There are 5 ways to get from Little India to Sydney by plane, ferry, car ferry, bus or train
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Recommended option
Fly from Penang • 13h 7m
Cheapest option
Bus to Kuala Lumpur, fly • 15h 53m
3 alternative options
Ferry to Langkawi, fly • 15h
Car ferry, bus to Ipoh, fly • 17h 29m
Car ferry, train to Alor Setar, fly • 15h 59m
Penang (PEN) to Sydney (SYD) flights
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Little India to Sydney is to fly which costs RM 800 - RM 1400 and takes 13h 7m.
The quickest way to get from Little India to Sydney is to fly which costs RM 800 - RM 1400 and takes 13h 7m.
It is approximately 6897 km to get from Little India to Sydney.
It takes approximately 13h 7m to get from Little India to Sydney, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Penang Airport to Sydney Airport. The quickest flight takes 9h 55m and has one stopover.
Jetstar Asia Airways, Qantas, Singapore Airlines and two other airlines offer flights from Penang Airport to Sydney Airport.
There are 515+ hotels available in Sydney. Prices start at $150 AUD per night.
- Distance: 6896.8 km
- Duration: 13h 7m
What companies run services between Little India, Penang, Malaysia and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines and eight other airlines fly from Little India to Sydney hourly.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Penang to Sydney via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420 - $1,000
Flights from Penang to Sydney via Kuala Lumpur, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $1,300
Flights from Langkawi to Sydney via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360 - $1,300
Flights from Langkawi to Sydney via Singapore Changi, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250 - $700
Flights from Ipoh to Sydney via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,200
Flights from Ipoh to Sydney via Singapore Changi, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420 - $1,200
Flights from Ipoh to Sydney via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,300
Flights from Ipoh to Sydney via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,200
Flights from Ipoh to Sydney via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,200
Flights from Alor Setar to Sydney via Kuala Lumpur, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320 - $1,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500 - $1,600
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Penang to Sydney via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500 - $1,600
Flights from Langkawi to Sydney via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410 - $1,200
Flights from Alor Setar to Sydney via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370 - $1,100
Flights from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $1,800
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Penang to Sydney via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320 - $900
Flights from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $1,400
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Langkawi to Sydney via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340 - $1,300
Flights from Alor Setar to Sydney via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300 - $1,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380 - $1,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Penang to Sydney via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $1,800
Flights from Ipoh to Sydney via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850 - $2,400
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Ipoh to Sydney via Singapore Changi, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900 - $1,900
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490 - $1,100
- Phone
- +603 - 2267 1200
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Butterworth to Anak Bukit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3 - $5
- Website
- http://www.ktmb.com.my
- Phone
- 05-255 1128
- enquiry@peraktransit.com.my
- Website
- peraktransit.com.my
Bus from Butterworth to Ipoh Aman Jaya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2 - $7
- Schedules at
- peraktransit.com.my
- Phone
- +604 332 6815
- Website
- kpbekspres.com
Bus from Butterworth to AmanJaya Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- kpbekspres.com
Bus from Penang Komtar to Klia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18 - $20
- Schedules at
- kpbekspres.com
- Website
- srimaju.com
Bus from Butterworth to AmanJaya Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5 - $8
- Schedules at
- srimaju.com
- Phone
- 603-2691 1495
- info@maralinergroup.my
- Website
- maralinergroup.my
Bus from Butterworth to Ipoh Amanjaya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- maralinergroup.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- 603-62637668
- Website
- alisangoldencoach.com.my
Bus from Butterworth to AmanJaya Ipoh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- alisangoldencoach.com.my
- Phone
- +603 7728 8789
- helpdesk@eticketing.my
- Website
- cepatexpress.com.my
Bus from Butterworth to Terminal Amanjaya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- cepatexpress.com.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- 604-2620802
- sffvpenang.ticket@gmail.com
- Website
- superfastferry.com.my
Ferry from Swettenham Pier to Kuah Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- superfastferry.com.my
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- 03-7885 2585
- suggest@rapidkl.com.my
- Website
- myrapid.com.my
Car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1 - $3
- Schedules at
- myrapid.com.my
- Adult passenger
- $1
- Car
- $3
- Bicycle
- $1
- Motorcycle
- $1
- Tricycle
- $1
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