There are 3 ways to get from George Town to Semarang by plane, bus, ferry, car ferry, 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.
Fly from Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Ahmad Yani (SRG)PEN - SRG
7h 44mRp 1,045,729–3,856,583Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Penang Komtar to Larkin Bus Terminal
- Take the ferry from Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahru to Batam Centre
- Take the ferry from Batu Ampar to Port of Tanjung Priok
- Take the bus from DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta to Semarang
2d 9hRp 1,188,367–1,825,269Car ferry, tram to Alor Setar, fly
- Take the car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal
- Take the tram from Butterworth to Anak Bukit
- Fly from Alor Setar (AOR) to Ahmad Yani (SRG)AOR - SRG
18h 57mRp 1,473,832–5,291,832
Penang International Airport (PEN) to Ahmad Yani (SRG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from George Town to Semarang is to bus and ferry which costs Rp1100000 - Rp1900000 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from George Town to Semarang is to fly which takes 7h 44m and costs Rp1000000 - Rp3900000.
The distance between George Town and Semarang is 1799 km.
It takes approximately 7h 44m to get from George Town to Semarang, including transfers.
Semarang is 1h behind George Town. It is currently 6:23 AM in George Town and 5:23 AM in Semarang.
There are 433+ hotels available in Semarang.
What companies run services between George Town, Malaysia and Semarang, Indonesia?
AirAsia, Scoot Tigerair, and five other airlines fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Ahmad Yani (SRG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Ahmad Yani via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,000,000–3,800,000
Flights from Alor Setar to Ahmad Yani via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,300,000–5,000,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Ahmad Yani via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 900,000–3,900,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Ahmad Yani via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000–3,900,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Ahmad Yani via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 1,100,000–3,600,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Butterworth to Anak Bukit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 50,000–140,000
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- Rp 70,000–100,000
- Shuttle
- Rp 50,000–140,000
- Express First
- Rp 95,000–130,000
- Phone
- +60 111 066 1111
- billionstarsexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- billionstarsexpress.com
Bus from Penang Komtar to Larkin Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 200,000–400,000
- Website
- http://www.billionstarsexpress.com/
- Phone
- (021) 1500 825
- humas@damri.co.id
- Website
- damri.co.id
Bus from DAMRI Bus Station Jakarta to Semarang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 130,000–480,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/damri
- Phone
- +607 221 8000
- Website
- berjayawaterfront.com
Ferry from Berjaya Waterfront Ferry Terminal Johor Bahru to Batam Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 413,066
- Schedules at
- berjayawaterfront.com.my
- Phone
- +62 811-1621-162
- infopelni162@pelni.co.id
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Batu Ampar to Port of Tanjung Priok
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 390,000–470,000
- Schedules at
- pelni.co.id
- Economy Class
- Rp 390,000–470,000
- 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
- Rp 7,832
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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