There are 7 ways to get from Jitra to George Town by tram, car ferry, bus, train, taxi, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Tram, car ferry
best- Take the tram from Alor Setar to Butterworthtram Padang Besar Line
- Take the carferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
2h 55mRM 7–30Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Jitra to Sungai Petanibus
- Take the train from Sungai Petani to Butterworthtrain
- Take the carferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
3h 19mRM 31–44Taxi, car ferry
- Take the taxi from Jitra to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminaltaxi
- Take the carferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
1h 36mRM 256–302Fly
- Fly from Alor Setar (AOR) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane AOR - PEN
4h 16mRM 232–889Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Jitra to Sungai Petanibus
- Take the bus from Terminal UTC Ukir Square to (M1) Penang Sentralbus
- Take the carferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
3h 43mRM 22–30Drive 129.5 km
- Drive from Jitra to George Towncar 129.5 km
1h 28mRM 22–32Taxi
- Take the taxi from Jitra to George Towntaxi 129.5 km
1h 28mRM 280–350
Jitra to George Town by bus and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jitra to George Town is to tram and car ferry which costs RM 7 - RM 30 and takes 2h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Jitra to George Town is to drive which takes 1h 28m and costs RM 21 - RM 35.
The distance between Jitra and George Town is 121 km. The road distance is 129.5 km.
The best way to get from Jitra to George Town without a car is to tram and car ferry which takes 2h 55m and costs RM 7 - RM 30.
It takes approximately 2h 55m to get from Jitra to George Town, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Jitra to George Town is 129 km. It takes approximately 1h 28m to drive from Jitra to George Town.
There are 2500+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Jitra, Malaysia and George Town, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Firefly, and Malaysia Airlines fly from Alor Setar (AOR) to Penang International Airport (PEN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Alor Setar to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 200–850
Flights from Alor Setar to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 240–950
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Alor Setar to Penang International Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 380–1,200
Flights from Alor Setar to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 200–1,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Alor Setar to Penang International Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 380–1,200
Flights from Alor Setar to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 200–1,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- KTMB
Tram from Alor Setar to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–23
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 15–23
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Sungai Petani to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 12–17
- Website
- KTM Intercity
- Phone
- 019-627 9129
- admin@saniexpress.com.my
- Website
- Sani Express
Bus from Jitra to Sungai Petani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 16–26
- Website
- Sani Express
- Phone
- +60165217775
- kesatuanexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Jitra to Sungai Petani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 16–23
- Schedules at
- kesatuanexpress.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +603-7885 2585
- suggest@rapidkl.com.my
- Website
- Rapid Penang
Bus from Terminal UTC Ukir Square to (M1) Penang Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 4–6
- Schedules at
- Rapid Penang
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- info@penangport.com.my
- Website
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- RM 250–350
Alor Setar Taxi
- Phone
- +60177367817
- Website
- facebook.com
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Perkhidmatan Teksi Pak Syed
- Phone
- +60 12-407 2327
- Website
- facebook.com
Alor Setar Taxi
- Phone
- +60177367817
- Website
- facebook.com
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Perkhidmatan Teksi Pak Syed
- Phone
- +60 12-407 2327
- Website
- facebook.com
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