There are 5 ways to get from London to George Town by plane or train
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Fly from London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane LHR - PEN
18h 34mRM 2,556–4,673Train to Luton Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane LTN - PEN
26h 32mRM 1,606–4,783Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane LCY - PEN
21h 19mRM 2,114–7,523Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane LGW - PEN
19h 33mRM 1,775–5,661Fly from London Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane STN - PEN
21h 41mRM 1,698–5,172
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to George Town is to train and fly which costs RM 1600 - RM 4800 and takes 26h 32m.
The fastest way to get from London to George Town is to fly which takes 18h 34m and costs RM 2500 - RM 4700.
The distance between London and George Town is 10328 km.
It takes approximately 18h 34m to get from London to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 7h ahead of London. It is currently 6:37 AM in London and 1:37 PM in George Town.
There are 2533+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between London, England and George Town, Malaysia?
Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and two other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Penang International Airport (PEN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–3,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–12,000
Flights from London City Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–3,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–12,000
Flights from London City Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–15,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–11,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Penang International Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–7,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,900
Flights from Luton Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Penang International Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–7,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Penang International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–6,500
Flights from Luton Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,900
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–3,600
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from London City Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from London City Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–8,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Penang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Penang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–7,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,000
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 70–150
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 95–160
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 80–160
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 75–120
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
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