There are 7 ways to get from Jitra to George Town by train, car ferry, bus, tram, 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.
Train, car ferry
best- Take the train from Alor Setar to Butterworthtrain Padang Besar
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
2h 58mRM 16–20Bus, tram, car ferry
- Take the bus from Jitra to Sungai Petanibus
- Take the tram from Sungai Petani to Butterworthtram
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
3h 19mRM 16–40Taxi, car ferry
- Take the taxi from Jitra to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminaltaxi
- Take the car ferry 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 142–738Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Jitra to Sungai Petanibus
- Take the bus from Terminal UTC Ukir Square to (M1) Penang Sentralbus
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
3h 43mRM 18–24Drive 129.5 km
- Drive from Jitra to George Towncar 129.5 km
1h 27mRM 22–31Taxi
- Take the taxi from Jitra to George Towntaxi 129.5 km
1h 27mRM 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 train and car ferry which costs RM 15 - RM 21 and takes 2h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Jitra to George Town is to drive which takes 1h 27m and costs RM 21 - RM 35.
The distance between Jitra and George Town is 122 km. The road distance is 129.5 km.
The best way to get from Jitra to George Town without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 2h 58m and costs RM 15 - RM 21.
It takes approximately 2h 58m 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 27m to drive from Jitra to George Town.
There are 503+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Jitra, Malaysia and George Town, Malaysia?
AirAsia, Firefly, and two other 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 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 110–700
Flights from Alor Setar to Penang International Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 130–850
Flights from Alor Setar to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–750
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Alor Setar to Penang International Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 190–950
Flights from Alor Setar to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 150–1,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Alor Setar to Penang International Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 190–950
Flights from Alor Setar to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 150–1,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Alor Setar to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 160–800
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Alor Setar to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 11–14
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Sungai Petani to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 1–17
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 1–2
- Express
- RM 11–17
- Website
- saniexpress.com.my
Bus from Jitra to Sungai Petani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 13–21
- Website
- https://saniexpress.com.my/
- Schedules at
- https://saniexpress.com.my/
- Phone
- +60165217775
- kesatuanexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Jitra to Sungai Petani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 12–18
- Schedules at
- easybook.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- 04-255 8000
- rapidcare@prasarana.com.my
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal UTC Ukir Square to (M1) Penang Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 3–4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- RM 250–350
Perkhidmatan Teksi Pak Syed
- Phone
- +60 12-407 2327
- Website
- facebook.com
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Alor Setar Taxi
- Phone
- +60177367817
- Website
- facebook.com
Perkhidmatan Teksi Pak Syed
- Phone
- +60 12-407 2327
- Website
- facebook.com
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Alor Setar Taxi
- Phone
- +60177367817
- Website
- facebook.com
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