There are 8 ways to get from George Town to Manhattan by plane, car ferry, train, bus, or ferry
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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 41m$455–1,219Car ferry, train 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 train from Butterworth to Ipohtrain
- Fly from Ipoh (IPH) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane IPH - EWR
31h 54m$971–3,241Fly Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane PEN - LGA
29h 47m$754–2,004Fly Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane PEN - EWR
28h 7m$461–1,429Fly 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 33m$974–3,904Fly Penang International Airport to Westchester County Airport
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Westchester County Airport (HPN)plane PEN - HPN
33h 8m$862–2,918Bus, train, ferry to Langkawi International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Take the bus from Penang Komtar to Penang Sentral Butterworth Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Butterworth to Alor Setartrain
- Take the ferry from Kuala Kedah to Langkawi Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Langkawi International Airport (LGK) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane LGK - EWR
35h 6m$595–2,067Fly Penang International Airport to Boston Logan Airport, train
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane PEN - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
34h 19m$560–2,460
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 $450 - $1,300 and takes 28h 41m.
The fastest way to get from George Town to Manhattan is to fly which takes 28h 7m and costs $460 - $1,500.
The distance between George Town and Manhattan is 9328 miles.
It takes approximately 28h 41m to get from George Town to Manhattan, including transfers.
Manhattan is 12h behind George Town. It is currently 2:10 AM in George Town and 2:10 PM in Manhattan.
There are 3224+ 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) twice a week.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Penang International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Langkawi International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Langkawi International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Langkawi International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Penang International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ipoh to Newark Liberty International Airport via Singapore Changi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Penang International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Langkawi International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Langkawi International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Langkawi International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Penang International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Penang International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Hong Kong, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Langkawi International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,800
Flights from Penang International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Langkawi International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Langkawi International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Langkawi International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Langkawi International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Penang International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Penang International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Penang International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Ipoh to Newark Liberty International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–6,500
Flights from Penang International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 19m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Hong Kong, Boston Logan Airport, Martha's Vineyard
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 38m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Penang International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 19m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Langkawi International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Hong Kong, Boston Logan Airport, Martha's Vineyard
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 38m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Butterworth to Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
Train from Butterworth to Alor Setar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Butterworth to Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- $1–2
- Express
- $4–7
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Contact DetailsContact 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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Contact DetailsContact 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 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
- Phone
- 04-3312966
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Penang Komtar to Penang Sentral Butterworth Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.easybook.com/en-sg/bus/operator/supernice-grassland
- Book at
- https://www.easybook.com/bus/booking/malaccanovotelmelaka-to-goldenmilecomplex
- 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
- Phone
- 04-966 5889
- Website
- langkawiferryline.com
Ferry from Kuala Kedah to Langkawi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.langkawiferryline.com
- Adult (MyKad holder)
- $5
- Adult (Non MyKad)
- $11
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