There are 6 ways to get from Italy to Penang by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
best- Take the train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MXP - PEN
18h 28mRM 1,520–3,325Fly Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Penang International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane BRI - PEN
19h 6mRM 1,124–2,824Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane FCO - PEN
16h 17mRM 1,217–3,523Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Penang International Airport
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane BLQ - PEN
20h 2mRM 1,700–3,800Fly Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane LIN - PEN
18h 6mRM 1,309–3,110Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Hat Yai, bus, train
- Take the train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane MXP - HDY
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Airport to KTM Malaysia Railaway Station sidebus
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Tasek Gelugortrain
19h 51mRM 1,412–3,164
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Italy to Penang is to fly which costs RM 1100 - RM 2900 and takes 19h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Italy to Penang is to fly which takes 16h 17m and costs RM 1200 - RM 3600.
The distance between Italy and Penang is 9756 km.
It takes approximately 18h 28m to get from Italy to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 7h ahead of Italy. It is currently 3:56 PM in Italy and 10:56 PM in Penang.
There are 2385+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Italy and Penang, Malaysia?
Turkish Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Penang International Airport (PEN) twice daily.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–3,300
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,000
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–3,500
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,500
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,600
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,300
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,400
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–4,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–3,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–7,000
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Penang International Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–2,800
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–7,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–8,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–8,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,200
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,700
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,700
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hat Yai via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,300
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Penang International Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–2,800
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,700
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,100
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hat Yai via Muscat, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–2,900
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 20–25
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 20–25
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- 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 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
- 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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