There are 4 ways to get from George Town to Sarikei by plane, bus, taxi, car ferry, or tram
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Fly Penang International Airport to Sibu Airport, bus
best- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sibu Airport (SBW)plane PEN - SBW
- Take the bus from Sibu to Sarikeibus
8h 21mRM 167–658Fly Penang International Airport to Kuching International Airport, bus
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Kuching International Airport (KCH)plane PEN - KCH
- Take the bus from Kuching Sentral to Sarikeibus
11h 24mRM 202–453Fly Penang International Airport to Bintulu Airport, taxi
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Bintulu Airport (BTU)plane PEN - BTU
- Take the taxi from Bintulu-Airport-BTU to Sarikeitaxi
9h 50mRM 592–993Car ferry, tram to Alor Setar, fly to Sibu Airport, bus
- Take the car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the tram from Butterworth to Alor Startram
- Fly from Alor Setar (AOR) to Sibu Airport (SBW)plane AOR - SBW
- Take the bus from Sibu to Sarikeibus
11h 58mRM 298–792
Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sibu Airport (SBW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from George Town to Sarikei is to fly and bus which costs RM 200 - RM 460 and takes 11h 24m.
The fastest way to get from George Town to Sarikei is to fly and bus which takes 8h 21m and costs RM 160 - RM 700.
The distance between George Town and Sarikei is 1448 km.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from George Town to Sarikei, including transfers.
There are six+ hotels available in Sarikei.
What companies run services between George Town, Malaysia and Sarikei, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from George Town to Sarikei. However, you can take the bus to (M1) Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang, walk to Penang International Airport (PEN) airport, fly to Sibu Airport (SBW), take the taxi to Sibu, then take the bus to Sarikei. Alternatively, you can take the bus to (M1) Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang, walk to Penang International Airport (PEN) airport, fly to Kuching International Airport (KCH), walk to Kuching Sentral, then take the bus to Sarikei.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sibu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–600
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sibu Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–600
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kuching International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 150–410
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 150–410
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 150–410
Flights from Penang International Airport to Bintulu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–650
Flights from Penang International Airport to Bintulu Airport via Kuching International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 120–650
Flights from Penang International Airport to Bintulu Airport via Langkawi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 130–700
Flights from Alor Setar to Sibu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 160–850
Flights from Alor Setar to Sibu Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 160–850
Flights from Alor Setar to Sibu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kuching International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–850
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sibu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 210–950
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 190–850
Flights from Penang International Airport to Bintulu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 220–1,000
Flights from Alor Setar to Sibu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 290–1,400
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 160–460
Flights from Penang International Airport to Bintulu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 180–500
Flights from Alor Setar to Sibu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 240–700
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kuching International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,500
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Butterworth to Alor Star
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 11–35
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 16–23
- Shuttle
- RM 11–35
- Express First
- RM 22–29
- Phone
- +6 082 411 111
- Website
- busasia.my
Bus from Sibu to Sarikei
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 10
- Schedules at
- busasia.my
Bus from Kuching Sentral to Sarikei
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 50
- Schedules at
- busasia.my
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Estimated price
- RM 410–490
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Bintulu Taxi Association
- Phone
- +60 13-838 0025
Bintulu Radio Call Taxi
- Phone
- +60 86-339 779
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