There are 4 ways to get from Launceston to George Town by plane, tram, car ferry, train, or bus
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Fly Launceston to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane LST - PEN
14h 46mRM 944–2,612Fly Launceston to Ipoh, tram, car ferry
- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Ipoh (IPH)plane LST - IPH
- Take the tram from Ipoh to Butterworthtram
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
22h 53mRM 1,812–5,164Fly Launceston to Alor Setar, train, car ferry
- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane LST - AOR
- Take the train from Alor Setar to Butterworthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
17h 36mRM 1,205–3,425Bus to Devonport Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the bus from Launceston Regional Transit Centre, Stop L2 to Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop Abus
- Fly from Devonport Airport (DPO) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane DPO - PEN
17h 28mRM 1,066–3,084
Launceston (LST) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Launceston to George Town is to fly which costs RM 900 - RM 2700 and takes 14h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Launceston to George Town is to fly which takes 14h 46m and costs RM 900 - RM 2700.
The distance between Launceston and George Town is 7088 km.
It takes approximately 14h 46m to get from Launceston to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 3h behind Launceston. It is currently 7:29 AM in Launceston and 4:29 AM in George Town.
There are 2572+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Launceston, TAS, Australia and George Town, Malaysia?
Qantas, Malaysia Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Launceston (LST) to Penang International Airport (PEN) every 3 hours.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Launceston to Penang International Airport via Perth, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–7,000
Flights from Launceston to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–6,500
Flights from Launceston to Penang International Airport via Adelaide, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–6,500
Flights from Launceston to Ipoh via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–12,000
Flights from Launceston to Ipoh via Sydney, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–13,000
Flights from Launceston to Ipoh via Perth, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–14,000
Flights from Launceston to Ipoh via Adelaide, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–13,000
Flights from Launceston to Ipoh via Brisbane, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–16,000
Flights from Launceston to Alor Setar via Sydney, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,900
Flights from Launceston to Alor Setar via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,600
Flights from Devonport Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Launceston to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,000
Flights from Launceston to Penang International Airport via Sydney, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,300
Flights from Devonport Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,800
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Launceston to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,000
Flights from Launceston to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,900
Flights from Launceston to Alor Setar via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,600
Flights from Launceston to Alor Setar via Sydney, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,900
Flights from Devonport Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Launceston to Penang International Airport via Perth, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–7,000
Flights from Launceston to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,500
Flights from Launceston to Penang International Airport via Adelaide, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–6,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Launceston to Ipoh via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–12,000
Flights from Launceston to Ipoh via Sydney, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,600–13,000
Flights from Devonport Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–3,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Launceston to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
Flights from Devonport Airport to Penang International Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–7,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Launceston to Penang International Airport via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–2,900
Flights from Launceston to Alor Setar via Perth, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–3,300
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Ipoh to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 17–50
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 18–25
- Shuttle
- RM 17–50
- Express First
- RM 28–40
- 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
- +61 7 5552 2700
- info@wearekinetic.com
- Website
- wearekinetic.com
Bus from Launceston Regional Transit Centre, Stop L2 to Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 4–6
- Website
- https://www.wearekinetic.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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