There are 9 ways to get from Malacca to George Town by bus, car ferry, train, car, or plane
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Bus, car ferry
best- Take the bus from Melaka Sentral to Butterworthbus Melaka Sentral
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
7h 42mRM 45–92Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Malacca Mahkota Medical Centre to Kliabus
- Take the train from Klia T1 to KL Sentraltrain
- 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
7h 43mRM 111–220Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Malacca to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
5h 36mRM 80–115Bus to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Malacca Mahkota Medical Centre to Kliabus
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane KUL - PEN
5h 3mRM 132–236Bus
- Take the bus from Melaka Sentral to Terminal Bersepadu Selatanbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Sungai Nibongbus Kl
8h 39mRM 58–165Drive 490.2 km
- Drive from Malacca to George Towncar 490.2 km
5h 24mRM 80–116Fly from Malacca International Airport
- Fly from Malacca International Airport (MKZ) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MKZ - PEN
8h 13mRM 450–2,499Bus, train to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, fly
- Take the bus from Malacca Mahkota Medical Centre to Kliabus
- Take the train from Klia T1 to KL Sentraltrain
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane SZB - PEN
6h 47mRM 210–370Bus to Senai International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Melaka Sentral to Johor Larkin Terminalbus
- Fly from Senai International Airport (JHB) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane JHB - PEN
8hRM 193–398
Malacca to George Town by bus and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Malacca to George Town is to bus and car ferry which costs RM 40 - RM 95 and takes 7h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Malacca to George Town is to bus and fly which takes 5h 3m and costs RM 130 - RM 240.
No, there is no direct bus from Malacca to George Town. However, there are services departing from Melaka Sentral and arriving at Presgrave Corner via Terminal Bersepadu Selatan and Terminal Bas Ekspres Sg Nibong. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 39m.
The distance between Malacca and George Town is 483 km. The road distance is 490.2 km.
The best way to get from Malacca to George Town without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 7h 42m and costs RM 40 - RM 95.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Malacca to George Town, including transfers.
Malacca to George Town bus services, operated by Melor Interline Express, depart from Melaka Sentral station.
The best way to get from Malacca to George Town is to bus which takes 8h 39m and costs RM 55 - RM 170. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs RM 450 - RM 2500 and takes 8h 13m.
Malacca to George Town bus services, operated by Melor Interline Express, arrive at Terminal Bersepadu Selatan station.
Yes, the driving distance between Malacca to George Town is 490 km. It takes approximately 5h 24m to drive from Malacca to George Town.
What companies run services between Malacca, Malaysia and George Town, Malaysia?
You can take a bus from Melaka Sentral to Presgrave Corner via Terminal Bersepadu Selatan, Sungai Nibong, and Terminal Bas Ekspres Sg Nibong in around 8h 39m. Alternatively, Scoot Tigerair, Malaysia Airlines, and AirAsia fly from Malacca International Airport (MKZ) to Penang International Airport (PEN) once daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 80–180
Flights from Malacca International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 170–850
Flights from Senai International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 170–340
Flights from Senai International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 170–340
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 90–180
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–320
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport via Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 120–320
Flights from Senai International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 130–380
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 90–180
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–320
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport via Langkawi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 120–320
Flights from Senai International Airport to Penang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 130–380
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 90–210
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 120–230
Flights from Senai International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 160–330
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Malacca International Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 440–2,500
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- CustomerEnquiry@KLIAekspres.com
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from Klia T1 to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 45–55
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Kl Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- +60 111 066 1111
- billionstarsexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- billionstarsexpress.com
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 45–90
- Website
- http://www.billionstarsexpress.com/
- Phone
- +604 332 5815
- kpbekspress@outlook.com
- Website
- kpbekspres.com
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 45–60
- Website
- http://www.kpbekspres.com/
- Phone
- +606 952 0642
- expressmayangsari@yahoo.com
- Website
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 42–46
- Schedules at
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
- Book at
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 11–14
- Schedules at
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
- Book at
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
- Phone
- +60 5-253 8898
- srimajutours@srimaju.com
- Website
- srimaju.com
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 45–60
- Website
- https://www.srimaju.com/
- Phone
- +65 6396 5681
- CustomerService@starmartbus.com
- Website
- omio.com
Bus from Malacca Mahkota Medical Centre to Klia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 39–43
- Book at
- https://www.omio.com/companies/buses/starmart-express-7ne0r
- Phone
- +60 1222 59897
- melorbas@yahoo.com
- Website
- melorinterline.com
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 11–13
- Schedules at
- melorinterline.com
- Phone
- 012-708 2999
- enquiry@kkkl.com.my
- Website
- kkklexpress.com
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 13–16
- Schedules at
- kkklexpress.com
- Book at
- kkklexpress.com
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Sungai Nibong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 35–45
- Schedules at
- kkklexpress.com
- Book at
- kkklexpress.com
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Johor Larkin Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 22–27
- Schedules at
- kkklexpress.com
- Book at
- kkklexpress.com
- Phone
- +6019 625 0098
- helpdesk@gohub.com.my
- Website
- delima.com.my
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 13–15
- Schedules at
- delima.com.my
- Book at
- delima.com.my
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Johor Larkin Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
- Schedules at
- delima.com.my
- Book at
- delima.com.my
- Phone
- 017-6592527
- talk2us@parkmayberhad.com.my
- Website
- transnasional.com.my
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 14–22
- Website
- https://www.transnasional.com.my/
- Phone
- +60 17-659 2527
- talk2us@parkmayberhad.com.my
- Website
- plusliner.com.my
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Sungai Nibong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 55
- Website
- https://www.plusliner.com.my/
- Phone
- 04-3312966
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Sungai Nibong
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 45–140
- Website
- https://www.easybook.com/en-sg/bus/operator/supernice-grassland
- Book at
- https://www.easybook.com/bus/booking/malaccanovotelmelaka-to-goldenmilecomplex
- 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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