There are 5 ways to get from Istanbul to Penang by plane, train, bus, 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 Istanbul Airport to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane IST - PEN
15h 52mRM 1,207–4,207Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Penang International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane SAW - PEN
16h 32mRM 808–2,109Fly Istanbul Airport to Alor Setar, train
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane IST - AOR
- Take the train from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugortrain
17h 44mRM 2,028–4,060Fly Istanbul Airport to Hat Yai, bus, train
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane IST - HDY
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Airport to KTM Malaysia Railaway Station sidebus
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugortrain
18h 50mRM 1,999–4,346Fly Istanbul Airport to Ipoh, tram
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Ipoh (IPH)plane IST - IPH
- Take the tram from Ipoh to Nibong Tebaltram
19h 37mRM 2,411–8,034
Istanbul Airport (IST) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Penang is to fly which costs RM 800 - RM 2200 and takes 16h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Penang is to fly which takes 15h 52m and costs RM 1200 - RM 4300.
The distance between Istanbul and Penang is 8121 km.
It takes approximately 15h 52m to get from Istanbul to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 5h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 6:45 PM in Istanbul and 11:45 PM in Penang.
There are 2393+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Penang, Malaysia?
Turkish Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Penang International Airport (PEN) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,300
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,200
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Alor Setar via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,900
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Hat Yai via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,800
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,300
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–7,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,400
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuwait, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,100
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–7,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–8,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–13,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,200
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,900
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Hat Yai via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,400
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuwait, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,100
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Alor Setar via Ashgabat, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–4,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 21–29
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 35–50
- Website
- KTM Intercity
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 2–21
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 14–21
Train from Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 3–27
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 3–6
- Express
- RM 18–27
Tram from Ipoh to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 3–24
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 3–5
- Express
- RM 16–24
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- KTM
Train from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 15–17
- Gold
- RM 20
- Platinum
- RM 23–25
Bus operators
- zeezenithtravel@gmail.com
- Website
- Zee Zenith Travel
Bus from Hat Yai Airport to KTM Malaysia Railaway Station side
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 189
- Schedules at
- Zee Zenith Travel
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