There are 7 ways to get from KL Metropolis to George Town by train, car ferry, bus, car, subway, or plane
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 Segambut to Butterworthtrain Ets
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
4h 9mRM 27–111Bus
- Take the bus from Hentian Duta to Sungai Nibongbus Hentian Duta
6hRM 40–93Drive, car ferry
- Drive from KL Metropolis to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
3h 56mRM 56–81Bus, subway to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, fly
- Take the bus from (M1) Matrade to (M1) Mrt Semantan Pintu Bbus
- Take the subway from Semantan to Kwasa Sentralsubway
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane SZB - PEN
4h 21mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from KL Sentral to Butterworthbus KL Sentral
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
6h 44mRM 32–44Drive 347.9 km
- Drive from KL Metropolis to George Towncar 347.9 km
3h 45mRM 57–82Train, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Segambut to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane KUL - PEN
4h 6mRM 142–268
KL Metropolis to George Town by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from KL Metropolis to George Town is to bus and car ferry which costs RM 30 - RM 45 and takes 6h 44m.
The fastest way to get from KL Metropolis to George Town is to drive which takes 3h 45m and costs RM 55 - RM 85.
No, there is no direct bus from KL Metropolis to George Town. However, there are services departing from Hentian Duta and arriving at Presgrave Corner via Terminal Bas Ekspres Sg Nibong. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h.
The distance between KL Metropolis and George Town is 354 km. The road distance is 347.9 km.
The best way to get from KL Metropolis to George Town without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 4h 9m and costs RM 26 - RM 120.
It takes approximately 4h 9m to get from KL Metropolis to George Town, including transfers.
KL Metropolis to George Town bus services, operated by Billion Stars Express, depart from Hentian Duta station.
KL Metropolis to George Town bus services, operated by Billion Stars Express, arrive at Sungai Nibong station.
Yes, the driving distance between KL Metropolis to George Town is 348 km. It takes approximately 3h 45m to drive from KL Metropolis to George Town.
There are 2566+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between KL Metropolis, Malaysia and George Town, Malaysia?
Billion Stars Express operates a bus from Hentian Duta to Sungai Nibong every 4 hours. Tickets cost RM 35–90 and the journey takes 4h 46m. KPB Express also services this route 3 times a day.
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–310
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport via Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 120–310
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 90–190
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–310
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport via Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 120–310
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 90–190
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 75–190
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Penang International Airport via Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 75–190
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–240
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 90–220
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Segambut to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 24–110
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 24–35
- Shuttle
- RM 40–110
- Express First
- RM 55–70
- Phone
- +60 3 7885 2585
- suggest@rapidkl.com.my
- Website
- myrapid.com.my
Subway from Semantan to Kwasa Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 3–8
- Schedules at
- myrapid.com.my
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Segambut to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2–3
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- CustomerEnquiry@KLIAekspres.com
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from KL Sentral to Klia T1
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 48–53
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- Phone
- +60 111 066 1111
- billionstarsexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- billionstarsexpress.com
Bus from Hentian Duta to Sungai Nibong
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 35–90
- Website
- http://www.billionstarsexpress.com/
- Phone
- +604 332 5815
- kpbekspress@outlook.com
- Website
- kpbekspres.com
Bus from Hentian Duta to Sungai Nibong
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35–50
- Website
- http://www.kpbekspres.com/
- Phone
- +603-7885 2585
- suggest@rapidkl.com.my
- Website
- myrapid.com.my
Bus from (M1) Matrade to (M1) Mrt Semantan Pintu B
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://myrapid.com.my/#
- Phone
- 03 5569 9999
- suasana_edaran@yahoo.com
- Website
- suasanaedaran.com
Bus from KL Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 28–40
- Book at
- suasanaedaran.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
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