There are 7 ways to get from KL Sentral to George Town by train, car ferry, bus, car, plane, or subway
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 Kl Sentral to Butterworthtrain Ets
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
4h 46mRM 27–114Bus, 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
5h 29mRM 30–42Drive, car ferry
- Drive from KL Sentral to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
3h 59mRM 59–85Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane KUL - PEN
3h 44mRM 138–244Bus, car ferry via Kuala Lumpur, Kl Sentral
- Take the bus from KL Sentral to Butterworthbus
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
7h 31mRM 78–107Drive 352.6 km
- Drive from KL Sentral to George Towncar 352.6 km
3h 48mRM 60–86Subway to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, fly
- Take the subway from Muzium Negara to Kwasa Sentralsubway
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane SZB - PEN
4h 18mRM 135–262
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from KL Sentral to George Town is to bus and car ferry which costs RM 30 - RM 45 and takes 5h 29m.
The fastest way to get from KL Sentral to George Town is to train and fly which takes 3h 44m and costs RM 130 - RM 250.
The distance between KL Sentral and George Town is 362 km. The road distance is 352.6 km.
The best way to get from KL Sentral to George Town without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 4h 46m and costs RM 26 - RM 120.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from KL Sentral to George Town, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between KL Sentral to George Town is 353 km. It takes approximately 3h 48m to drive from KL Sentral to George Town.
There are 2572+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between KL Sentral, Malaysia and George Town, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from KL Sentral to George Town. However, you can take the train to Butterworth, walk to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal, then take the car ferry to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal. Alternatively, you can take a bus from KL Sentral to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal via Butterworth and Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal in around 5h 29m.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 95–170
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–300
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport via Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 120–300
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 95–170
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–300
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport via Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 120–300
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 75–170
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Penang International Airport via Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 75–170
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 95–210
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 130–230
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Kl Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 24–120
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 24–35
- Shuttle
- RM 40–120
- Express First
- RM 55–75
- 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 46–51
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
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- Phone
- +60 3 7885 2585
- suggest@rapidkl.com.my
- Website
- myrapid.com.my
Subway from Muzium Negara to Kwasa Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 3–9
- Schedules at
- 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
- +60 3 3344 8828
- info@aerobus.my
- Website
- aerobus.com.my
Bus from KL Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 75–110
- Website
- https://aerobus.com.my/
- 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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