There are 7 ways to get from George Town to Manhattan by plane, car ferry, tram, or train
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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
28h 44m$354–1,319Fly Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane PEN - EWR
29h 42m$291–1,829Car 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
30h 48m$871–3,135Fly Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane PEN - LGA
29h 42m$434–1,704Car ferry, tram to Ipoh, fly to John F. Kennedy 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 John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane IPH - JFK
29h 25m$714–4,425Fly Penang International Airport to Westchester County Airport
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Westchester County Airport (HPN)plane PEN - HPN
33h 8m$762–2,918Fly 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 32m$616–3,004
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 $350 - $1,400 and takes 28h 44m.
The fastest way to get from George Town to Manhattan is to fly which takes 28h 44m and costs $350 - $1,400.
The distance between George Town and Manhattan is 9326 miles.
It takes approximately 28h 44m to get from George Town to Manhattan, including transfers.
Manhattan is 12h behind George Town. It is currently 6:10 PM in George Town and 6:10 AM in Manhattan.
There are 3611+ 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
- aircanada.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–2,300
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,900
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,800
Flights from Penang International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ipoh to Newark Liberty International Airport via Singapore Changi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–2,300
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,900
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,800
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Ipoh to Newark Liberty International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,500
Flights from Ipoh to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Penang International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Hong Kong, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Penang International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Penang International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Penang International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,800
- 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
- $340–1,300
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Hong Kong, Boston, Martha's Vineyard
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- 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
- $1–7
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- $1–2
- Express
- $4–7
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
- $25–55
- 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
- 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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