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
29h 34m$614–1,519Fly Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane PEN - LGA
29h 44m$364–1,204Car 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 5m$1,025–3,741Fly Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane PEN - EWR
31h 25m$621–929Fly Penang International Airport to Westchester County Airport
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Westchester County Airport (HPN)plane PEN - HPN
33h 38m$662–2,018Fly 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$493–2,001Fly Penang International Airport to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport, train
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (ISP)plane PEN - ISP
- Take the train from Central Islip to New York Penn Stationtrain
32h 9m$615–1,732
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 $600 - $950 and takes 31h 25m.
The fastest way to get from George Town to Manhattan is to fly which takes 29h 34m and costs $600 - $1,600.
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 12:55 AM in George Town and 11:55 AM in Manhattan.
There are 2864+ 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 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 59m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
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
- $330–1,100
Flights from Penang International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ipoh to Newark Liberty International Airport via Singapore Changi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 59m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
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
- $330–1,100
Flights from Penang International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 44m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Penang International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Hong Kong, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Penang International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Penang International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Seattle, Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport via Hong Kong, Chicago O'Hare, Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Hong Kong, Boston, Martha's Vineyard
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport via Dubai, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Penang International Airport to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport via Hong Kong, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- 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
- $360–1,300
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Ipoh to Newark Liberty International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
- 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
- $390–1,100
- 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
- $7–9
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
- $17–270
- 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
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Central Islip to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–28
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $11–17
- Peak
- $17–28
- 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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