There are 5 ways to get from Japan to Penang by plane or train
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Fly Fukuoka Airport to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane FUK - PEN
10h 28mRM 656–1,207Fly Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane NGO - PEN
12h 39mRM 722–2,025Fly Tokyo International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane HND - PEN
12h 4mRM 714–2,921Train to Aso Kumamoto Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Hakata to Kumamototrain
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane KMJ - PEN
24h 49mRM 1,430–5,208Fly Fukuoka Airport to Ipoh, train
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Ipoh (IPH)plane FUK - IPH
- Take the train from Ipoh to Nibong Tebaltrain
16h 51mRM 1,219–3,750
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Penang is to fly which costs RM 650 - RM 1300 and takes 10h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Penang is to fly which takes 10h 28m and costs RM 650 - RM 1300.
The distance between Japan and Penang is 4432 km.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Japan to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 1h behind Japan. It is currently 5:17 PM in Japan and 4:17 PM in Penang.
There are 2565+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Japan and Penang, Malaysia?
HK Express, Thai Airways International, and seven other airlines fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Penang International Airport (PEN) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–4,200
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–4,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–4,800
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Ipoh via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–8,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Ipoh via Taiwan Taoyuan, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–6,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Ipoh via Gimhae, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Ipoh via Cheju, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,800
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Ipoh via Okinawa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–3,600
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Ipoh via Taiwan Taoyuan, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–6,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Ipoh via Gimhae, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Ipoh via Cheju, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,800
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Ipoh via Okinawa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–3,800
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,200
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,800
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–2,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,100
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Penang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,100
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Penang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Penang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,600
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Penang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Penang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–3,600
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Penang International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,900
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Penang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,700
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Penang International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–5,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 95–150
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- RM 95–130
- Reserved seat
- RM 110–150
- Green seat
- RM 140–190
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Ipoh to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 12–16
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Ipoh to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 14–40
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 17–24
- Shuttle
- RM 14–40
- Express First
- RM 25–35
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