There are 8 ways to get from George Town to Merang Jetty by car ferry, bus, shuttle, car, plane, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry, bus, shuttle
best- Take the car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the bus from Butterworth to Kuala Besut Bus Terminalbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Kuala Besut Jetty to Merang Jetty
9h 52mRM 402–437Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Drive from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Merang Jettycar
5h 56mRM 62–97Fly to Sultan Mahmud Airport
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sultan Mahmud Airport (TGG)plane PEN - TGG
6h 2mRM 292–673Car ferry, tram, bus
- Take the car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the tram from Butterworth to Kuala Kangsartram
- Take the bus from Kuala Kangsar to Kuala Terengganubus
- Take the bus from Hentian Bas Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Terengganu 1 to Hentian Bas Jeti Merangbus T10
11h 28mRM 73–153Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the bus from Butterworth to Kuala Terengganubus
- Take the bus from Hentian Bas Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Terengganu 1 to Hentian Bas Jeti Merangbus T10
12h 20mRM 76–118Drive 401.2 km
- Drive from George Town to Merang Jettycar 401.2 km
5h 49mRM 66–95Fly to Sultan Ismail Petra, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR)plane PEN - KBR
- Take the bus from Kota Bharu Airport to Kuala Besut Jettybus
- Take a shuttle bus from Kuala Besut Jetty to Merang Jetty
6h 42mRM 522–843Fly to Redang Island Airport
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Redang Island Airport (RDN)plane PEN - RDN
4h 49mRM 172–1,063
Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sultan Mahmud Airport (TGG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from George Town to Merang Jetty is to car ferry and drive which costs RM 60 - RM 100 and takes 5h 56m.
The fastest way to get from George Town to Merang Jetty is to fly which takes 4h 49m and costs RM 170 - RM 1100.
The distance between George Town and Merang Jetty is 406 km. The road distance is 401.2 km.
The best way to get from George Town to Merang Jetty without a car is to car ferry and bus and shuttle which takes 9h 52m and costs RM 400 - RM 440.
It takes approximately 9h 52m to get from George Town to Merang Jetty, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between George Town to Merang Jetty is 401 km. It takes approximately 5h 49m to drive from George Town to Merang Jetty.
There are 145+ hotels available in Merang Jetty.
What companies run services between George Town, Malaysia and Merang Jetty, Malaysia?
Firefly, AirAsia, and Malaysia Airlines fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sultan Mahmud Airport (TGG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–700
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–750
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 130–410
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–700
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–750
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 130–410
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 170–650
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Airport via Senai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 170–650
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Airport via Langkawi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 170–650
- Website
- berjaya-air.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Redang Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 130–1,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Butterworth to Kuala Kangsar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 12–35
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 17–23
- Shuttle
- RM 12–35
- Express First
- RM 23–29
- Phone
- +609-765 6000
- hq@ekspresperdana.my
- Website
- ekspresperdana.com.my
Bus from Butterworth to Kuala Besut Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 50–85
- Website
- https://www.ekspresperdana.com.my/
- Website
- merangjetty.com
Shuttle from Kuala Besut Jetty to Merang Jetty
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 350
- Schedules at
- merangjetty.com
- One Van (maximum 10 persons)
- RM 350
- Website
- saniexpress.com.my
Bus from Kuala Kangsar to Kuala Terengganu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 55–110
- Website
- https://saniexpress.com.my/
- Schedules at
- https://saniexpress.com.my/
- Phone
- 019 - 2436350
- info@maralinergroup.com
- Website
- maralinergroup.my
Bus from Hentian Bas Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Terengganu 1 to Hentian Bas Jeti Merang
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 4–6
- Website
- https://maralinergroup.my/mybas/index.html
- Phone
- (09) 774 2655
- hq@e-mutiara.com
- Website
- e-mutiara.com.my
Bus from Butterworth to Kuala Terengganu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 70–110
- Schedules at
- e-mutiara.com.my
- Book at
- e-mutiara.com.my
- Phone
- +6019-558 4736
- booking@besutjetty.com
- Website
- besutjetty.com
Bus from Kota Bharu Airport to Kuala Besut Jetty
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 30
- Schedules at
- besutjetty.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
- RM 2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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