There are 3 ways to get from George Town to Sydney by plane, car ferry, or tram
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Fly from Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane PEN - SYD
13h 18m$269–624Car ferry, tram to Alor Setar, fly
- 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 Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane AOR - SYD
16h 10m$431–1,533Car ferry, tram to Ipoh, fly
- Take the car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the tram from Butterworth to Ipohtram
- Fly from Ipoh (IPH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane IPH - SYD
17h 29m$500–1,834
Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from George Town to Sydney is to fly which costs $260 - $650 and takes 13h 18m.
The fastest way to get from George Town to Sydney is to fly which takes 13h 18m and costs $260 - $650.
The distance between George Town and Sydney is 6927 km.
It takes approximately 13h 18m to get from George Town to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 2h ahead of George Town. It is currently 6:56 AM in George Town and 8:56 AM in Sydney.
There are 3170+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between George Town, Malaysia and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Singapore Airlines, Qantas, and three other airlines fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–2,600
Flights from Ipoh to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–4,600
Flights from Ipoh to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–4,900
Flights from Ipoh to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–4,800
Flights from Ipoh to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,700
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Alor Setar to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,700
Flights from Alor Setar to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,900
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Alor Setar to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Ipoh to Sydney International Airport via Senai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- 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
- $1–8
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- $1–2
- Express
- $5–8
Tram from Butterworth to Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–10
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- $1–2
- Express
- $6–10
- 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
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