newark Liberty International Airport via Singapore Changi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 53m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Penang International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport via Hong Kong, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 53m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 53m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chongqing, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 41m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Penang International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Hong Kong, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Penang International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chongqing, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 41m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Penang International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Hong Kong, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Penang International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chongqing, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Ipoh to Newark Liberty International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- 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
- $4–12
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- $4–7
- Shuttle
- $4–12
- Express First
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 610-868-6001
- webmaster@transbridgelines.com
- Website
- transbridgelines.com
Bus from Lehigh Valley International Airport Trans Bridge Bus Stop to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–75
- Website
- https://transbridgelines.com
- Schedules at
- https://transbridgelines.com/schedules-stops/schedules
- 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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