There are 2 ways to get from George Town to Palembang by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly
best- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM)plane PEN - PLM
8h 49mRp 718,493–3,121,372Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Penang Komtar to Melaka Sentralbus
- Take the ferry from Melaka to Dumaiferry
- Take the bus from Dumai Terminal AKAP to Terminal AKAP BRPSbus
- Take the bus from Terminal AKAP BRPS to Palembangbus
37h 50m
Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from George Town to Palembang is to fly which costs Rp700000 - Rp3200000 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from George Town to Palembang is to fly which takes 8h 49m and costs Rp700000 - Rp3200000.
The distance between George Town and Palembang is 1076 km.
The best way to get from George Town to Palembang without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 37h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from George Town to Palembang, including transfers.
Palembang is 1h behind George Town. It is currently 3:49 PM in George Town and 2:49 PM in Palembang.
There are 169+ hotels available in Palembang.
What companies run services between George Town, Malaysia and Palembang, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Scoot Tigerair, and five other airlines fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 700,000–3,100,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 650,000–3,700,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,200,000–4,900,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–4,100,000
- Phone
- +60 111 066 1111
- billionstarsexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- billionstarsexpress.com
Bus from Penang Komtar to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rp 230,000–430,000
- Website
- http://www.billionstarsexpress.com/
- Phone
- +62 852-6512-1960
Bus from Dumai Terminal AKAP to Terminal AKAP BRPS
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- busnesia.blogspot.com
- Phone
- 021-6341166
- sales@lorena-transport.com
- Website
- lorena-transport.com
Bus from Terminal AKAP BRPS to Palembang
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 509,957
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +62 853-7567-0000
- indomal_dumai@yahoo.com
- Website
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Melaka to Dumai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 550,001
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
- Phone
- 06-2832506
- tunasrupat@hotmail.com
Ferry from Melaka to Dumai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 350,000
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