There are 5 ways to get from Istanbul to Penang by plane or train
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Fly Istanbul to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane IST - PEN
15h 7mRM 1,207–3,907Fly 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 47mRM 858–2,209Fly Istanbul to Alor Setar, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane IST - AOR
- Take the train from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugortrain
17h 49mRM 1,528–5,060Fly Istanbul to Hat Yai, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane IST - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besartrain
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugortrain
19h 21mRM 1,719–4,182Fly Istanbul to Ipoh, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ipoh (IPH)plane IST - IPH
- Take the train from Ipoh to Nibong Tebaltrain
19h 35mRM 2,211–7,555
Istanbul (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 850 - RM 2300 and takes 16h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Penang is to fly which takes 15h 7m and costs RM 1200 - RM 4000.
The distance between Istanbul and Penang is 8121 km.
It takes approximately 15h 7m to get from Istanbul to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 5h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 4:48 PM in Istanbul and 9:48 PM in Penang.
There are 2423+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Penang, Malaysia?
Turkish Airlines, Firefly, and four other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Penang International Airport (PEN) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,000
Flights from Istanbul to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,200
Flights from Istanbul to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,000
Flights from Istanbul to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,200
Flights from Istanbul to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,000
Flights from Istanbul to Alor Setar via Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–4,500
Flights from Istanbul to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,800
Flights from Istanbul to Hat Yai via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,600
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–11,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,900
Flights from Istanbul to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,800
Flights from Istanbul to Hat Yai via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–2,200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,200
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–7,500
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
Train from Ipoh to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 30–45
- 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 Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 1–17
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 1–2
- Express
- RM 11–17
Train from Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 3–27
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 3–6
- Express
- RM 18–27
Train from Ipoh to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 1–110
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 75–110
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- RM 12–15
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 1–3
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 30–34
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